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Follow this link: http://www.chilis.com/chilis_nutrition_menu.pdf.
Here are some facts about calories to put this into context.
Our bodies burn calories during all activities throughout the day, from sleeping to running. Obviously, the amount of strain of an activity is indicative of the relative amount of calories burned. For example, jogging for half an hour at a steady and quick pace may burn 300 calories, while sitting on a couch watching TV will burn far fewer.
Daily calorie needs are dependent upon many factors, including gender, height, weight, age, lifestyle, and amount of exercise. So a six-foot-tall, 160-pound, 19-year-old male athlete will obviously have different calorie needs than a five-and-a-half-foot-tall, 110-pound, 70-year-old female bingo player.
For example, a 19-year-old, 5 foot 9 male weighing 152 pounds living a somewhat active lifestyle, exercise aside, burns 2769 calories in a day. Thus, consuming around 2769 calories, all else equal, will maintain a steady weight and a functioning body. However, consuming in excess of this amount will lead to weight gain, and one must consume fewer than this amount (or burn calories by exrcising) in order to lose weight.
One pound is equivalent to 3500 calories. So if someone were to exceed his calorie needs by 500 calories every day for a week, and not burn sufficient calories by exercise, then he will gain a pound.
The occasion for this?
I went to Chili's tonight with some friends and just now found out that I consumed a 1365-calorie meal. My friend's meal was over 2500 calories. I went because I had a $25 gift card. I decided to go tonight because I heard a news story yesterday about how unhealthy the food is at chain restaurants and how New York City is trying to pass a law that would require restaurants to print the amount of calories corresponding to food items directly on the menu.
And I went through a period of time where I spent a lot of nights eating out at restaurants. It was also a period of time when I gained a lot of weight, despite occasional exercise.
I think it's a problem with awareness. People aren't aware that a meal at a restaurant is like two or three home-cooked meals. Maybe the problem is that these meals are full of calories to the point of being unhealthy if consumed more than on occasion. Maybe the problem is that people are eating them too much. Either way, I think there is a problem, and the rise of chain restaurants seems to be concurrent with the rise of American obesity.
Here are some facts about calories to put this into context.
Our bodies burn calories during all activities throughout the day, from sleeping to running. Obviously, the amount of strain of an activity is indicative of the relative amount of calories burned. For example, jogging for half an hour at a steady and quick pace may burn 300 calories, while sitting on a couch watching TV will burn far fewer.
Daily calorie needs are dependent upon many factors, including gender, height, weight, age, lifestyle, and amount of exercise. So a six-foot-tall, 160-pound, 19-year-old male athlete will obviously have different calorie needs than a five-and-a-half-foot-tall, 110-pound, 70-year-old female bingo player.
For example, a 19-year-old, 5 foot 9 male weighing 152 pounds living a somewhat active lifestyle, exercise aside, burns 2769 calories in a day. Thus, consuming around 2769 calories, all else equal, will maintain a steady weight and a functioning body. However, consuming in excess of this amount will lead to weight gain, and one must consume fewer than this amount (or burn calories by exrcising) in order to lose weight.
One pound is equivalent to 3500 calories. So if someone were to exceed his calorie needs by 500 calories every day for a week, and not burn sufficient calories by exercise, then he will gain a pound.
The occasion for this?
I went to Chili's tonight with some friends and just now found out that I consumed a 1365-calorie meal. My friend's meal was over 2500 calories. I went because I had a $25 gift card. I decided to go tonight because I heard a news story yesterday about how unhealthy the food is at chain restaurants and how New York City is trying to pass a law that would require restaurants to print the amount of calories corresponding to food items directly on the menu.
And I went through a period of time where I spent a lot of nights eating out at restaurants. It was also a period of time when I gained a lot of weight, despite occasional exercise.
I think it's a problem with awareness. People aren't aware that a meal at a restaurant is like two or three home-cooked meals. Maybe the problem is that these meals are full of calories to the point of being unhealthy if consumed more than on occasion. Maybe the problem is that people are eating them too much. Either way, I think there is a problem, and the rise of chain restaurants seems to be concurrent with the rise of American obesity.