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With the help of a science lab, the filmmaker Casey Neistat finds that calorie listings on food labels can be highly inaccurate.
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@animequeenfischer6425 6 лет назад

Well, this certainly isn't going to make my ED brain any happier😬

@emilylivingstone8968 6 лет назад

aniMeQueen Fischer exactly how I’m feeling watching this 😂

@jae3004 6 лет назад

I was about to say this

@MelAndLara 6 лет назад

Mood

@idkman2633 5 лет назад

Tough luck.

@nicoletizoni4850 5 лет назад

Ana is quaking

@Devrandief 10 лет назад

Omg... the muffin is 714 calories?! Wtf...

@swallowedinthesea11 5 лет назад

Hello Nindy!

@rainbow-er4py 3 года назад

i think is more though

@joemann7971 3 года назад

800 calories for a Muffin isn't uncommon, but claiming 640 calories is ridiculous. I'd rather companies underestimate calories than over estimate.

@Brono25 9 лет назад

Ive been counting calories for a couple weeks. I have large homeade meals of meats and veggies that still only count up to 400-500 calories. Yet theres this small muffin with over 700! So much harder eating calories with whole foods, but I am trying to gain weight.

@oriflamecosmetics9395 5 лет назад

How we know that calories in meal how much...

@arathcazares1326 5 лет назад

Bronn lose weight is better.

@Pure_117 5 лет назад

@@arathcazares1326 some people have problems GAINING WEIGHT.

@Pure_117 5 лет назад

@Bronn Even though you wrote this 4 years ago I recommend you eating nuts, avocado, cheese, milk, Greek yogurt, sprouted bread, olive oil(extra virgin preferably) and fish . These are by far the healthiest whole foods that can help you gain weight. If you have trouble eating a meal because you get full easy I would recommend making smoothies as a side meal or snack that has high calories but made with nutritious vegetables and fruit and nuts.

@OswaldDigestiveClinic 3 года назад

It is, which is why I love real/whole foods and intuitive eating as an alternative to calorie counting. Have you met w/ a dietitian before? We have lots of tricks/tools to help people with weight gain.

@FoolAndHisMoney23 11 лет назад

Excellent, thank you. As a friend in the food business told me, "If I could tell a lie that would enable me to sell more product, and not get caught, would I do it?"

@HuntingtonsDisco 7 лет назад

But what if McDonalds was lying about their calories too so your comparisons for scale were wrong?

@arathcazares1326 5 лет назад

Chris Green I was asking the same thing. Lol

@AzimSF 7 лет назад

5:30 Dr. Ronita was adorable

@krozareq 7 лет назад

Subway came under because the franchisee is skimping out on product to lower food costs. If you go to Subway a lot then you've likely seen the store managers pushing that portion control. A lot of places will hook you up because most fast food establishments have to start chunking stuff out shortly after its made because fried food quickly deteriorates in quality.

@SuperSabeMan 9 лет назад

And the bigest lier was the Vegan food

@ReptilerescueLasVegas 9 лет назад

Chris Riggs-Saberton ya, that was disapointing

@WatchMeSayStuff 8 лет назад

Which begs the question, if the calorie count was that far off, how can we be sure that it's actually vegan?

@Logeekistics 7 лет назад

test it on a vegan and see if they get triggered

@jessicatrentwood832 7 лет назад

Because they cater to the most pretentious eaters in the market. Throw in labels like Vegan or Healthy, and these idiots will eat it up and deny what they see with their own eyes on the scale.

@yy17782 7 лет назад

Jessica Trentwood lol when people call vegans "pretentious" and "idiots" to cover up their own guilt and shame for killing animals. Vegans aren't as ego-centric as you, we want to do good for the planet, not just do it for our bodies.

@ringosis 7 лет назад

Sorta weird that the whole video is about not trusting those calorie information labels...and then the entire test is benchmarked by the calorie information label on a Big Mac.

@MisterDibitybopty 7 лет назад

At this point, do you really think no-one has tested the actual calories of a Big Mac?

@Strikiebg 7 лет назад

yeah you got a good point there xDD

@starsn7974 4 года назад

well i think this video is meant for entertainment but the final message of lets enforce what they say well i think that the worst idea ever i think it just goes to show that yeah theres space for error in food dont think that the label means exactly what it says it does and im pretty sure if you look into it closer it says that on all food information websites they direct you to, that it is just an average.

