What I used to eat.
Before.
Breakfast: Pop Tart or Doughnut. 16 ounce Grape NOS energy drink. Banana. Usually a Coke when I first got up.
Kellogg’s Frosted Strawberry Poptart Nutrition
Calories: 400
Fat: 10g
Carbs: 74g
Protein: 4g
Sodium: 330mg
NOS Nos Grape Energy Drink Nutrition (per 8oz serving)
Calories: 110
Fat: 0g
Carbs: 28g
Protein: 0g
Sodium: 115mg
Banana Nutrition
Calories: 121
Fat: .45g
Carbs: 31.06g
Protein: 1.48g
Sodium: 1mg
Coca-Cola 12oz (355ml) Coke Classic Nutrition
Calories: 140
Fat: 0g
Carbs: 39g
Protein: 0g
Sodium: 50mg
881 Calories. 190.06 grams of carbs.
Lunch: whatever McDonald’s or Wendy’s had. Typically a Big Mac meal with large fries and 32 ounce Coke.
McDonald’s Big Mac Meal (large Sized) Nutrition
Calories: 1350
Fat: 54g
Carbs: 194g
Protein: 31g
Sodium 1470mg
McDonald’s Beverages - Coke - Large 32 oz cup Nutrition
Calories: 310
Fat: 0g
Carbs: 86g
Protein: 0g
Sodium: 20mg
1660 Calories. 280 grams of carbs.
Dinner: Typically a plate load of food… let’s go with spaghetti and meat sauce for an example. Beer to drink was a normal evening “relaxer” beverage. Sometimes more would follow. I’ll go with 2 for this example.
Homemade Spaghetti With Meat Sauce Nutrition (per 1 cup serving)
Calories: 300 per serving (600 total, most likely)
Fat: 5g per serving
Carbs: 52g per serving
Protein: 17.5g per serving
Sodium: 72.5mg per serving
Coors Light Coors Light - Silver Bullet Nutrition
Calories: 100
Fat: 0g
Carbs: 5g
Protein: .0031g
Sodium: 10mg
800 Calories. 109 grams of carbs.
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Typical day: 3341 calories. 579.06 grams of carbs.
And I think that’s low-balling it a bit. I didn’t account for soft drinks throughout the day, or snacks…or candy.