It's Really About Averages

Tuesday, September 2nd 2014

I sometimes forget that calorie counting is not a precise science, it is about averages and estimates. When I eat at a restaurant and log the calorie content from the menu or the restaurant's web site, I am assuming much greater accuracy than is reasonable. Have you ever watched a cook serve up food to a plate? Does it get weighed to the nearest gram? Or is it scooped up with a calibrated ladle? Probably not. Now, a cook will not keep his job for long if he repeatedly gives away food, but when y...

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