Calories in a Strawberry

joehempel
joehempel Posts: 1,543 Member
in Food and Nutrition
For whatever reason I'm having hard time finding the answer....the stuff in the database is just odd.

The best I can find is that for 4 strawberries (whole), it's about 150 calories....that sound about right? I blend 4 strawberries, 1/2 banana and 1 scoop of vanilla whey protein for one hell of a delicious shake.

I'm just wondering about the calories, I'm seeing anywhere between like 60 and 150.

They seem to be just regular size strawberries.
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  • nz_deevaa
    nz_deevaa Posts: 12,209 Member
    For whatever reason I'm having hard time finding the answer....the stuff in the database is just odd.

    The official database entry says 6 cals per large strawberry.
  • nz_deevaa
    nz_deevaa Posts: 12,209 Member
    You've logged 400gms worth of strawberries. Not 4 strawberries.
  • joehempel
    joehempel Posts: 1,543 Member
    I don't know weights LOL, I just figured 1 large strawberry was 100g LOL
  • nz_deevaa
    nz_deevaa Posts: 12,209 Member
    I don't know weights LOL, I just figured 1 large strawberry was 100g LOL

    400gms is nearly a pound of strawberries.

    When you search the database search for 'strawberries raw' and you'll find the official entry.
  • LarryDUk
    LarryDUk Posts: 279 Member
    I don't know weights LOL, I just figured 1 large strawberry was 100g LOL

    And buy a scale...
  • autumnblade75
    autumnblade75 Posts: 1,661 Member
    400g of strawberries is about 2/3rd of a pound. You might be able to better visualize a lb. of strawberries? Google has a handy calculator - oz to grams, or grams to oz.
  • joehempel
    joehempel Posts: 1,543 Member
    Thanks.....I'm not that hard up to buy a scale. The numbers were just crazy to me so I'd figure I'd ask.

    Appreciate the help!!

    Fixed it in my diary....I'm now negative net calories after I get done eating all the food I've logged for my work shift!
  • _Zardoz_
    _Zardoz_ Posts: 3,987 Member
    That's one big strawberry!!
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,412 Member
    Thanks.....I'm not that hard up to buy a scale. The numbers were just crazy to me so I'd figure I'd ask.

    Appreciate the help!!

    Fixed it in my diary....I'm now negative net calories after I get done eating all the food I've logged for my work shift!

    Well, if you're going to be making guesses like that, maybe a $15 food scale is a good idea. :noway:
  • joehempel
    joehempel Posts: 1,543 Member
    Not worried about it!

    I knew something was wrong, so I asked, got the answer....I don't need to have a food scale....especially if the difference is only 100 calories....I consume 100 calories just walking by the kitchen. I'm not that anal in regards to my portions. I understand it helps some people, I just won't use it.

    Even eating that GIGANTIC 100g STRAWBERRY, I still lose weight.....so it's fine. Been doing it this way for a long time, just now started making protein shakes with my own fruit...it was just powder and milk before.
  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
    I also suggest a food scale, though you say you don't want to be that "anal" about it.

    But think about it, a large strawberry will always vary in size and density. Same with a banana. A large banana could actually be a medium banana, but how would you know how many calories are in it? Measuring a portion of pasta is also always way off for me. My mind's idea of a serving is alot more than what it is weighed out.

    IMO, having a scale isn't being anal. It's a tool to facilitate proper portion control. I understand you don't want one though. I was pretty leary about getting one at first too. I though it was going a bit far. But I got one and boy did it make a WORLD of difference. I had no idea how off my eyeballing was. I actually find it fun to weigh my food... as odd as that sounds, lol.

    Just give it some thought, because all foods are going to be different in size/weight than you think.
  • joehempel
    joehempel Posts: 1,543 Member
    I understand that.

    Again....I've been doing it the way I've been doing it for a long time (over 2 years on MFP)....I don't care about food scales, never used one, and never failed a goal I wanted to hit when I set MFP to what I wanted.

    I had a question, it was answered.

    What I do WORKS....even not knowing the weight and putting what I had...I was still losing weight...portions are NOT my downfall, it was a question, it was answered...end of story.

    I've set my weight to be lost at 1 pound a week, and in 9 weeks I've lost 10 pounds. Seems to me I've got a handle on things.

    Internet again...blowing things way out of proportion that don't need to be.
  • FoxyLifter
    FoxyLifter Posts: 965 Member
    In to see if this goes any further...
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    In to see if this goes any further...

