What food has surprised you because of the calorie content?
Zoejohnse91
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Good or bad, which or what food has made you rethink your meals?
Mine today was mince beef - WHERE ARE THOSE CALORIES LURKING?!
Mine today was mince beef - WHERE ARE THOSE CALORIES LURKING?!
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I bought a premade salad at the grocery store today that felt really, really small and light for the calories. It must have been the dressing that brought the calorie count up, because I make a much bigger salad with a lot more chicken and veggies for that calorie count.4
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Running_and_Coffee wrote: »I bought a premade salad at the grocery store today that felt really, really small and light for the calories. It must have been the dressing that brought the calorie count up, because I make a much bigger salad with a lot more chicken and veggies for that calorie count.
Dressings are like the devil in a cream suit, aren't they?! Haha8 -
Running_and_Coffee wrote: »I bought a premade salad at the grocery store today that felt really, really small and light for the calories. It must have been the dressing that brought the calorie count up, because I make a much bigger salad with a lot more chicken and veggies for that calorie count.
Dressings are like the devil in a cream suit, aren't they?! Haha
Yes, for me the Dressing on salads were the surprise. I love caesar salad but needed to be careful on how much dressing i put in it because that would defeat the purpose in having a salad at all.1 -
I was surprised by how many calories I consume by adding milk to my morning coffee (3+ cups of coffee every day). I tried replacing it with almond milk and soy milk, but did not like the taste. However, I was able to switch the sugar I add to my coffee to artificial sweetener.
I was also surprised how few calories are in New York strip steaks.
But more so than the calories, I was surprised by how much sodium was in cottage cheese.5 -
For me it was the calories the other way...I was surprised by how few calories were in a portion of rice compared to what I thought it would be. The realisation was a game changer for me.5
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Cream cheese and donuts, I thought those 2 had extra high calories, but they don't from my perspective. I can easily fit them into my diet even when I am cutting.6
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Tortilla chips. I'm not sure how so many calories fit into such a small shape.23
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On the good side, 6oz of pumpkin puree is only 93 calories. I put it in smoothies and it adds a lot of good bulk. I ate almost a pound (14oz) of strawberries as dessert for lunch - 130 calories. I love love love strawberries so this was a wonderful surprise when I started tracking.6
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coffee creamer, not so much the amount of calories (I knew it wasn't 'good') but the fact that I was using 3 servings (105 cal total) and having at least 3 cups a day (at least 315 cal/day on just the creamer) meant it added up quick1
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In a bad way: Nuts, peanut butter, raisins, chips, mangos. Pretty much anything delicious and awesome.
In a good way: Chicken thighs (better than breasts, and not a huge calorie increase), berries, cottage cheese3 -
I was surprised by how many calories I consume by adding milk to my morning coffee (3+ cups of coffee every day). I tried replacing it with almond milk and soy milk, but did not like the taste. However, I was able to switch the sugar I add to my coffee to artificial sweetener.
I was also surprised how few calories are in New York strip steaks.
But more so than the calories, I was surprised by how much sodium was in cottage cheese.
Yes! Totally agree about the NY Strip. And I love my steak, so I was super happy when I saw that. Not so happy when I saw the calories for the same amount of Ribeye LOL
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Fiber One breakfast cereal. The surprise is the low calories. I haven't tried it with milk. It's a perfectly handy little snack.3
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Nuts and granola were a bit of a mind blower - considered to be "healthy" by pop standards, but absolute calorie bombs.
I was a bit surprised at how few calories most protein sources were - steak, chicken, fish.
...and beer - that was a pleasant surprise. Easy to budget for.6 -
Crazy high per serving - whole milk yogurt, nuts, tortilla chips, any kind of sausage, wine
Surprisingly low per serving - neufchatel, sour cream, berries, popcorn, dark chocolate
For you salad dressing aficionados, try OPA by Litehouse. Blue cheese, feta dill, ranch, caeser - Creamy and delicious. Pretty low cal per serving and I can't tell the difference from the regular.2 -
this vegan poppy seed dressing at 160 calories per 2 tablespoons. that's the calorie amount for a vegan burger yikes!2
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RaeBeeBaby wrote: »Crazy high per serving - whole milk yogurt, nuts, tortilla chips, any kind of sausage, wine
I agree with all of these save for wine. I think wine is actually a bargain calorie-wise. 600 calories per 750ml bottle? Yes please!
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Surprisingly high: those little tomatoes. 31 kcal per 100 gram! That's more than strawberries, and strawberries are fruit! Guess I'll Just eat strawberries from now on..0
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The sodium in celery! Seriously, celery is like negative calories LOL but that sodium....3
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Mini brownie concrete from Freddy's Steakburger. 880 calories! I don't even know how they do that!6
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