Accidental Calorie Bombs.

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  • _dixiana_
    _dixiana_ Posts: 3,262 Member
    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.
  • courtneylykins5
    courtneylykins5 Posts: 168 Member
    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.
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,150 Member
    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.
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    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"
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    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.
  • Misnomer971
    Misnomer971 Posts: 104 Member
    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. ;)
  • fitoverfortymom
    fitoverfortymom Posts: 3,452 Member
    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.
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    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.
  • CMNVA
    CMNVA Posts: 733 Member
    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.
  • thisonetimeatthegym
    thisonetimeatthegym Posts: 1,977 Member
    Bisquits. Three tiny ones, so yummy, went to log them, 250 cal each!
  • bunnyluv19
    bunnyluv19 Posts: 103 Member
    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! :neutral:
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