How many calories would you say is in this?

Super_sarah96
Super_sarah96 Posts: 56 Member
edited November 14 in Food and Nutrition
Just a simple yellow box cake, vanilla frosting, and a small scoop of cookies n creme ice cream, not sure how to log it...thankso3gt7xprrb61.jpg

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  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    150 for the ice cream, 250 for the cake.

    So 400-ish altogether.
  • scottacular
    scottacular Posts: 597 Member
    You can probably find some generic entries which will give you a rough idea as to how much they are. But my best guess would be 500 calories.
  • mkakids
    mkakids Posts: 1,913 Member
    I would log 500. Its probably slightly less, but better safe than sorry.
  • NaomiJFoster
    NaomiJFoster Posts: 1,450 Member
    Look up the name of the box cake. Find the entry for that food. Log the amount you ate.
    Look up the frosting. Log how much you ate.
    Look up the ice cream. Log how much you ate.
  • annette_15
    annette_15 Posts: 1,657 Member
    Id say 400-500 as well
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    I don't know about the rest of you, but 400 calories from my daily allotment is a hell of a lot for what (to me) wouldn't even be that tasty a treat!

    Not a judgement, not telling anyone they shouldn't eat that, not saying it's "bad" food - just observing it doesn't fit my lifestyle or goals.
  • Sweets1954
    Sweets1954 Posts: 507 Member
    I don't think it was necessary to add the guilt trip to the forum. There are times and situations when everyone eats something that doesn't necessarily fit in with there goals but it doesn't mean they are a failure!
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    Mr_Knight wrote: »
    I don't know about the rest of you, but 400 calories from my daily allotment is a hell of a lot for what (to me) wouldn't even be that tasty a treat!

    Not a judgement, not telling anyone they shouldn't eat that, not saying it's "bad" food - just observing it doesn't fit my lifestyle or goals.


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  • _Terrapin_
    _Terrapin_ Posts: 4,301 Member
    edited March 2015
    -:)
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    edited March 2015
    Sweets1954 wrote: »
    I don't think it was necessary to add the guilt trip to the forum. There are times and situations when everyone eats something that doesn't necessarily fit in with there goals but it doesn't mean they are a failure!

    It wasn't a guilt trip. It's just an observation that even plates that look pretty darn innocent - which that one certainly does! - can be tricky when trying to live under a caloric deficit.

    Kudos to the OP for getting a second opinion - pretty sure that was initiated by some level of concern about what was being consumed.

    :drinker:
  • lngrunert
    lngrunert Posts: 204 Member
    amyrebeccah wrote: »
    Mr_Knight wrote: »
    I don't know about the rest of you, but 400 calories from my daily allotment is a hell of a lot for what (to me) wouldn't even be that tasty a treat!

    Not a judgement, not telling anyone they shouldn't eat that, not saying it's "bad" food - just observing it doesn't fit my lifestyle or goals.

    What an interesting observation that had nothing to do with the question.

    +1

    Personally I treated myself to a piece of carrot cake the other day that was probably 400-500 calories on its own, and it left me with plenty of calories for the rest of the day to meet my goals. I eat very small breakfasts (a cup of greek yogurt and coffee with a little half&half and sugar) because I have little appetite in the morning, which means I can consume plenty of my 1800 calories later in the day.
  • HeySwoleSister
    HeySwoleSister Posts: 1,938 Member
    Depending on the size of the plate, I think some of you might be aiming high on the calorie estimate. I'd say that's about 50 g of ice cream (I measure out a 100g serving every night, I'm getting good at it, LOL) and a fairly small piece of cake, single layer with only a small amount of frosting.

    A scan of the database gives 1/12 of a WHOLE CAKE (the entire box of mix, so a whole 9x13 pan or 2 layers of a 8 or 9 inch round) as 230 calories, with frosting clocking in at 47 cal per Tablespoon. I think that's smaller than a "serving" of the cake, so maybe 175 cal? Then call it 100 cal of frosting, so 275 total, then Hood Cookies and cream icing is only 150 calories per serving, and that looks lighter than one serving, as I said before.

    I bet OP clocked in at 350 or 375 at most with that plate, unless the plate itself is HUGE and I'm mis-judging portion sizes. Meh, birthday party, it's fun...certainly not anything to fuss over, even if every calorie was surplus.
  • kiittenforever
    kiittenforever Posts: 478 Member
    500.
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,256 Member
    Nevermind, I thought it was a chicken wing and a scoop of mashed.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Mr_Knight wrote: »
    I don't know about the rest of you, but 400 calories from my daily allotment is a hell of a lot for what (to me) wouldn't even be that tasty a treat!

    Not a judgement, not telling anyone they shouldn't eat that, not saying it's "bad" food - just observing it doesn't fit my lifestyle or goals.

    Who cares? I typically have 400-500 calories treats. It's pretty easy to make up for it by making better choices the rest of the day.
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    Francl27 wrote: »
    Mr_Knight wrote: »
    I don't know about the rest of you, but 400 calories from my daily allotment is a hell of a lot for what (to me) wouldn't even be that tasty a treat!

    Not a judgement, not telling anyone they shouldn't eat that, not saying it's "bad" food - just observing it doesn't fit my lifestyle or goals.

    Who cares? I typically have 400-500 calories treats. It's pretty easy to make up for it by making better choices the rest of the day.

    Depends on context. On most days, eating that would make it impossible for me to make my macro and calorie goals. Others will be fine. Only OP can answer for themselves.

    :drinker:
  • zeal26
    zeal26 Posts: 602 Member
    I'd probably guess 450. And now I want ice cream.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Mr_Knight wrote: »
    Francl27 wrote: »
    Mr_Knight wrote: »
    I don't know about the rest of you, but 400 calories from my daily allotment is a hell of a lot for what (to me) wouldn't even be that tasty a treat!

    Not a judgement, not telling anyone they shouldn't eat that, not saying it's "bad" food - just observing it doesn't fit my lifestyle or goals.

    Who cares? I typically have 400-500 calories treats. It's pretty easy to make up for it by making better choices the rest of the day.

    Depends on context. On most days, eating that would make it impossible for me to make my macro and calorie goals. Others will be fine. Only OP can answer for themselves.

    :drinker:

    This is not about you.
  • Super_sarah96
    Super_sarah96 Posts: 56 Member
    Thanks for the responses, I wasn't sure how to log it because I didn't have access to the labels. I normally don't eat this sort of thing but my family made it for my birthday...
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    Francl27 wrote: »
    Mr_Knight wrote: »
    Francl27 wrote: »
    Mr_Knight wrote: »
    I don't know about the rest of you, but 400 calories from my daily allotment is a hell of a lot for what (to me) wouldn't even be that tasty a treat!

    Not a judgement, not telling anyone they shouldn't eat that, not saying it's "bad" food - just observing it doesn't fit my lifestyle or goals.

    Who cares? I typically have 400-500 calories treats. It's pretty easy to make up for it by making better choices the rest of the day.

    Depends on context. On most days, eating that would make it impossible for me to make my macro and calorie goals. Others will be fine. Only OP can answer for themselves.

    :drinker:

    This is not about you.

    Exactly. That's why the post talks about "others" and "OP".

    :drinker:

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