Good discussion from everyone. I really like that @funbobby51 is making more informed choices about food and using calories as a guide for that.

It's great that @ponts is also thinking about the impact that crappy foods and chemicals might have on the body too.

@karlvillem, I nearly always try aim for quality first but obviously calories and food quality can both be important at different times.

For me, diet is so multi-faceted that it's impossible to say which way is right. Calories in versus calories out is technically referring to the first law of thermodynamics - energy is neither created or destroyed, it is only transferred. However, our bodies aren't an isolated science experiment. The body is subject to so many factors that it won't always be that simple.

What I wanted to get across in my article is that we can end up debating diet too much. If something is working for someone - either from a fat loss, lifestyle, stress or practicality stand point, then that's really awesome. It doesn't matter what they are doing, just that they are trying. That's whats most important for me.

Thanks for the thoughtful posts guys! You're a credit to the Steemit community