Gutted hot dog buns

newyorkcityRN
newyorkcityRN Posts: 2
in Food and Nutrition
So I was grilling hot dogs at a BBQ, I figured I could have at least one if I scoop some of the bread out from each side. So I did that. The bun was 120 calories. Anyone have any idea how many calories that bun would be gutted? Thanks in advance.... Also I'm new to myfitnesspal and I love it! I need friends feel free to add me!

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  • SugaryLynx
    SugaryLynx Posts: 2,640 Member
    Shouldve weighed it beforehand than weighed it again after but...why? Perfectly good hot dog bun...
  • No_Finish_Line
    No_Finish_Line Posts: 3,661 Member
    there are starving childern in China! or Africa! or where ever they are starving right now
  • soccerkon26
    soccerkon26 Posts: 596 Member
    Next time maybe cut the bun in half. Easier to figure out how much you ate, and a lot less weird.
  • srslybritt
    srslybritt Posts: 1,618 Member
    For 120cals... eat the whole bun. Not worth wasting delicious, carby goodness.

    ETA: You'd have to weigh it to even get a rough estimate. Eyeballing it just won't cut it here.
  • kaseyr1505
    kaseyr1505 Posts: 624 Member
    that sounds really disappointing...

    Anyway, the only way to know for sure is to weigh the bun before, then weigh it after and do some math.
  • Barbellarella_
    Barbellarella_ Posts: 454 Member
    Shouldve weighed it beforehand than weighed it again after but...why? Perfectly good hot dog bun...

    yes, you would weigh the grams before, then re-weigh. Then you would divide the two to figure out the % and track it that way.


    But only OCD math geeks like me would do something like that…. errrr, um, not that I have done that or anything.
  • TeachTheGirl
    TeachTheGirl Posts: 2,091 Member
    I think you'll be best just logging it as the whole bun.
  • devil_in_a_blue_dress
    devil_in_a_blue_dress Posts: 5,214 Member
    Um, weigh your food?
  • DBoone85
    DBoone85 Posts: 916 Member
    I love hot dogs. This post makes me sad.
  • maybek8e
    maybek8e Posts: 12 Member
    Might as well just skip the bun. I do that. I have even encased it in ground bison and then wrapped it in bacon. Don't knock it until you try it! SO GOOD! With a ketchup dipping sauce! Sounds like heart attack on a plate, but nitrate free all beef hotdogs, organic ground bison and nitrate free, uncured bacon. See... I'm trying to rationalize why I am trying to make these things sound healthier without the bun :)
  • SugaryLynx
    SugaryLynx Posts: 2,640 Member
    Shouldve weighed it beforehand than weighed it again after but...why? Perfectly good hot dog bun...

    yes, you would weigh the grams before, then re-weigh. Then you would divide the two to figure out the % and track it that way.


    But only OCD math geeks like me would do something like that…. errrr, um, not that I have done that or anything.

    :P I do it to fruit with "cores" and "pits" all the time lol. Weigh it. Log it. Eat it. Re weigh and subtract the core xD
  • fallingtrees
    fallingtrees Posts: 220 Member
    Gutting the bun is a brilliant idea. Half a bun is hard to handle at a picnic. If anyone asks why you're mangling your bun, tell them you're watching your carbs. That makes sense to most people.

    They market thin bread. Maybe we should market hollow buns.

    Do weigh it, though, just to see what you get. You're guessing at things at a barbecue, anyway. Taking your scale would be weirder than gutting your bun.
  • GothyFaery
    GothyFaery Posts: 762 Member
    Not going to lie, there was once a time I had considered doing the same thing. What's a lot less weird it just eat the hot dog by itself with a knife and fork. Even less weird than that is just eat it on a bun. But like everyone else has said, weigh it before and after and do a little math.
  • CrusherKun
    CrusherKun Posts: 353 Member
    What's a lot less weird it just eat the hot dog by itself with a knife and fork.

    I do this all the time with the local C-Store and top with chili and cheese.....nom nom nom!
  • bajoyba
    bajoyba Posts: 1,153 Member
    Just for future reference, there are lower-calorie hot dog buns available. I always buy Aunt Millie's 80 calorie hot dog buns and use those instead, because they taste exactly the same and they leave me extra calories to eat somewhere else. :smile:

    But to answer your question, weighing the bun before and after gutting it would be the only real way to know exactly how many calories you're eating.

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