Smörgåsbord Mosaic


The following photos represent 1 recent week of meals.  

No other intake of energy besides these meals was consumed.  The total energy intake was 4900 kilocalories, that being 700 kilocalories per day.  Therefore each of the meals shown was about 350 kcal.

 











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