@MichaelMa 7 лет назад

Eat more Subway and McDonalds

@MaiPoirot 6 лет назад

I'm happy about Subway, I love those sandwiches.

@fluierasdefag1800 5 лет назад

"-They are pretty healthy? - yeah, its the best!" Good marketing :)

@jeongbalsancat 5 лет назад

yeah! There isn't a lot of fat in muffins to start with anyway. it's mostly sugar

@letters7777 11 лет назад

i agree. plus it's probably easier to resist the temptation and put down the piece of cake then to run 3 miles on the treadmill to burn that off.

@bingebammer9927 7 лет назад

Total caloric count will always be depending on the actual weight of what youre eating. Why was there no calories/100g comparisons?

@jeffm8681 11 лет назад

Something he didn't mention, how much did the food weight, compared to the nutritional data serving weight? I've often weighed my fast food, and found it's typically different than the serving weight, so I adjust my calorie number accordingly.

@AleksaNoeksa 7 лет назад

I saw the title being drawn and I was like "looks like the NY Times copied Casey Neistat's style" then like 2 seconds later I hear Casey Neistat start narrating.

@misternormL 7 лет назад

LOL @ 4:35 AWKWARD AM I RIGHT?

@fischmayne 7 лет назад

Corey this video was fantastic!

@verylazylewis 7 лет назад

notice how Casey isn't putting his face all over the video? truly focusing on the issue! I enjoy his videos.

@amandaengel9287 4 года назад

I love this video. Thank you for sharing.

@earl_gay 5 лет назад

idk if its just my ED but i never trust them anyway. i mean, if someone is making you a sandwich with peanut light mayo, and light mayo is 15cal a teaspoon, do you really expect them to measure it in teaspoons? come on. if i ever have to eat out i always take the calories they give and add 200 calories just in case.

@swallowedinthesea11 5 лет назад

That's riotously smart!

@BattlearcheryCA 7 лет назад

thanks for the awesome video! we need more

@misterioes89 7 лет назад

4:13 "Was nearly double" ? Did nobody notice this yet? Alright then.

@arathcazares1326 5 лет назад

misterioes89 I knew it’s more than that because of bread, and tofu

@jeongbalsancat 5 лет назад

ikr

@trevormoomaw 11 лет назад

I loved this! More please!

@DavidAlanGilbert 7 лет назад

So most of them were within ~10% except for that sandwhich which took most of the days discrepancy - IMHO within 10% is pretty impressive.

@jeongbalsancat 5 лет назад

10% is acceptable imo too. You burn some digesting the food and you don't really eat every single scrap

@corninshit 7 лет назад

If most of the other foods you tested had inaccurate calorie counts, how can you assume the candy bar, donut, and McDonald's food to which you compare your results are valid?

@disco.lemonade 2 года назад

It was an estimate as well. Besides, the big chain companies and big names, had the most accurate results. Safe assumption then. But it's irrelevant, as the ones that counted, were the tested ones.

@zorakbane 7 лет назад

Now this is quality content. More of this kind of news

@mintvagoo 11 лет назад

This was outstanding, NYT.

@l1fescape53 7 лет назад

1:58 "It looks like you're measuring caloric content. Would you like help?"

@GabrielSidorVictor 7 лет назад

Cool. Thanks for the great work

@Robofcourse 7 лет назад

4:13 nearly double?...

@bretso25 11 лет назад

Very nice! I've always wanted to do this.

@siprus 7 лет назад

I'm not sure why you expect the calory counts to be exact especially for something like hand made muffin. The muffins don't tend to be even exactly same size.

@brianwade8649 5 лет назад

Excellent! I love accountability videos! Thank you

@liamcollins8565 3 года назад

The algorithm now recommending Casey’s videos years later...

@Lauren-vw3cn 11 лет назад

now I'm scared to eat anything anymore.

@kevindibb6534 7 лет назад

Clippy at 1:59. Really??