    Me, too.
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  • Cranquistador
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
    How many calories is a potato?
  • joehempel
    joehempel Posts: 1,543 Member
    Sweet or regular?? Is it bigger than a breadbox?
  • kellyj5201
    kellyj5201 Posts: 57 Member
    The best I can find is that for 4 strawberries (whole), it's about 150 calories....


    u just made me drop my strawberry im having for breakfast cuz i have already ate 4 of them and am working on the 5th and was like omg nooooooo lol

    thank god we got that cleared up quickly lol
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    Oh boy... :yawn:
  • Escloflowne
    Escloflowne Posts: 2,038 Member
    How many calories is a potato?

    Well the average potato weighs about various grams so I'm going with potato!
  • Cranquistador
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
    Sweet or regular?? Is it bigger than a breadbox?
    about this big.
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  • girldownsouth
    girldownsouth Posts: 920 Member
    It just be about 100kcal, but in this case the margin of error is over 600%. That's huge! And if you want to ask people for their advice, acting all 'I know best' when they provide it is pretty poor form in my opinion.
  • joehempel
    joehempel Posts: 1,543 Member
    somebody didn't actually read the thread and is jumping to conclusions. I asked about the calories in one strawberry not to use or the need or want of a food scale. it's amazing how you just pick and choose what you want to read and then based your assumptions of of that to me that's a pretty poor taste. how about reading first
  • Cranquistador
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
    somebody didn't actually read the thread and is jumping to conclusions. I asked about the calories in one strawberry not to use or the need or want of a food scale. it's amazing how you just pick and choose what you want to read and then based your assumptions of of that to me that's a pretty poor taste. how about reading first
    pst.


    you cannot tell how many calories are in a strawberry unless you weigh it.


    :flowerforyou:
  • Rosannajo88
    Rosannajo88 Posts: 212 Member

    I'm just wondering about the calories, I'm seeing anywhere between like 60 and 150.

    They seem to be just regular size strawberries.

    I don't know weights LOL, I just figured 1 large strawberry was 100g LOL

    Yeah... this all looks like "I need a scale so I dont over/underestimate the calories in a food".
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    somebody didn't actually read the thread and is jumping to conclusions. I asked about the calories in one strawberry not to use or the need or want of a food scale. it's amazing how you just pick and choose what you want to read and then based your assumptions of of that to me that's a pretty poor taste. how about reading first

    Ironic post is ironic.
  • girldownsouth
    girldownsouth Posts: 920 Member
    Actually, I did read it. But you still asked for advice in some form. Even if that was just the calories in a strawberry. People have provided that, and based on how far off you were made further suggestions, entirely sensible ones at that, and you've just come back and told them that you know better than them.
  • beachlover317
    beachlover317 Posts: 2,848 Member
    somebody didn't actually read the thread and is jumping to conclusions. I asked about the calories in one strawberry not to use or the need or want of a food scale. it's amazing how you just pick and choose what you want to read and then based your assumptions of of that to me that's a pretty poor taste. how about reading first
    pst.


    you cannot tell how many calories are in a strawberry unless you weigh it.


    :flowerforyou:

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  • ZoeLifts
    ZoeLifts Posts: 10,347 Member
    Man, people are so rude for giving advice when it is asked. Sheesh.
  • joehempel
    joehempel Posts: 1,543 Member
    somebody didn't actually read the thread and is jumping to conclusions. I asked about the calories in one strawberry not to use or the need or want of a food scale. it's amazing how you just pick and choose what you want to read and then based your assumptions of of that to me that's a pretty poor taste. how about reading first
    pst.


    you cannot tell how many calories are in a strawberry unless you weigh it.


    :flowerforyou:

    calorie information on most things is largely incorrect. but I knew one strawberry wasn't exactly going to be 50 calories so I thought I'd ask.
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,278 Member
    somebody didn't actually read the thread and is jumping to conclusions. I asked about the calories in one strawberry not to use or the need or want of a food scale. it's amazing how you just pick and choose what you want to read and then based your assumptions of of that to me that's a pretty poor taste. how about reading first
    pst.


    you cannot tell how many calories are in a strawberry unless you weigh it.


    :flowerforyou:

    Meh - strawberries don't have that many calories ( 6 per large strawberry according to data base) and they don't vary that much in size, anyone who eats strawberries regularly can say whether said strawberry is large or medium and calorie difference between different sized strawberries is only going to be a couple of calories anyway and OP was only talking about 4 of them - I think one can safely say an estimate in size would not be a big deal here.

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