how is this only 644 calories

Spurry05
Spurry05 Posts: 113 Member
edited November 15 in Food and Nutrition
I'm a little confused, this is one mound of food yet it works out at 644 calories

How is this mound of food only 644 calories have I worked something out wrong ?

Chicken and pineapple

Garlic clove 4kcals
300g raw chicken 330kcals
Perrey deep south Creole marinade 30g 39kcals
30g raw brown rice 111kcals
100g pineapple 48kcals
100g Onions 42kcals
200g green beans 70kcals
Few sprays of fry light

Total meal 644 calories

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  • lcooper327
    lcooper327 Posts: 112 Member
    What's the question
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    What's confusing about that?
  • Spurry05
    Spurry05 Posts: 113 Member
    how is this only 644 calories it's in the title I'll edit the post if I can
  • Spurry05
    Spurry05 Posts: 113 Member
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    What's confusing about that?
    How it's only 644 calories
  • lcooper327
    lcooper327 Posts: 112 Member
    How is this 644 calories? Because it is. What kind of answer are you looking for?
  • Spurry05
    Spurry05 Posts: 113 Member
    lcooper327 wrote: »
    How is this 644 calories? Because it is. What kind of answer are you looking for?
    Have I done something wrong when working it out ?
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    markandrews760 wrote: »
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    What's confusing about that?
    How it's only 644 calories

    Well it's 644 cos you measured everything and that's what it adds up to....? Unless you didn't measure on scales and just estimated?
  • CaffeinatedConfectionist
    CaffeinatedConfectionist Posts: 1,046 Member
    markandrews760 wrote: »
    lcooper327 wrote: »
    How is this 644 calories? Because it is. What kind of answer are you looking for?
    Have I done something wrong when working it out ?

    No... you're fine. Eat it and enjoy.
  • Spurry05
    Spurry05 Posts: 113 Member
    amyrebeccah wrote: »
    Everything seems to check out, except you have logged brown rice

    Thanks for your answer it definitely drown rice says so on the packaging and it's brown

    Probably just the lighting of the photo...
  • TinaBaily
    TinaBaily Posts: 792 Member
    If you used chicken breast, this sounds about right to me, calorically speaking. It looks good, too! Enjoy, OP!
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    edited March 2015
    Looks about right, depending on how much oil was used in the cooking. The rice is a very small portion, the green beans are visually huge but have low calorie density, and the meat is lean.

    That's a pretty nicely balanced meal, actually, looks yummy!

    :drinker:
  • Spurry05
    Spurry05 Posts: 113 Member
    TavistockToad wrote: »

    Well it's 644 cos you measured everything and that's what it adds up to....? Unless you didn't measure on scales and just estimated?

    Nope used scales and the App just seems a lot on the plate
  • Spurry05
    Spurry05 Posts: 113 Member
    CaffeinatedConfectionist wrote: »

    No... you're fine. Eat it and enjoy.

    Thank you
  • rushfive
    rushfive Posts: 603 Member
    Amazing isn't it !!!!!
    Big plate of food at a good calorie amount. All goes to what you choose to eat and how it is cooked.....ie, chicken/beans.
    No sauces, butters, creams, etc....
    ENJOY
  • Spurry05
    Spurry05 Posts: 113 Member
    TinaBaily wrote: »
    If you used chicken breast, this sounds about right to me, calorically speaking. It looks good, too! Enjoy, OP!

    Ye chicken boobs

    And it was nice....
  • ireadlabelsdammit
    ireadlabelsdammit Posts: 64 Member
    What's in the marinade? 39 cals seems low, but if you've measured...then good job! Restaurant meals this size would have a huge calorie bottom line because of all the added butters, oils, etc.
  • Spurry05
    Spurry05 Posts: 113 Member
    Mr_Knight wrote: »
    Looks about right, depending on how much oil was used in the cooking. The rice is a very small portion, the green beans are visually huge but have low calorie density, and the meat is lean.

    That's a pretty nicely balanced meal, actually, looks yummy!

    :drinker:

    Fry light spray 5 spray = 5 calories oops forgot to add that

    649 calories lol
  • Spurry05
    Spurry05 Posts: 113 Member
    ireadlabelsdammit wrote: »
    What's in the marinade? 39 cals seems low, but if you've measured...then good job! Restaurant meals this size would have a huge calorie bottom line because of all the added butters, oils, etc.


    Marinades is Tabasco peppery deep south Creole it's 129 calories per 100g I used 30g to marinade the chicken
  • Spurry05
    Spurry05 Posts: 113 Member

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  • vixtris
    vixtris Posts: 688 Member
    Looks like a healthy meal to me. You want it to be more calories? Green beans are super low in calories which probably explains a bit there... so I am not surprised.
  • CherokeeBabe
    CherokeeBabe Posts: 1,704 Member
    Looks like a normal dinner for me! I love steamed potatoes, onions, peppers, a veggie side, a lean protein, a decent amount of seasoning and sometimes rice on the side in place of extra veg.

    I make Home Fries, Peppers and Scrambled Eggs for breakfast a lot. Very hearty and filling, a full plate is usually 400 calories or less. Last night my dinner was 600 calories and I felt overfull, could have probably only made 2/3 that much and been fine. Had avacodo, chicken and bacon and a smores candy bar for dessert. I love cooking good food and often it's not as calorie-heavy as you might imagine.
  • Spurry05
    Spurry05 Posts: 113 Member
    vixtris wrote: »
    Looks like a healthy meal to me. You want it to be more calories? Green beans are super low in calories which probably explains a bit there... so I am not surprised.

    God no I don't want more calories I was just surprised with the amount of food on the plate for 649 calories look more like 8/900 on the plate
  • Spurry05
    Spurry05 Posts: 113 Member
    CherokeeBabe wrote: »
    Looks like a normal dinner for me!
    Cheers
  • michellemybelll
    michellemybelll Posts: 2,228 Member
    that looks like 644 calories to me.
  • Katerina9408
    Katerina9408 Posts: 276 Member
    markandrews760 wrote: »
    I'm a little confused, this is one mound of food yet it works out at 644 calories

    How is this mound of food only 644 calories have I worked something out wrong ?

    Chicken and pineapple

    Garlic clove 4kcals
    300g raw chicken 330kcals
    Perrey deep south Creole marinade 30g 39kcals
    30g raw brown rice 111kcals
    100g pineapple 48kcals
    100g Onions 42kcals
    200g green beans 70kcals
    Few sprays of fry light

    Total meal 644 calories

    IMG_20150328_182019.jpg
    Maybe add the cal of the fat u are cooking with ?
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    markandrews760 wrote: »
    vixtris wrote: »
    Looks like a healthy meal to me. You want it to be more calories? Green beans are super low in calories which probably explains a bit there... so I am not surprised.

    God no I don't want more calories I was just surprised with the amount of food on the plate for 649 calories look more like 8/900 on the plate

    Yeah, lean meat and especially veggies allow you to really fill up a plate.
  • HeidiCooksSupper
    HeidiCooksSupper Posts: 3,831 Member
    This is the picture one shows folks who say, "I'm on a diet and I'm starving to death." Welcome to healthy home cooking!
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    HeidiCooksSupper wrote: »
    This is the picture one shows folks who say, "I'm on a diet and I'm starving to death." Welcome to healthy home cooking!

    :drinker:
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    i don't understand the question.............
  • simplydelish2
    simplydelish2 Posts: 726 Member
    The calories for the pineapple seem a bit low (I didn't look up the calories count)...other than that it looks pretty close. Looks like a great meal!
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