Newbie Nutrition Questions

[ARK]

Before anyone yells at me, i have read the stickys! /forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif I'm just not sure on some things.

How do you guys go about counting calories? I mean i can read the back of a box just fine, but what about if mom fixes a salad for dinner, or if I go out to eat at a restaurant. Do you estimate and if so how?

Just bought some flaxseed oil today... Am i supposed to just drink this straight? I know you cant cook with it.

It seems from reading some of the posts that people are pretty down on milk. I know its bad for PWO but isn't it good in other areas (like calcium maybe)? I like milk...

I had like 5 other questions in my head today but i can't think of them now. I hate when that happens! Anyways, any help you guys can give would be great.

[JamesP]

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How do you guys go about counting calories? I mean i can read the back of a box just fine, but what about if mom fixes a salad for dinner, or if I go out to eat at a restaurant. Do you estimate and if so how?

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http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/
use this for counting calories. It might be a bit difficult to do with the scenarios you listed, but im sure you could come close.

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Just bought some flaxseed oil today... Am i supposed to just drink this straight? I know you cant cook with it.

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Oh man. if you can drink this stuff straight you deserve an award. mix it in a glass of water.

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It seems from reading some of the posts that people are pretty down on milk. I know its bad for PWO but isn't it good in other areas (like calcium maybe)? I like milk...

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besides the PWO, milk is terrible because of the sugar as well as other processed nutrients in it. Take a multi vitamin daily and you will get calcium, and you could always supplement with pure calcium pills if you really wanted to.

Hope this helps!

[sucramdw]

you also dont want lactose