6 Steps to Calorie Counting in Your Kitchen

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Posted November 24th, 2008 by Bonnie Pfiester
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One of the greatest treasures I received after my grandmother died was her recipe box. Recently, I was thumbing through all the recipes and noticed an odd number written on the top of some of the cards. All the sudden it hit me, the number reflected the calories for that dish.

One recipe, Salmon-Broccoli Bake, had the numbers “1600” noted at the top of the card. Another recipe for Overnight Coffee Cake had “3700 cal” written in my grandfather’s handwriting. It’s funny how the smallest thing can bring back certain memories.

Since I was a kid, I remember my grandfather jotting down notes with his unique squiggly handwriting on 3x5 cards in the kitchen. Over time, I watched him weigh food on a small scale and listing numbers as if he was doing some science experiment. Although my grandfather was a professor at Florida State University, I learned his mad science skills were simply being used to manage his waistline.