@braindeadbonobo 7 лет назад

LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE TRYING TO CALCULATE CALORIE COUNTS

@SizedChewyStick 11 лет назад

Not quite the end. Some people are actually trying to lose weight which is why there is need for calorie counting. Just working out won't do it. It's more about what you eat than anything. 80% diet, 20% exercise.

@budekins542 7 лет назад

Are the measurements by the scientists 'gross' calories or 'net' calories?? The calories on food labels are 'net' calories. .

@faithtriestovlog564 6 лет назад

Very informative

@martinjr9199 6 лет назад

Very good video I have been in a calorie diet, and it has give me very good results. A calorie diet is just a calculation some nutritionist dont believe in calories, but Ive notice many positive things in a calorie diet. One is that you realize how much you are eating or how less, even though not everything is perfectly label you are going to lose weight in my experience

@Projekt140 11 лет назад

Also, that healthy sandwich might actually be healthy... I mean while it does have a lot more calories, it's what you're getting the nutrients from that's more important.

@Simcore999 3 года назад

finally a good video

@navneethsundararaghavan1585 3 года назад

Wow... Van creates a channel and we are all recommended the NY Times neistat videos

@cakes37 7 лет назад

4:34 yikes.... hindsight amirite?

@wenzyd9551 3 года назад

I'm surprised yet pleased by the lack of comments talking about the fact that this was done by Casey.

@sallyhankache7554 5 лет назад

*cries in ed*

@theepicmemes9891 5 лет назад

Last minute of the video: Good bye She: thanks for everyth... Shuts the door 😂😂😂

@doordonut5427 7 лет назад

First I was like "This guy is ripping of Casey Neistat", then I realised "it is Casey neistat!"

@stealth50k 9 лет назад

Nothing is accurate unless you measure it yourself on a scale. Anything premade usually is off already from the labeled calories. Fast food is never accurate as the workers never measure exactly in grams. The scoops out of the containers are never the same size in weight. Nothing is accurate in outside dining. To be accurate you gotta make the food from scratch at home mostly with a scale.

@kaidengreen3775 6 лет назад

27 like's

@jeongbalsancat 5 лет назад

people at chipotle or subway or similar tend to put a little bit more so they avoid customers complaining about sandwiches being too little or something

@emoemu4 10 лет назад

I wonder if the "healthy vegan" sandwich is actually a label printing error. Many sandwiches (and packaged items) end up being TWO servings; with the calories being almost exactly double, it makes me wonder if a crucial typo happened to make "Serving: 1" instead of "2."

@jeongbalsancat 5 лет назад

yeah that could be a possibility

@MsShiinaapple 10 лет назад

Yes because a lot of people don't really know what are they actually eating. Especially dining out. The calories of a meal may easily jump to 1200+ which is insanely horrible. (Unless I'm a long distance runner, I would never consume more than 600 calories in a meal.)

@RyanTomBzoskie 7 лет назад

Compares it to a Big Mac but doesn't test the Big Mac... why?

@SamSam-cw3yy 6 лет назад

Ryan B Because testing 5 items already took 10 hours with the efforts of three people.

@miguel30215 9 лет назад

Who do you think will check these numbers? The FDA? LOL fucken joke

@lukejtmulder 11 лет назад

He says that measuring calories is extremely complicated process but it's not you can actually make a fairly accurate calorimeter at home with stuff laying around and if you take into account heat loss your margin of error can get pretty close to the commercial bomb calorimeters that are thermally sealed. A calorie is just the energy it takes to raise one litre of water by one degree celcius.

@movementsNYC 11 лет назад

Hotel restaurants are required to also post this info on their kitchen walls. I was surprised to hear that since No Guest goes into them.

@kalyuta2 11 лет назад

casey, you are the best!

@emoemu4 10 лет назад

600x3=1800 calories a day. That's less than maintenance for most people.

@adammercer9679 7 лет назад

I'd imagine that the act itself of seeing a displayed number is enough for some people to make better food choices, rather than believing the accuracy of the number wholeheartedly. I will admit that for a time I counted calories and while I'm sure I was overeating my daily calorie goal, the fact that I was documenting my consumption was enough to help me lose some weight. Do I want the information to be accurate? Sure. Is it better to have inaccurate information versus no information at all? Absolutely.

