BLTs refer to bites, licks and tastes. It’s important to be mindful of what we eat…a munch or a nibble can all too quickly turn into a full on binge (as we all know from experience). Be mindful of your BLTs…all those count as caloric intake and can quickly add up against you and your goals that you’re striving for. Here is a great write-up I read about the BLTs from Sohee Fit:
Just so we’re clear:
If you lick the batter, the calories still count.
If you swig some half&half into your coffee, the calories still count.
If you eat that last chicken nugget off your kid’s plate as you’re clearing the table, the calories still count.
If you think your nutrition has been “perfect” but you’re frustrated as to why you’re still not making the progress, I’d take a good, hard look at what you’re *really* eating on a day-to-day basis. There may be a chance that you’re taking little bites, licks, and tastes (BLTs) throughout the day that you’re not tracking. A nibble here and there may not seem like much, but if you do it frequently throughout the day, you’re looking up upwards of several hundreds calories’ worth of food you’ve ingested that you haven’t accounted for. Just because you didn’t track it doesn’t mean that the body doesn’t know.