Daily Weight Control Sauerkraut
People are daily bombarded with TV ads about food products. Unwanted weight is easy to acquire. You can walk down the street in any community and find an endless number of restaurants to go. We are fortunate in this country (United States) to have an abundance of food available. This is both a blessing and a curse. This weight control journal allows us to balance food abundance with weight control. We keep a weight control journal to track the amount of calories we eat each day. We do not deny ourselves any foods to eat; we just attempt to control the amount. We are tracking this information as a research piece. It is meant to be an historical document.
Health experts will tell you not to weigh yourself every day, but we do so because it works for us. We use the Tanita scale to weight ourselves every day. It is made by Tanita Corporation of Tokyo, Japan. You program the electronic scale with your height, age, and level of activity. You may see your weight in pounds or kilograms. It also gives you the percentage of fat and how many calories you may eat to maintain your current weight. We like this scale because it gives you the reading to the nearest tenth. This particular model allows you to program four people. You may choose a model that will fulfill your household needs.
The "Good Cook" electronic scale is what we use to weigh our food. You can get the weight of the food in pounds. It will read it out in 1/8 ounce increments. In addition, the scale allows you to switch to get a reading of the food weight in 2 gram increments.
Today: Sunday Date: July 13, Year: 2008
Last Month's Total Calories: 21,540
Last month's Start Weight
Female: 126.8 Male: 159.4
Weight for Today
Female: 127.8 Male: 159.8
Fat Percentage
Female: 37.4 Male: 27.5
Breakfast Total Calories: Subtotal: 295
1 Entenmann's Plain
Donut 260
1 Slice of Bacon 35
Mid-Day Meal Total Calories: Subtotal: 500
45 gram Hot Dog 130
1 Hot Dog Roll 110
1/4 cup Baked Beans 35
1/4 cup German Potato
Salad 60
30 grams Sauerkraut 5
2 Sandies Cookies 160
Evening Meal Total Calories: Subtotal: 200
1 Fried Chicken Wing 120
1 Slice of Bread 60
4 Almonds 20
Daily Total Calories: 995 Total Meal Cost:$26.81*
Additional Information:
Sauerkraut originated with the building of the Great Wall of China. Chinese workers building the wall ate cabbage fermented in wine. They gave this recipe to Mongolian warriors. The pickled cabbage recipe was taken to Europe by them. Sauerkraut has been a staple in the diets of many European countries. European immigrants brought sauerkraut to America.
Dutch sailors first realized sauerkraut had health benefits. It was useful in preventing scurvy. Scurvy can be a fatal disease. It occurs when you do not have enough vitamin C. One cup of sauerkraut contains 35 percent of the daily recommended intake of vitamin C. It also contains 102 percent daily recommended vitamin K and 12 percent of iron.
It's low in calories and contains four grams of fiber. Some dentists believe sauerkraut juice can prevent canker sores. It is also believed sauerkraut can fight cancer and detoxifies the body. "A recent study by American and Polish researchers suggests that eating sauerkraut can help prevent breast cancer."
Sauerkraut may be eaten raw as a condiment for hot dogs.
This is how we use this food product; however, we add celery seed to the sauerkraut. It enhances the flavor for us.
Health and nutrition:
Sauerkraut (including liquid)
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy 20 kcal 80 kJ
Carbohydrates 4.3 g
- Sugars 1.8 g
- Dietary fibre 2.9 g
Fat 0.14 g
Protein 0.9 g
Water 92 g
Vitamin B6 0.13 mg 10%
Vitamin C 15 mg 25%
Iron 1.5 mg 12%
Sodium 661 mg 44%
Percentages are relative to US
recommendations for adults.
Source: USDA Nutrient database
Raw sauerkraut is an extremely healthy food. It is an excellent source of vitamin C, lactobacilli, and other nutrients. It is prepared by lactic fermentation of shredded cabbage. Two to three percent salt is used to ferment the cabbage. The acid-forming bacteria thrive in the mixture and convert sugars in the cabbage into acetic and lactic acids. These act as preservatives. It may upset some peoples stomachs, so they should be careful about the quantity they eat.
Research from:
http://www.answers.com/topic/sauerkraut
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauerkraut#History
http://www.medhunters.com/articles/sauerkraut.html
* We have determined that based on grocery buying habits one Calorie cost us .01347 cents. This is doubled for two people.
We have noticed that the cost of food has been consistently rising. The cost per item is an average of $4.00. If you count the number of items in your grocery basket and multiply by 4 you will be very close to the final bill you will pay.
Month to Date Total Calories: 11,690 Month to Date Total Cost : $316.26
DISCLAIMER:
This is a daily weight control system that we have used since 1999. This is not a diet system, but a weight control journal. We do take vitamins, but will not list them for they may not be appropriate for all individuals wishing to start their own weight control journal. To loose weight, the ideal calorie count is 850 calories per day for our weight and height as well as our activity level. This has been determined from previous years of experience. All calorie counts and weights are approximate.
It's important to drink enough water each day. We drink a minimum of eight, 8 ounce glasses of water per day to keep our body healthy. In addition, salt is not used in our cooking process, with the except of rice and pasta. This helps to keep our blood pressure down as well as reducing the retention of water in our body.
BEFORE STARTING A WEIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM, PLEASE TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR.
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