How to figure out calories in new P90x Recipes:
Hi folks! OK, I’ve received several emails and comments lately asking about the calorie information for my recipes. While I don’t figure out the specific calories for each one (sorry, figuring out the portions is enough strain on my brain!), I do have a quick rule of thumb for you to figure out the calories if you want to.
Just take the portions that I say at the bottom of each recipe, and use the P90x designation for the serving calories to figure out a ballpark calorie range for the meal.
| P90x Nutrition Guide Calories Per Portion: Fat Serving: 120 calories Protein Serving: 100 calories Carb Serving: 200 calories Dairy Serving: 120 calories Fruit Serving: 100 calories Vegetable Serving: 50 calories Condiment Serving: 50 calories Single Snack Serving: 100 calories Double Snack Serving: 200 calories |
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So for example, if you are looking at my Healthy Mac and Cheese and are curious about how many calories are in it, just take the P90x portion information that I give you:
“1/4 of the above recipe is 1 1/2 dairy servings, 1 carb serving, and 1 Single snack serving.”
And do the math:
1 1/2 dairy servings = 180 calories
1 carb serving = 200 calories
1 Single snack serving = 100 calories
180 + 200 + 100 = 480 calories per serving.
While this rule of thumb won’t give you the exact calories in each meal, they’ll give you a pretty good estimate. Hopefully this info will help you figure out the calories in this and your own new P90x recipes!
I hope this helps! 
- CJ =)
confused….
if 1/4 of the above recipe is 1 1/2 dairy servings, 1 carb serving, and 1 Single snack serving then its already broken down into quarters. so why did it get divided into 4 in the end?
LOL, I’ll tell you why Lindsey – because I’m a dork! Thanks so much for pointing that out – FIXED IT!! =)
- CJ =)
LOL….ok. not confused anymore. im glad you understood my question because it took me forever to figure out how to word it
LOL. I should have known that only 107 calories for a full serving of cheesy baked mac and cheese (no matter HOW healthy) was way too good to be true!!
I just recieved p90x as a birtday gift from my mom. God love her, but she got it off craigslist, and it’s ONLY the dvds.
Can i purchase the nut. plan, schedules, etc, etc….EVERYTHING else?
Hi CJ,
I will be starting p90X in a couple of weeks, I have tried carb cycling before so i am inclined to follow this meal plan approach. Please share you opinion on
My nutrition level is 2 ie. calorie target of 2400 cals/day. The nutritional proportion for the three phases ( on page 2) depits the breakdown as protein 50%, carb 30% and fat 20%.
So my question is following the nutritional proporation for phase 1 can i break down the diet as below
CARBS PROTEIN FATS
GRAMS PER DAY 180g 300g 53g
Breaking down into 5 meals per day:
GRAMS PER MEAL 36g 60g 10.6g
Thanks,
Vivek
I would also love to know more about the above…I’ve followed a 40/40/20 diet for quite a long time now (e.g. 40% of calories from protein, 40% from carbs, 20% from fats). I know how to quickly grab things from the kitchen, and throw them together in these portions with an eye for calorie count as well. I typically eat 400 cals in am, snack of 300 cal, 400 cal lunch, snack of 200 cal, 400 cal dinner, snack of 200 cal. Now granted while I am active 6 days a week with weights/cardio, its not nearly to the intensity of p90x so I can see needing more calories.
However, as a level II, targeting 2400 calories a day at a 40/40/20 balance of proteins/carbs/fats, can I just follow what I’ve already been doing to make my life less insane trying to do this? I’m not really concerned with doing any fat shredding to start.
THANK YOU for any help CJ! I’m so ingrained in my way of eating I’m having a REALLY hard time grasping the portion approach for p90x…I keep waiting for the light bulb to go off