Accidental Calorie Bombs.
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A cupcake I had a few months ago....when I looked it up to log it it was 780 cals. Needless to say I didn't eat dinner.1
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How about things you thought would be healthy and low calorie? Yogurt and granola with a banana on the side. That was close to 500 calories twice a day.
The thing with restaurants is that I expect high calorie but I tend to be surprised by how big a portion I'm being served. I kind of wish I could order a child size portion of an entrée without it being a big fuss.2 -
courtneylykins5 wrote: »How about things you thought would be healthy and low calorie? Yogurt and granola with a banana on the side. That was close to 500 calories twice a day.
The thing with restaurants is that I expect high calorie but I tend to be surprised by how big a portion I'm being served. I kind of wish I could order a child size portion of an entrée without it being a big fuss.
Yes please. Most of the items on kids' menus are what a "normal" portion is supposed to be. Bonus: the foods are typically foods I want to eat without all the extras the adults' servings get. I haven't tried ordering from the kids' menu after I tried to do so in Disney World and got told I couldn't because I was too old.1 -
courtneylykins5 wrote: »How about things you thought would be healthy and low calorie? Yogurt and granola with a banana on the side. That was close to 500 calories twice a day.
The thing with restaurants is that I expect high calorie but I tend to be surprised by how big a portion I'm being served. I kind of wish I could order a child size portion of an entrée without it being a big fuss.
High calorie doesn't necessarily mean "unhealthy" and low calorie doesn't necessarily mean "healthy"2 -
Granola is way high cal. There is some "paleo granola" a local place sells that (despite the name) is delicious and I wish I could eat it, but it's like 170 calories per serving but the servings are tiny (10 per not that large a bag) and I could easily polish off half a bag. Of course it's largely nuts and seeds. Not surprising, since I knew granola was high and theirs would be more focused on the even more high cal items, but still.0
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I love ThinkThin high protein bars because they have little-to-no sugar (I'm a diabetic) and 20g of protein but are still edible, but logging them always makes me a little sad because a 2-oz bar of my favorite flavor has 230 calories. They tend to be my afternoon snack: I eat half of my daily calories at breakfast and lunch, so I always feel like I'm doing so well and can have a big dinner until I log that stupid bar.1
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courtneylykins5 wrote: »How about things you thought would be healthy and low calorie? Yogurt and granola with a banana on the side. That was close to 500 calories twice a day.
The thing with restaurants is that I expect high calorie but I tend to be surprised by how big a portion I'm being served. I kind of wish I could order a child size portion of an entrée without it being a big fuss.
I order kids' meals quite a bit. It helps that I have a 12 year old so it kind of looks normal. We do Chipotle quite a bit and I get the kids chicken quesadilla with pinto beans, rice, and fajita veggies. It's probably a little different in a sit-down restaurant situation.0 -
courtneylykins5 wrote: »How about things you thought would be healthy and low calorie? Yogurt and granola with a banana on the side. That was close to 500 calories twice a day.
The thing with restaurants is that I expect high calorie but I tend to be surprised by how big a portion I'm being served. I kind of wish I could order a child size portion of an entrée without it being a big fuss.
Places are becoming less fussy about strict age limits. I order off the senior menu sometimes and have never gotten flack. I haven't tried ordering from the kids menu though.1 -
My great aunt, who was in her 70s and had small appetite, routinely went to restaurants and ordered "half" portions. She never was refused and I guess most of them will do it but not advertise it.2
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Bisquits. Three tiny ones, so yummy, went to log them, 250 cal each!0
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Muesli land muesli lists 1 cup as a 180 calorie serving,weighing 55 grams,but it is actually only 1/2 cup weighed out! Last week I ate 3_1 cup servings!0
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