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RestinCal on social media

RestinCal makes short videos about calorie counting, hidden calories and weight management. In each video two stick figures live the same day: one guesses, the other tracks. Here you can find our channels and the latest videos.

Latest videos on YouTube

Latest videos on TikTok

What are our videos about?

Every video shows the same food or situation twice: guessing and tracking. The difference shows up in calories and, in the end, on the scale. Here are some topics and where to read more:

• Hidden calories in salad dressingThe same salad can be 350 or 760 kcal depending on the dressing. Count the calories of a meal →
• "Just a splash" of oilAn eyeballed splash is easily four tablespoons, or 480 kcal. How to cut calories →
• The weekend erases the weekFive good weekdays are not enough if the weekend resets the deficit. Does the weekend ruin your deficit? →
• A protein breakfast keeps you fullSame calories, but protein means less snacking before lunch. Protein intake for weight loss →
• One weigh-in vs. the trendWeight swings every day; what matters is the direction over a month. Why does weight fluctuate? →
• Same Big Mac, 400 kcal apartLarge fries and a large soda make the meal 1,183 kcal; small fries and Zero 774 kcal. McDonald's nutrition facts →
• Pasta for one… or three?An eyeballed portion of dry pasta can be 200 g, or 712 kcal; a weighed 80 g is 285 kcal. Pasta calories →
• A healthy snack is not freeA bag of almonds is 870 kcal, a handful 174 kcal. Almond calories →
• Your whole grocery bag at onceThe barcode scanner reads products in a row, and you check the details before adding. Open the food diary →

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