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Caloric cakes?!
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It’s picnic and party season, so today I had a sliver of Costco vanilla buttercream sheet cake. Logging it shocked me. I mean, a teeny couple bites is 350 calories. I wish they made a light version. What foods have you decided are just not worth it since joining MFP and hearing the truth about its calories?
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The first time I actually weighed my beloved peanut butter, I cried.
I still have it occasionally but gone are the days of just spooning it out of the jar!12 -
Though I was shocked by most of the calorie counts of my foods, I haven't given up a single food. If I want the higher calorie item, I fit into my daily calorie allotment.12
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the first time actually weighing ANY food on my scale! I would say how little ONE SERVING of Ice Cream really is! haha Always triple check your figures though. Some of the items listed in database are wrong.6
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Granola. have you ever weighed 35g of granola? It's like ONE MOUTHFUL. I used to eat like 1/4 of the box in one serving.
SIGH.12 -
My coffee. My morning double double. Its like 280 calories.
That's literally two cans of coke. Why did I even quit soda its the coffee that's killing me.7 -
Rice. I don’t particularly like it, so when I saw the calories, it’s gone.2
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My coffee. My morning double double. Its like 280 calories.
That's literally two cans of coke. Why did I even quit soda its the coffee that's killing me.
I hear ya...I used to get a Large Caramel Latte almost every day and that thing was around 600 calories! Now I just make my own coffee and add just a little creamer to it and it stays around 60 calories a cup6 -
Oh and pasta. Pasta is another one of those things where I need like 300-400g cooked to make a decent-sized portion, but the actual "portion" they suggest is one mouthful of sadness.7
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Cahgetsfit wrote: »Oh and pasta. Pasta is another one of those things where I need like 300-400g cooked to make a decent-sized portion, but the actual "portion" they suggest is one mouthful of sadness.
I don't actually think a serving of portion is that small. Sure, 1 serving is usually not enough, but around 1.5 of a spruced up pasta will do the trick.10 -
My rye bread is really high in calories and it breaks my heart. I have it once a week2
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Cahgetsfit wrote: »Oh and pasta. Pasta is another one of those things where I need like 300-400g cooked to make a decent-sized portion, but the actual "portion" they suggest is one mouthful of sadness.
I don't actually think a serving of portion is that small. Sure, 1 serving is usually not enough, but around 1.5 of a spruced up pasta will do the trick.
Pasta is not something I can moderate so it was one of the things I gave up for the longest time.
I saw that Pasta Roni made individual portions when I was looking for foods to eat on one of my many soft foods diet and it kinda surprised me how much was in there.
I mean, it was no a whole box sized portion like I was used to but it didn't make me sad.7 -
When I'm cutting, nuts. Not worth it to me.6
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Like someone already mentioned... Ice cream.4
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Cahgetsfit wrote: »Granola. have you ever weighed 35g of granola? It's like ONE MOUTHFUL. I used to eat like 1/4 of the box in one serving.
SIGH.
It's the saddest. I had going on 500 cals after dinner tonight and decided to have some. 500 feels like caloric wealth when it's going free at the end of the night. I healthy poured my coconut cashew granola into a bowl on the scale. 300 cals worth sure didn't look much like the bowls I used to eat without thinking about it beyond "granola is healthy eh?"8 -
MelanieCN77 wrote: »Cahgetsfit wrote: »Granola. have you ever weighed 35g of granola? It's like ONE MOUTHFUL. I used to eat like 1/4 of the box in one serving.
SIGH.
It's the saddest. I had going on 500 cals after dinner tonight and decided to have some. 500 feels like caloric wealth when it's going free at the end of the night. I healthy poured my coconut cashew granola into a bowl on the scale. 300 cals worth sure didn't look much like the bowls I used to eat without thinking about it beyond "granola is healthy eh?"
YES! THIS!!! Granola with Greek yoghurt and some fresh fruit - how much more "healthy" can you get than that? It's a beautiful "healthy" 500+ calorie bowl that's what it is
SIGH.7 -
Cahgetsfit wrote: »Oh and pasta. Pasta is another one of those things where I need like 300-400g cooked to make a decent-sized portion, but the actual "portion" they suggest is one mouthful of sadness.
I don't actually think a serving of portion is that small. Sure, 1 serving is usually not enough, but around 1.5 of a spruced up pasta will do the trick.
Eh... I can smash half a box of dry pasta with no problems whatsoever. With sauce. Proper sauce. Bolognaise or whatever. So yeah... it's not a "serving". Half a box of pasta is definitely not a serving.
So I just hardly ever have it now because 100g cooked pasta just makes me sad. Even with a bunch of sauce on it.7 -
French fries! I mean I'm not an idiot, I knew they weren't like eating a salad. But one time I had some extra calories available and so decided to grab some Arby's. I was not expecting a small curly fry to be as many calories as a whole sandwich. Stupid delicious fried potatoes!13
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snickerscharlie wrote: »The first time I actually weighed my beloved peanut butter, I cried.
I still have it occasionally but gone are the days of just spooning it out of the jar!
