Help -- honey has 60 calories OMG!
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Trish1c
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As we turn toward autumn, I will go back to hot tea for breakfast. I usually have it with a teaspoon of local honey. I like the way local honey helps my allergies too.
But wow -- 60 calories a teaspoon. I suppose I could use sugar at only 12 calories but it loses the richness.
In the long run if I go over by 60 calories per day I'm not gonna sweat it but I'm still floored by how calorie dense honey is.
But wow -- 60 calories a teaspoon. I suppose I could use sugar at only 12 calories but it loses the richness.
In the long run if I go over by 60 calories per day I'm not gonna sweat it but I'm still floored by how calorie dense honey is.
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This is why it is amusing when people post that they are cutting out sugar to lose weight but plan to still use honey...
Starting to log what you normally eat is a great way to get an idea of how many calories are in some of your favorite foods, so that you can then decide where it's worth it to you to make changes. If honey in your tea makes you happy, I'm sure you'll find a way to work that 60 calories in by making changes elsewhere.4 -
Good news - it's got 60 cals a tablespoon. A teaspoon is 21 calories.14
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Alatariel75 wrote: »Good news - it's got 60 cals a tablespoon. A teaspoon is 21 calories.
True, my honey at home is 60/tablespoon.
Regardless, as you know, if you're struggling the honey's not the problem.2 -
Good news your Brain burns 200 plus calories everyday just being you and you more than likely burn 60 calories every hour laying on the couch doing nothing.
I mean this in the most positive way just be a little more active and you can eat anything you want too..0 -
Alatariel75 wrote: »Good news - it's got 60 cals a tablespoon. A teaspoon is 21 calories.
even though this is the case, i got used to drinking all my drinks calorie free and i think it's a great choice. In my opinion, it's so much easier to not have to worry about the calories in my drinks and just focus on the calories in my food.
I know i personally was drinking 6+ cups of coffee with creamer and sugar a day, a coke here and there, in the winter i'd drink copious amount of flavored teas with honey, and more. For soft drinks i now drink "zero" varieties. For coffee I drink it black (sometimes i'll get a flavored roasted coffee bean) with splenda or sweet n' low. For teas i drink them with splenda or sweet n low.
Just by switching these things out I was able to cut out an extra 2-300 calories a day that i wasn't even thinking about it.
By all means, if you enjoy honey, go for it! Just account for all the calories and make sure to log each and every tea you choose to drink. It certainly adds up and is pretty easy to forget.4 -
21g is a serving. That's actually quite a lot of honey.2
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Have the honey, honey. Pass on the snickers. You got this.4
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Alatariel75 wrote: »Good news - it's got 60 cals a tablespoon. A teaspoon is 21 calories.
Indeed...0 -
There's not much difference between sugar and honey, why would you switch? Just use a reasonable amount and track it.2
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Keep a bag of Snickers Minis somewhere near. 45 cal.0
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DrifterBear wrote: »There's not much difference between sugar and honey, why would you switch? Just use a reasonable amount and track it.
Is she switching? I thought she was saying she liked it with honey but thought honey had a lot more calories (which she could deal with, but which was a bummer). Happily for her, the difference is not so great.
I'd not switch from sugar to honey unless the honey tasted better in whatever it is. (I get thinking honey is tastier in tea -- I hate sweetened coffee or tea, but probably because of childhood memories still consider tea with honey a pleasant beverage when I have a sore throat.)0 -
I'm not going to switch. I need the honey for the good things it does for my allergies. I was just commenting that I was bummed about the amount of calories but then Alatariel75 pointed out that it's not 60 calories per teaspoon; it's only 21. It's 60 calories per tablespoon (even though MFP says teaspoon)
rainbowbow -- before I got serious about this, I was drinking 3-6 regular Pepsi's per day at 150 calories per can & oodles of sugar. I'm not gonna sweat even 60 calories of honey. I was simply shocked that it was so high but thrilled to learn that it was actually less then I thought.
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Michael190lbs wrote: »Good news your Brain burns 200 plus calories everyday just being you and you more than likely burn 60 calories every hour laying on the couch doing nothing.
I mean this in the most positive way just be a little more active and you can eat anything you want too..
Hahahaha! That migh tbe YOUR formula, but it sure is not mine. 1200 calories a day is maintenance for me. That is less than your 60 calories per hour, and I am pretty active.0 -
It's 60 calories per tablespoon (even though MFP says teaspoon)
Just because it might be helpful, it's worth pointing out that MFP does not say that a teaspoon of honey is any particular number. It has a bunch of different entries, some of which appear to be correct, some of which I'm sure are wrong, because numerous entries entered by MFP-users are wrong.
A good thing to do is check entries -- especially ones that seem off or surprising -- with the USDA. https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/show/6287?manu=&fgcd=4 -
I just wanted to reiterate what lemur said check the entries as so many are wrong, they are entered by other users so yes beware , enjoy the honey.0
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I don't know why you're surprised by how calorie dense honey is, Winnie the Pooh eats it by the pawfull and he's got a very unhealthy hip to waist ratio.16
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I mean.. how much honey can you realistically eat in one sitting, versus how many spoons of sugar could you (hypothetically) swallow easily?
Honey is AWESOME. Especially on toasted wholewheat bread... I used to go nuts for that when I lived on my own. Perfect winter breakfast.1 -
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