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The Definitive Guide to Estimating Macros

  • Understand how to estimate macros for meals without nutritional information, like homemade or restaurant food, to maintain dietary goals.
  • Perform an online search for a meal or food item and choose the closest nutritional match using apps or websites.
  • Adjust portion sizes and measurements using scales or visual estimations to align with the serving size you have.
  • Adjust macro estimates based on specific dietary goals, whether bulking, cutting, maintaining, or contest prep, to optimize nutritional intake.
  • Complete the estimation and adjustment steps, then proceed without stress, accepting some level of estimation error as unavoidable.
  • The guide provides straightforward steps and examples on handling situations where nutritional information isn't readily available, focusing on control and flexibility with diet.

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