@WolfJulia2001 6 лет назад

just because it's better to have something over nothing does not automatically make it acceptable. Having a dictator rule our country? I guess it's better than anarchism!

@Smckee1030 11 лет назад

The title of the video says "Calorie Detective". It doesn't say "Eating Healthy" or "How to Lose Weight and Be Healthy"...that's a different video. This video proves exactly what it set out to - the "colorie" discrepency in food labeling. This is good information for anyone trying to lose a few pounds. I eat pretty healthy generally - but in that rare occassion that I might stop for a quick meal or go out to dinner, it's good to know that the calories I need to burn may be > what I planned.

@ctaylordilll 8 лет назад

Bravo

@LisaSpirito87 9 лет назад

Thar's why if you eat what you're supposed to eat, say whole fruits, vegetables, and lean protein, you dont have to care about calories. If you're eating muffins, frappaccinos, burriots and sandwichs, then calorie counting is going to drive you crazy. Its more about the QUALITY of the calories not just the QUANTITY.

@xxforgiven13xx 9 лет назад

quantity > quality.... You can loose weight eating poptarts/pizza. Calories in vs calories out. HOWEVER, for the body to function properly it needs adequate micronutrients

@matthewkrause5695 7 лет назад

Are the kcal values on the food labels already corrected with Atwater factors? If so, that would make up some if not all of the difference where higher numbers were found in the calorimeter.

@jeongbalsancat 5 лет назад

any regular generic sandwich bread 1.5cm thick is 240 calories for two slices of the bread alone.. check the label on sliced bread and common sensically you'll know the sandwich label cannot be right. So are sushi. 100 calories for a 6 pack, some with salmon? There's more than 100 calories in the rice alone WITHOUT sushi seasoning. Check instant microwave rice packs.

@tomatobrush3283 7 лет назад

I never read labels, just don't eat a lot of snacks or any soda drinks.

@DavidDougherty99 7 лет назад

Beggs the question... tisk tisk nyt!

@hula62 5 лет назад

Wow! Good job. I eat this kind of food because it is portioned out. I thought it would help with my calorie count. Hmmm.

@flaviantropy 7 лет назад

That asian dude at 2:31 is awesome

@Mortalomena 7 лет назад

Being low calorie content doesnt mean its healthy, just means there is less ingredients... Almost all food is healthy when eaten in consideration, non-US Pizzas for example (US ones are made of toxic dough) Its the highly processed fast food that kills you with its carsinogens.

@Strikiebg 10 лет назад

very good video i cant understand why so low views and i also cant understand how this big sandwich has only 360 calories.. DAFUQ

@xinlin341 9 лет назад

Strikie I think it is because the bread of the sandwich is bigger than the filling...

@sabiq1000 9 лет назад

Caseys original channel has the views

@GabrielSidorVictor 7 лет назад

Anne Liu if you take that bread an squish it, it's mostly air

@tamajinn 7 лет назад

I guarantee you that sub has no cheese, mayo, or other fatty spreads. Most of the calories come from the large roll. The turkey breast is a lean meat and naturally low in calories. The raw veggies add almost no calories. It's also only half a sub which might not be enough for some people.

@jasonciola1783 6 лет назад

Well, the actual amount of Calories in food if the amount of fat, carbohydrates and protein is correct, will always be more than on the nutrition label. This is because they use the values of 4 Calories/gram of protein and Carbs, and 9 cal/gram. These are lower than the actual amount of Calories per gram in each. Both carbs and fat are close but protein is actually around 6 Cal/gram if I remember correctly. They use the lesser values because they estimate the amount you will actually be able to use from each Calorie source.

@lin2k4 5 лет назад

The problem is that serving sizes at restaurants are inconsistent

@vinayaparimi6127 11 лет назад

from which science lab? please I need info, i'm doing science project on Are the amount calories displayed true or not? PLease respond as soon as possible

@vuvuzelaelaela 11 лет назад

A good diet is vastly more important than working out in terms of maintaining a reasonable weight.

@matthewburga 7 лет назад

The healthy, vegan sandwich wasn't 'nearly double', it was over double the amount advertised.

@rahulvarma3248 3 года назад

5:22 Dunder Mifflin's Kevin and Kelly Kapoor!!!!

