Can I trust these numbers?

try2again

Just had my favorite Papa Johns grilled chicken & veggie pizza on thin crust. The web site gives the serving size as 106g for 210 calories. I have this pizza frequently and have never had a slice weigh more than about 90g. My 3 large slices today only came to 262g. I'm reluctant to log it according to the g weight because it seems too good to be true. I realize I can log it however I want, but does anyone happen to know how reliable the numbers are for something like this?

Gallowmere1984

I just always assumed that they were going by raw weight, which of course would drop as cooked, due to loss of moisture content.
Persinally, I wouldn't do it by cooked weight either, given that you have no real point of reference for how it started, nor when the figure was pulled.

meshashesha2012

i thought that calorie counts are usually taken from when food is in it's uncooked state. this means that 90g of your cooked pizza will have more calories than 90g of what's reported.

i also think in general the numbers of most prepared foods are just guestimates. i usually just expect there to be a 10-15% difference in what i'm eating vs what I think i'm eating. I also just plan for it be on the side of more than expected.

Wolfena

Quick search on MFP of Papa John's veggie pizza shows 280 calories for one slice of a 14" pie (no chicken) - and it's got the little green "verified" check by it.

Where did you get your data?

try2again

Wolfena wrote: »

Quick search on MFP of Papa John's veggie pizza shows 280 calories for one slice of a 14" pie (no chicken) - and it's got the little green "verified" check by it.

Where did you get your data?

My data is for the large thin crust grilled chicken & veggie with light cheese. I've triple-checked the numbers

try2again

So what's the point of even providing gram data if it has no relevance to the consumer? I decided to go by the slice, and even then I feel like I'm kind of getting away with something.