Calories in this burger

Hungry_Shopgirl

Help me calculate how many calories are in this burger. FYI, the restaurant doesn't have any nutritional informational available so this isn't really a competition to see who gets closer to the "real" answer, but just an estimate.
So far I'm just guessing around 1,100 cals?

From the menu:
The Italian Job Burger
Beef Patty, Mozzarella Cheese, Balsamic Onions, Sundried Tomato Pesto, Crispy Basil




This last one is a pic of my DH's burger, same size as mine but different ingredients (quality is a bit better to get an idea of size)

Cbean08

I'd guess about 1100-1200 too. This is what I'm estimating

bun- 300
patty- 300
cheese- 200
pesto- 100
onions- 80
fried basil- 80
other (butter, oil)- 100

TavistockToad

Yeah, 1000 sounds about right

stephieleee

whatever it is it looks f*cking delicious

PAV8888

Looks delicious.
1100ish sounds... very much the middle of my mental range!

rockymir

Goodness. It's scary to realise I'd easily eat two of everything that is on that tray, just for a meal. No wonder I put on weight.

Noreenmarie1234

Looks amazing. I agree, definitely at least 1100. Id log 1500 to be safe.

Hungry_Shopgirl

Thanks everyone! I just wanted to get some feedback to make sure I wasn't grossly underestimating it. With half of the fries I wound up logging 1,500.

And yes, it was DELICIOUS!

yirara

that looks like at least 100gr of mozarella, thus about 250-ish kcal. But good mozarella is expensive. If they used something that kind of looks and tastes like mozarella it might have a ton more calories. I'd go with 1400.

Eelkov

I am looking at the mayo on those chips...... I cant stop drooling...are you in the netherlands only dutch people (and Belgians) put that much mayo on chips...

Hungry_Shopgirl

Eelkov wrote: »

I am looking at the mayo on those chips...... I cant stop drooling...are you in the netherlands only dutch people (and Belgians) put that much mayo on chips...

Nope, not in the Netherlands. Southeast Asia in fact. I wiped the mayo off each fry I had because they were really delicious just on their own.

ktekc

I usually find a restaurant with an online "build a burger" feature like red robin or chili's to go by.

quiksylver296

I need that.

toxikon

A little trick I like to do is ask the server how many ounces the patty is when I order the burger (if it's not on the menu).

I figure the most calorific thing about the burger is the patty, so if I have a general idea of the ounces I can guesstimate a little better.

In this case, off the top of my head, I'd estimate...

Bun = 250
Beef Patty - 500 (assuming ground chuck)
Mozzarella Cheese - 200
Balsamic Onions - 250
Sundried Tomato Pesto - 100 (pine nuts are fairly high-cal)
Crispy Basil - 50 (crispy = fried in oil)

Total = 1305

DX2JX2

I'd say 1200-1300 is close enough to call it done.

But those calories look oh so worth it.

Francl27

Definitely closer to 1400 than 1000. Most burgers are 1/3 lb of 80% meat, which is close to 400 calories in meat alone. Plus cheese, bun, condiments, fried basil, pesto... it adds up fast.

JoRocka

Id' call that a why bother day- log a total of 4K for the day and tally it in the "loss" section and move on.

Lesscookies1

Let's say 3,000 calories good luck!!