@n3rdography 11 лет назад

This is another reason why counting calories is pointless. It's more important to eat whole foods and for proper nutrition.

@InvestBetter. Год назад

Translation: If he cut out the Frapuccino and the Tofu Sammich, he'd actually have an almost healthy diet and calorie count for the day

@GP1706 11 лет назад

Now one video on how many calories we actually need in a day

@streetpreacherstudios862 9 лет назад

Not.. cool..

@jelgshek 11 лет назад

Just eat less. We didn't know what calories were at one point... it seems that becoming aware of them has only made things worse and more complicated. Just. Eat. Less.

@gabelunn7420 11 лет назад

Casey, While this is another awesome, and I do mean awesome, video, I can't help but ask why you're strictly sticking to the point about calories? Calories are not necessarily the thing that you should be looking our for in a diet. The biggest concern for people who are watching their weight and what they're eating is the trans/saturated fat, carbohydrate, and protein contents. Couldn't you have given us more info on the 734 calorie muffin? Love the videos. Cheers.

@davidd9707 7 лет назад

Bring your own lunch.

@drakenstein99 7 лет назад

i can understand small issues like in fast food, people put too much on the sandwich or too little

@vivumconcentum 11 лет назад

I never expected it to be different, actually. How is it possible to be so exact?! I notice, especially, the chance for a product to have different nutritional value than stated, rises as the consumed product is more volumous. It is then getting more and more likely, that nutritional value is not exact. E.g., 10% difference within a so-called 'low' kcal snack is different from 10% within the calories typically found in dinner. Relatively it doesn't change, but in absolute terms, it does...

@polepositionxxxxxx9269 7 лет назад

I think for the most part it's accurate. You should message the vegan sandwich company about the inaccuracy, because it might be just a poor manufacturing practice. It could also be a miss calibration of the bomb calorometer at the doctors too.

@catbacon1563 7 лет назад

Anyone know the first two ska songs he used?

@MurderMysteryArchives 4 года назад

Well done for reuploading a viral video

@rhombusted2798 3 года назад

Actually casey re-uploaded it

@armoni21 11 лет назад

About Subway, there was an article a few weeks ago that said their sandwiches are a few inches off of what they actually advertise. Some guy actually measured his sandwich and posted it on his Twitter (I think it was twitter).

@Ronnicus 11 лет назад

man food is assumed to have the least amount of each ingredient and so it's the "ideal" number of calories; that's why it's always over. But since it's close enough, you couldn't do anything about it anyway

@CJT3X 7 лет назад

Why is a video from 2013 only playing at 480p?

@eyesoreist 11 лет назад

The world as I knew it has been torn apart

@da5603 7 лет назад

Casey can you make some weight loss, healthy living guide / documentary!

@kpopgrrl 11 лет назад

Maybe the sandwich company made a mistake and it's actually supposed to say 2 servings per package. If you only ate half the sandwich it would have been pretty close to their count but they made a huge mistake. I hope you contacted them about this.

@Johnnyhuynh93 9 лет назад

the calorimeter counts the actually calorie in the food. And those who write the nutrition fact count the calorie netto calorie. Because we burn calories while eating it and digest it.

@bajacobson922 11 лет назад

If you are willing to eat an 1100 calorie burrito a 1290 calorie burrito is a pretty negligible difference. And really, its not like Chipotle is lying...they have no way of measuring that you are getting EXACTLY their amount of a recommended agreement. Oops they are giving you a slightly bigger scoop of chicken.

@nikonman1 11 лет назад

All calories are from fat, carbohydrate, and protein. (and alcohol, but we're not talking about that.) From a standpoint of weight loss/gain, the total calories is what you need to watch. Simply avoiding the "unhealthiest" calories, is not going to lead you to that beach body.

@seanjuth 5 лет назад

Im not the kind of person who watchs my calories but this is still interesting

@joemann7971 3 года назад

I think the issue with the vegan sandwich is that they never thought you would have the stomach to finish the entire thing. I mean, it is vegan sandwich, after all.

@samsaruhhh 7 лет назад

calories isn't the first thing people should be worried about, what's primary to someones health is the insulin and hormonal response your body has to food.. all the food featured in the video was junk food comprised of mainly processed carbs and industrial seeds oils