And when I actually started to let myself eat whatever I craved, the overeating started. If I want the crumb cake or am craving the blueberry muffin at the bakery or at a friend’s house, it is happening. And while sure, some desserts may be loaded with calories and fat and sugar and whatever – it doesn’t matter to me anymore. It took away the enjoyment and the love and passion that goes into homemade recipes. I wouldn’t eat food that I couldn’t add to my calorie dairy for the day. How crazy is that? Someone would offer me a cookie or homemade brownie and instead of jumping for it and asking myself if I truly wanted it – I would immediately say no because I didn’t know the caloric intake of that cookie.
I used to say no to food when I didn’t know the calorie breakdown. Reason #2: Numbers can ruin the enjoyment of eating food that fuels are bodies and souls In fact, I am less bloated (sans pregnancy of course) and feel better now than when I was obsessively eating low fat and low carb foods and counting every morsel or crumb that made its way into my body. I stopped caring about the carbs in potatoes and bread and the fat in avocados and oils and things. Once I began eating mostly whole and real foods, I lost track of calories and focused on quality over quantity. But I fully recognize that this works for some and I applaud you if you can do this without getting carried away – I am just not someone who can. Half a dozen years later, I don’t count calories, macros, carbs, fat or anything. I let the numbers consume me mentally and it took a toll on me physically (more on that in this podcast episode!). I cut out foods out of fear if the carbs and fat and I missed out on a lot of really good food during that time. Meanwhile my relationship with food couldn’t have been more unhealthy if I tried. My mind was brainwashed into thinking that staying under a certain calorie threshold was what I had to do every single day and it was the only way to be “healthy”. I have been a calorie counter in the past and it just didn’t work for me. But here’s why you don’t see the nutrition information on any of my recipes: Reason #1: I was obsessed with counting calories and carbs and everything for all the wrong reasons. In fact – I alway recommend going to one of the online calculators to get the breakdown if you wish, which many do. And there is nothing wrong with that at all. Or maybe they are just genuinely curious. I know that many do indeed have a healthy relationship with food and some are also on weight loss journeys or have to know certain breakdowns for health purposes. It isn’t a part of my brand and if you have my cookbook, you read all about it in there too. But even if it will help my blog recipes reach more eyes and win over Google’s heart – it just isn’t happening. I made the decision not to include the nutritional information for my recipes a very long time again and I have never regretted it once.Įvery time I redo my blog or work with an SEO wizard, they always tell me to start including it. I know that many do indeed want this included and believe me – I am not purposely trying to make your life challenging or not give you the information you want. And this is for a few different recipes that you will see below. I have never felt the urge to include the calories, fat, carbs, sugar, etc. And now after blogging now for almost 6 years – it was time to bring this baby back up with a little refresh. This was one of the first blog posts I ever shared back in 2015. Why You Don’t See the Nutrition Breakdown On My Recipes.
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