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The Skwigg Food Pie
If you like puzzles go to MyPyramid.gov and see if you can figure out what the government wants you to eat. It's baffling.
After sitting here staring at it for awhile, I decided that it didn't suit me at all. I was driven to create The Skwigg Food
Pie (for the stupidly active).
Now, I'll admit that even with all of my food issues, I've never been compelled to create a graphical representation
of my nutrient intake. This is a whole new level of freakdom. My pie is 50% carbs (which includes fruits, vegetables, and
grains), 25% protein, and 25% fat. The crust is water and exercise. For some reason people laugh out loud and/or cover their
eyes when I tell them my pie chart has a crust.
Now, since this is a pie for the stupidly active (me). I've set the
calories at 17 x body weight, which in my case breaks down like this:
2,300 calories
50% carbs - 288g
25%
protein- 144g
25% fat - 64g
And then as a test run, I entered a day of my food into FitDay to see if I'm eating in accordance with my food pie.
1 cup orange juice
1 cup Raisin Nut Bran
1/3 cup All Bran
2 tbsp flax seeds
1 cup soy milk
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McDonald's California
Cobb Salad w/grilled chicken
half a cantaloupe
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Myoplex Lite
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2 veggie burgers
1 oz sharp cheddar
1 tbsp sour cream
1/4 cup salsa
1 whole wheat tortilla
2 peaches
1 plum
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2/3 cup cottage cheese
1 cup strawberries
1/4 cup granola
All of that came to 2,308 cals, 315g carbs, 149g pro, 67g fat, or a 46%,
27%, 27% ratio. There was a time in my life when I would have spent another hour tweaking portions to make the ratio hit precisely
50/25/25, but today I was like, screw it, close enough. For a moment, I was very pleased at my new level of maturity and flexibility,
but then I realized that I'd just spent 4 hours working on a food pie.
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