Unpleasant surprises!

jraymond
jraymond Posts: 25 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I hvave had some unpleasant caloric and nutritional surprises lately. Here are two:
-the "healthy" turkey burger with lettuce and tomato at Ruby Tuesdays=810 calories, with grilled zucchini side=+40
-Shelled Edamame at a Japanese restaurant, 1 cup (I probably ate more, but who can really tell what a cup of pods looks like)=200. Anyone who was thinking "vegetable," think again--legume. Won't forget that next time!

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  • MyOwnSunshine
    MyOwnSunshine Posts: 1,312 Member
    One word: muffins.

    Don't, under any circumstances, order a muffin and think you're getting a healthy, low calorie treat. You can eat 3 cookies for the calories in a muffin. (700 + calories for the big ones.)
  • fullersun35
    fullersun35 Posts: 162 Member
    My favorite sandwich from Panera is almost 1000 calories. I do like how they post calorie amounts on their menu though.
  • Nessie112
    Nessie112 Posts: 39 Member
    I think the worst for me was founding out an appetizer of onion rings are Red Robins is 1660 cals. That's 460 more than I should eat in a day!
  • IGbnat24
    IGbnat24 Posts: 520 Member
    Edamame is an awesome protein and fiber source. I'd chalk that up to 200cal well spent.
  • cpettigrew
    cpettigrew Posts: 168 Member
    One word: muffins.

    Don't, under any circumstances, order a muffin and think you're getting a healthy, low calorie treat. You can eat 3 cookies for the calories in a muffin. (700 + calories for the big ones.)

    My brother likes to say muffins are cupcakes stripped of their frosting so you can eat them for breakfast.
  • cpettigrew
    cpettigrew Posts: 168 Member
    Mine was finding out Arby's market turkey sandwiches had more calories than the reubens, though.
  • 100toloose
    100toloose Posts: 151 Member
    Flour tortilla 150. Ha... That got me mad..
  • jraymond
    jraymond Posts: 25 Member
    Ha! Well, that will teach you not to eat a plate full of high-glycemic carbs, butter and syrup!! It would cure me of any fond memories or cravings!
  • jraymond
    jraymond Posts: 25 Member
    Yes! The muffins. Someone at work brought 3 boxes in today for everyone and I took a gander. Over 400 cals each!
  • MinMin97
    MinMin97 Posts: 2,674 Member
    Pizza.
    LOADED with sodium.
    I'm not really watching sodium, except that I don't like to be bombed with it, and the water retention that follows.
  • auntiebabs
    auntiebabs Posts: 1,754 Member
    The huge amount of sugar in some pasta sauces and in most yogurt... now buying plain yogurt and mixing in my own addings so even if splurge I at least know what I'm eating.
  • justcat206
    justcat206 Posts: 716 Member
    I was a little shocked when I sat down and calculated my calories from mindlessly grazing out of a can of black olives. Soooooo good but holy cow do they add up. Oops.

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