Beware the Evil Date

sandiuk

...no not a psychopathic boyfriend but a tiny little halawi date of which I bought a pack from Tesco only to discover that each single date contains 98 cals! Quick switch back to dried figs and apricots for my sugar fix I think!

Has anyone else found any foods that, although good for you, are totally calorie laden?

weightliftingdiva

I think its interesting what turns out to be calorie dense versus what isn't. When I started weighing food I expected meat and poultry to be outrageous in terms of calories per serving, but it actually isn't. Things like peanut butter and nuts really make me crazy. I love them and their nutritional benefits, but two tbsp of peanut butter is so small.

Athena53

Pasta and legumes such as chickpeas and navy beans. Very calorie-dense.

MelodyandBarbells

I think its interesting what turns out to be calorie dense versus what isn't. When I started weighing food I expected meat and poultry to be outrageous in terms of calories per serving, but it actually isn't. Things like peanut butter and nuts really make me crazy. I love them and their nutritional benefits, but two tbsp of peanut butter is so small.

Yes I had the same realization with meat and poultry. I really felt like I had arrived when I weighed the chicken for dinner and was like, umm, let's double that

yarwell

all dried fruit - a dried apricot is so much smaller than a whole apricot yet contains the same nutrients

weightliftingdiva

I think its interesting what turns out to be calorie dense versus what isn't. When I started weighing food I expected meat and poultry to be outrageous in terms of calories per serving, but it actually isn't. Things like peanut butter and nuts really make me crazy. I love them and their nutritional benefits, but two tbsp of peanut butter is so small.

Yes I had the same realization with meat and poultry. I really felt like I had arrived when I weighed the chicken for dinner and was like, umm, let's double that

Yes! Agreed haha.

serindipte

Yes I had the same realization with meat and poultry. I really felt like I had arrived when I weighed the chicken for dinner and was like, umm, let's double that

Just make sure you are weighing raw. I didn't realize that until a few days ago.

QuietBloom

Yes I had the same realization with meat and poultry. I really felt like I had arrived when I weighed the chicken for dinner and was like, umm, let's double that

Just make sure you are weighing raw. I didn't realize that until a few days ago.

Interesting! I always weigh mine cooked. Doesn't seem to have affected anything... Hmmm

serindipte

Yes I had the same realization with meat and poultry. I really felt like I had arrived when I weighed the chicken for dinner and was like, umm, let's double that

Just make sure you are weighing raw. I didn't realize that until a few days ago.

Interesting! I always weigh mine cooked. Doesn't seem to have affected anything... Hmmm

http://ontheregimen.com/2013/08/28/how-to-weigh-meat-cooked-or-raw/

kimothy38

I always weigh meat cooked but thanks serindipte, that's an interesting website. The nutritional value on a labels is based on raw product - I'd never really thought of it like that before.

serindipte

Regarding the meat raw vs cooked--
Per the USDA website..
Raw 93/7 ground beef: 1 lb = 689 kc
Crumbled/drained 1 lb =948 kc
Loaf/baked 1 lb = 865 kc

On other meat, it depends on how well done the meat is as to how 'heavy' it is compared to its raw weight. Not all of them would have a large difference but in order to be the most accurate, it's raw weight. (A hundred or two calories wouldn't matter to everyone so it wouldn't really matter)