Anyone following my Jenny Craig Blog knows that I am continuing the ‘healthy eating habits’ while I am on internship in South Africa!
Fortunately, South Africans are very health conscious and I fit right in. There seems to be a health food store on every corner — well, maybe not quite, but there are a lot of them.
Okay, I understand a certain amount of the metric system; after all, in track we have the 100 meter dash and the 1500 and measurements are done metrically as well. I knew how far I threw the shot, discus and hammer in metrics as well as how far the other ‘guys’ threw. However, there is more to this system than just distance.
I had to translate my favorite family carrot cake recipe into metric measurements , and understanding ingredient lables became tricky — for me — with what was called a ‘kilojoule.’ Here’s how one site explains:
“Kilojoules Count, Too! If you are given the amount of energy as kilojoules, don’t think you’re off the hook. Excess kilojoules can add pounds to the waistline just like calories – that’s because they are basically the same. Both kilojoules and calories refer to a unit of energy. Although most nutrition labels list calories (especially in the U.S.), if you find a nutritional label that lists kilojoules, here is any easy way to convert to calories! 1 calorie = 4.2 kilojoules
For example: Let’s say the nutrition label says there are 252 kilojoules in a half cup of orange juice. That would equal approximately 60 calories (252 divided by 4.2 = 60).”
So, I am getting use to translating my Jenny Craig diet and understanding my body weight metrically! Fortunately, I am makin progress!
Karen 🙂
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