I made a list of some of my favorite food and started looking for what do they contain in terms of calories, saturated and unsaturated fats. Here is the chart I made. I am sure you would like to go thorough to know the numbers. (Source:http://www.ntwrks.com/~mikev/chart1.html)

Food	Portion size	Weight (g)	Calories we consume	Fat (g)	Saturated Fat (g)	Cholesterol (mg)	Carbohydrate (g)	Protein (g)
Brownies w/nuts - Home Recipe	1 Brownie	20	95	6	1.4	18	11	1
Brownies w/nuts - Commercial	1 Brownie	25	100	4	1.6	14	16	1
Cheddar Cheese - shredded	1 Cup	113	455	37	23.8	119	1	28
Cheese Crackers - plain	10 Crackers	10	50	3	0.9	6	6	1
Cheesecake	1 Cake	1110	3350	213	119.9	2053	317	60
Cheesecake	1 Piece	92	280	18	9.9	170	26	5
Chocolate Chip cookies - Commercial	4 Cookie	42	180	9	2.9	5	28	2
Chocolate Chip cookies - Home Recipe	4 Cookie	40	185	11	3.9	18	26	2
Cream of Mashroom Soup, Canned, with Water	1 Cup	244	130	9	2.4	2	9	2
Cream of Mashroom Soup, Canned, with Milk	1 Cup	248	205	14	5.1	20	15	6
Ice Cream, Vanilla, Regular, 11% fat	1 Cup	133	270	14	8.9	59	32	5
Ice Cream, Vanilla, Rich, 16% fat	1 Cup	148	350	24	14.7	88	32	4
Honey	1 TBSP	21	65	0	0	0	17	0
Onion Rings, Breaded, Frozen	2 Rings	20	80	5	1.7	0	8	1
Parmesan Cheese, grated	1 Cup	100	455	30	19.1	79	4	42
Peanut Butter	1 TBSP	16	85	8	1.4	0	3	5
Pizza, Cheese	1 Slice	120	290	9	4.1	26	39	15
French Fries, Frozen, Deep Fried	10 Fries	50	160	8	2.5	0	20	2
French Fries, Frozen, Baked	10 Fries	50	110	4	2.1	0	17	2

I also came to know that controlled fat intake combined with physically active life style can improve the quality of life. My next page will talk about it.

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