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help working out meat value i cant find it on here

jakspak
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i am going to have a peice of beef schnitzel but cant find it on here anywhere to get the cal value can anyone help me it would be a medium size peice thin obviously and not crumbs on it at all just the meat. thanks.
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i am going to have a peice of beef schnitzel but cant find it on here anywhere to get the cal value can anyone help me it would be a medium size peice thin obviously and not crumbs on it at all just the meat. thanks.0
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Generally, a 3,oz serving of meat is about the same size as a deck of cards, if you can approximate the size just count is as beef.
I also found this recipe for a breaded schnitzel:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Schnitzel/Detail.aspx
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thanks for that ill give it a go. went to the gym just now and they sugested i go check what the packaged stuff there as i go to the butcher.
man what a work out now to work out what it all is on the exercise section lol0 -
here is a good site as well. Tells the calories per oz for several foods
http://healthlibrary.epnet.com/GetContent.aspx?token=b93d114e-5009-4f6a-9917-6c594254fcc7&chunkiid=192237
Grains _____ servings per day
(Includes Starchy Vegetables)
One serving = approximately 80 calories
Type
One Serving
Bagel (varies), 4 oz
¼ of a bagel (1 oz)
Bread (white, pumpernickel, whole wheat, rye)
1 slice
Bread, reduced calorie or “lite”
2 slices
Broth-based soup
1 cup
Cooked beans, peas, or corn
½ cup
Cooked cereal
½ cup
Crackers
4-6
English muffin, hot dog bun, or hamburger bun
½
Muffin, 5 oz
1/5 (1 oz)
Pasta, rice
1/3 cup
Popcorn, air popped, no fat added
3 cups
Potato
1 small (3 oz)
Pretzels
¾ oz
Sweet potato or yam
½ cup
Tortilla
1 small
Unsweetened, dry cereal
¾ cup
Vegetables _____ servings per day
One serving = approximately 25 calories
Type
One Serving
Cooked vegetables
½ cup
Raw vegetables
1 cup
Tomato or vegetable juice
½ cup
Fruits _____ servings per day
One serving = approximately 60 calories
Type
One Serving
Canned fruit
½ cup
Dried fruit
¼ cup
Fresh fruit
1 small or 1 cup (eg, cut up or berries)
Fruit juice
½ cup
Milk _____ servings per day
Calories in one serving varies as listed below
Type
One Serving
90 calories per serving
Nonfat or low-fat milk
1 cup
Plain, nonfat yogurt
¾ cup
Nonfat or low-fat soy milk
1 cup
120 calories per serving
2% milk
1 cup
Soy milk
1 cup
Yogurt, plain, low-fat
¾ cup
150 calories per serving
Whole milk
1 cup
Yogurt, plain (made from whole milk)
¾ cup
Meat and Beans _____ servings per day
Calories vary as follows:
One very lean serving = approximately 35 calories
One lean serving = approximately 55 calories
One medium-fat serving = approximately 75 calories
One high-fat serving = approximately 100 calories
Type
One Serving
Very lean
Egg substitutes, plain
¼ cup
Egg whites
2
Fish: fresh or frozen cod, flounder, haddock, halibut, trout, tuna
1 oz
Nonfat or low-fat cottage cheese
¼ cup
Poultry: chicken or turkey, white meat, no skin
1 oz
Shellfish
1 oz
Lean
Beef: round, sirloin, flank, tenderloin, roast, steak, ground round (trimmed of fat)
1 oz
Fish: herring, salmon, catfish, tuna (canned in oil, drained)
1 oz
Parmesan cheese
2 T
Pork: lean pork, such as fresh ham, Canadian bacon, tenderloin, center loin chop
1 oz
Poultry: chicken or turkey (dark meat, no skin); chicken (white meat with skin)
1 oz
Tofu, light
½ cup or 4 oz
Veal: lean chop, roast
1 oz
Medium-fat
Beef: most beef products (ground beef, meatloaf, corned beef, short ribs, prime rib)
1 oz
Cheese with five grams or less of fat per ounce: feta, mozzarella
1 oz, (Ricotta 2 oz)
Egg
1
Lamb: rib roast, ground
1 oz
Pork: top loin, chop, cutlet
1 oz
Poultry: chicken (dark meat with skin), ground turkey or ground chicken, fried chicken (with skin)
1 oz
Sausage with five grams or less of fat per ounce
1 oz
Tofu
½ cup or 4 oz
High-fat
Cheeses: all regular cheese (eg, American, cheddar, Monterey Jack, Swiss)
1 oz
Hot dog (beef, pork, or combination) *count as 1 high-fat meat plus 1 fat exchange
1 oz
Peanut butter
1 tbsp
Pork: spareribs, ground pork, pork sausage
1 oz
Processed sandwich meats: bologna, salami
1 oz
Sausage (eg, Italian, bratwurst)
1 oz
Fats _____ servings per day
One fat serving = approximately 45 calories
Type
One Serving
Monounsaturated
Avocado
2 tbsp (1 oz)
Oil (canola, olive, peanut)
1 tsp
Olives
9-10 large
Peanut butter
2 tsp
Tahini paste
2 tsp
Polyunsaturated
Margarine
1 tsp
Mayonnaise, regular
1 tsp
Mayonnaise, low-fat
1 tbsp
Salad dressing, regular
1 tbsp
Saturated
Bacon, cooked
1 slice
Butter, stick
1 tsp
Coconut, sweetened, shredded
2 tbsp
Cream cheese, reduced fat
1 ½ tbsp
Cream cheese, regular
1 tbsp
Cream, half and half
2 tbsp
Shortening or lard
1 tsp
Sour cream, reduced fat
3 tbsp
Sour cream, regular
2 tbsp
Sweets and Desserts _____ servings per day/week
These foods tend to be high in sugar and/or fat, while providing little nutritional value. They may or may not be included in your diet plan.
Type
Serving Size
Angel food cake, unfrosted
1/12 cake (2 oz)
Brownie, small, unfrosted
2 inch square (about 1 oz)
Cake, frosted
2 inch square (about 2 oz)
Doughnut, plain
1 medium (1 ½ oz)
Gingersnaps
3
Honey
1 tbsp
Ice cream
½ cup
Ice cream, low-fat
½ cup
Milk, chocolate, whole
1 cup
Pudding, sugar-free (made with low-fat milk)
½ cup
Sports drink
8 oz
Sugar
1 tbsp
Syrup, regular
1 tbsp
Yogurt, frozen, low-fat
1/3 cup
Free Foods
These foods contain less than 20 calories per serving.
Eat as desired, unless a serving size is given, then limit to three servings per day.
Type
One Serving
Bouillon, broth or consommé
--
Candy, hard, sugar free
1 candy
Carbonated or mineral water
--
Coffee
--
Cream cheese, fat-free
1 tbsp
Creamers, nondairy
1 tbsp
Diet soft drinks, sugar-free
--
Drink mixes, sugar-free
--
Garlic
--
Gelatin dessert, sugar-free
--
Herbs, fresh or dried
--
Horseradish
--
Jam or jelly, light
2 tsp
Ketchup
1 tbsp
Lemon or lime juice
--
Margarine spread, fat-free
4 tbsp
Mayonnaise, fat-free
1 tbsp
Mustard
--
Nonstick cooking spray
--
Pickles, dill
1 ½ large
Salad dressing, fat-free or low-fat
1 tbsp
Salsa
¼ cup
Soy sauce
--
Spices
--
Tabasco or hot pepper sauce
--
Tea
--
Vinegar
--
Whipped topping, light or fat-free
2 tbsp
Wine, used in cooking
--
Worcestershire sauce
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