I use PB2 powdered peanut butter. Mix with a bit of water or add to foods and it quells my PB cravings3 -
Peanut butter. Pasta. Bread. Ice cream. Chocolate. Gin. Everything that brings me joy makes me fat
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Is that lower cal!?! I didn’t realisesnickerscharlie wrote: »The first time I actually weighed my beloved peanut butter, I cried.
I still have it occasionally but gone are the days of just spooning it out of the jar!
I use PB2 powdered peanut butter. Mix with a bit of water or add to foods and it quells my PB cravings
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Hannahwalksfar wrote: »
Is that lower cal!?! I didn’t realisesnickerscharlie wrote: »The first time I actually weighed my beloved peanut butter, I cried.
I still have it occasionally but gone are the days of just spooning it out of the jar!
I use PB2 powdered peanut butter. Mix with a bit of water or add to foods and it quells my PB cravings
I didn't either until a friend pointed out that they remove most of the oils in the drying process, therefore a lot of the fat calories. According to the database, 2 Tbsp of PB2 is about 45-50 calories. I'm not sure if that's dry powder or the weight after you mix with water. 2 Tbsp of a regular PB, depending on brand and ingredients, is 140-190 calories. Either way, the difference is pretty crazy.
@wmweeza do you find it fills you up too in addition to satisfying the craving? One reason I like peanut butter on a spoon right out of the jar ( @snickerscharlie
) is that when I am feeling hungry it helps satisfy hunger AND the PB craving
+1 for granola sadness 1 -
Oven fries, I'd need like a 200g serving along with the rest of my meal to feel satisfied and that's like 400 calories. Not worth it for me. Also oven pizzas, a minimum of 800 calories for something not even particularly filling.2
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I was surprised at how many calories were in just a handful of nuts, whether that be peanuts or cashew nuts. I don't entirely leave them out of my diet but I certainly cut down on them. Fruit juices were also quite a shock, I have juice as a treat now rather than a staple.2
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I do pb2 when I want a peanut buttery flavour to something without the extra cals--smoothies, in my oatmeal, etc. It's pretty good. Still love real peanut butter though.
Seconding granola. Also pesto.2 -
Chocolate. My whole family have a sweet tooth and there was always chocolate in the house. I still find a way to get it in but now I'm aware of just how calorific it can be.0
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sugaraddict4321 wrote: »Hannahwalksfar wrote: »
Is that lower cal!?! I didn’t realisesnickerscharlie wrote: »The first time I actually weighed my beloved peanut butter, I cried.
I still have it occasionally but gone are the days of just spooning it out of the jar!
I use PB2 powdered peanut butter. Mix with a bit of water or add to foods and it quells my PB cravings
I didn't either until a friend pointed out that they remove most of the oils in the drying process, therefore a lot of the fat calories. According to the database, 2 Tbsp of PB2 is about 45-50 calories. I'm not sure if that's dry powder or the weight after you mix with water. 2 Tbsp of a regular PB, depending on brand and ingredients, is 140-190 calories. Either way, the difference is pretty crazy.
@wmweeza do you find it fills you up too in addition to satisfying the craving? One reason I like peanut butter on a spoon right out of the jar ( @snickerscharlie ) is that when I am feeling hungry it helps satisfy hunger AND the PB craving
+1 for granola sadnesssugaraddict4321 wrote: »Hannahwalksfar wrote: »
Is that lower cal!?! I didn’t realisesnickerscharlie wrote: »The first time I actually weighed my beloved peanut butter, I cried.
I still have it occasionally but gone are the days of just spooning it out of the jar!
I use PB2 powdered peanut butter. Mix with a bit of water or add to foods and it quells my PB cravings
I didn't either until a friend pointed out that they remove most of the oils in the drying process, therefore a lot of the fat calories. According to the database, 2 Tbsp of PB2 is about 45-50 calories. I'm not sure if that's dry powder or the weight after you mix with water. 2 Tbsp of a regular PB, depending on brand and ingredients, is 140-190 calories. Either way, the difference is pretty crazy.
@wmweeza do you find it fills you up too in addition to satisfying the craving? One reason I like peanut butter on a spoon right out of the jar ( @snickerscharlie ) is that when I am feeling hungry it helps satisfy hunger AND the PB craving
+1 for granola sadness
Where can I get it from???0 -
Most grocery stores have P2B (or one of the similar brands).1
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My favorite bread is 110 cal per slice. I am trying to find one that I like and can afford that is 60 cal or less.0
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@boldknee I was eating Dave’s Killer bread, and then one day it hit me I could have two slices of WhiteWheat or two of fiber bread for 110 calories total. Helllloooo two BLTs for a once in a while treat. Hellllllooo French toast.0
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Hannahwalksfar wrote: »
Is that lower cal!?! I didn’t realisesnickerscharlie wrote: »The first time I actually weighed my beloved peanut butter, I cried.
I still have it occasionally but gone are the days of just spooning it out of the jar!
I use PB2 powdered peanut butter. Mix with a bit of water or add to foods and it quells my PB cravings
IMO, it's also lower taste, and expensive.
I still eat real PB, just less of it and less often. I did give up my daily PB and banana smoothies 4
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