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Croutons are a B***H

michlingle
michlingle Posts: 797 Member
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
So the Panera tomato and mozzarella salad has 770 calories, 340 of them are from those stupid croutons....there's only like 10, okay maybe 15 AT MOST of those little irresponsible bread nuggets, and they equal 340 calories? That's just wrong....get it without the croutons and it's a healthy amount of calories for a lunch. ....I was sooooo mad

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  • kah78
    kah78 Posts: 376 Member
    I love this post. It's so TRUE!!!!! Nix the croutons EVERY TIME, and you'll save big! I love the phrase "little irresponsible bread nuggets"--that's what I'm going to call them every time now.
  • Lisamarie1226
    Lisamarie1226 Posts: 335 Member
    Holy crap! Wow! Thanks for sharing... now we all know :-)
  • jrich1
    jrich1 Posts: 2,408 Member
    Yeah I love those little things :(
  • jasonweinberg
    jasonweinberg Posts: 270
    i never eat restaurant food without looking up the nutrition first. mistakes can be very costly.
  • HealthyChanges2010
    HealthyChanges2010 Posts: 5,831 Member
    OMG! Ok, this so shocked me! Guess I've never looked up croutons before, wowza!

    Oh I'm so sorry you didn't know ahead of time, thanks to you we've now been warned, appreciate much!!:wink::flowerforyou:
  • Behavior_Modification
    Behavior_Modification Posts: 24,482 Member
    I'm glad I don't like croutons. Those bad boys would have gotten picked right off!
  • jasonweinberg
    jasonweinberg Posts: 270
    not all croutons are that bad. i add a serving of six large croutons to my salads at 30 calories. i find i just enjoy my salads more with a few croutons on them.
  • kah78
    kah78 Posts: 376 Member
    True there. I usually find that restaurant croutons are NOT 30 calories per serving, though, it is more like Panera. But, for the salads at home, a little crunch does go a long way, and 30 calories is usually so worth it, isn't it?
  • TheGreenEyedMonster
    TheGreenEyedMonster Posts: 562
    Stale pieces of bread. It's a no brainer to me. *giggle*
  • dawnna76
    dawnna76 Posts: 987 Member
    not all croutons are that bad. i add a serving of six large croutons to my salads at 30 calories. i find i just enjoy my salads more with a few croutons on them.

    This! I get the ones at Costco (fresh gormet, i think) and its 30 calories per 5 croutons. I add 10. but I also mash them up in a little baggie first and have crouton crumbles on the salad and then the crunch goes alot further :smile:
  • MFPfriend
    MFPfriend Posts: 1,121 Member
    not all croutons are that bad. i add a serving of six large croutons to my salads at 30 calories. i find i just enjoy my salads more with a few croutons on them.

    This! I get the ones at Costco (fresh gormet, i think) and its 30 calories per 5 croutons. I add 10. but I also mash them up in a little baggie first and have crouton crumbles on the salad and then the crunch goes alot further :smile:

    That is a genius idea! Thanks!!
  • michlingle
    michlingle Posts: 797 Member
    Yeah, most croutons you buy in the store are fine, it has the nutritional info on the box. But go to any other bakery, fast-fresh concept like Panera or Corner Bakery, and they are loaded with fat and calories.
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