Super high Calories found in.....

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  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    I got a grilled chicken dish at Applebee's once. Got home to find it was 1200 calories! GRILLED CHICKEN BREAST for 1200 calories? Really? Could have gotten a hamburger.
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    Pop Tarts shocked me. I didn't realized one tart was a serving. If I'm going to have a 500 calorie breakfast, it's going to be a lot better than a couple of dry pastries!
  • atessieri
    atessieri Posts: 53 Member
    chicken parmeseagna skillet meals, my boyfriend and i use to make it for dinner with garlic bread just half of the main meal is about 500 calories + the garlic bread and whatever drink we would have.....ouch (he made it last night and i brushed my teeth while it was cooking so i wouldn't be tempted to eat any lol)
  • reggaegirl02
    reggaegirl02 Posts: 14 Member
    All of my favorite SALAD DRESSINGS!! Blue Cheese, Ranch, Creamy Parmesan....ugh. 160 calories in 2 tablespoons??! Really!? sheesh! Since I've realized this I've become a 'dabbler' instead of a 'drencher' with my dressing. lol
  • killagb
    killagb Posts: 3,280 Member
    All of my favorite SALAD DRESSINGS!! Blue Cheese, Ranch, Creamy Parmesan....ugh. 160 calories in 2 tablespoons??! Really!? sheesh! Since I've realized this I've become a 'dabbler' instead of a 'drencher' with my dressing. lol

    Many times I stick with vinaigrettes...if you like Blue Cheese like I do, a good one is Litehouse brand Blue Cheese Vinaigrette....it's tasty and 80cals per 2tbps!
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    All of my favorite SALAD DRESSINGS!! Blue Cheese, Ranch, Creamy Parmesan....ugh. 160 calories in 2 tablespoons??! Really!? sheesh! Since I've realized this I've become a 'dabbler' instead of a 'drencher' with my dressing. lol

    Many times I stick with vinaigrettes...if you like Blue Cheese like I do, a good one is Litehouse brand Blue Cheese Vinaigrette....it's tasty and 80cals per 2tbps!

    I need to try that! I've been going with Wish Bone Light but it's pretty sucky.
  • Val_from_OH
    Val_from_OH Posts: 447 Member

    But what bugs me is "portions"... who decides what a portion should be. why can't everything just be based on 100g (or per Oz for all you Imperialists :laugh: ) That way, it's easy to compare and also work out what's on your plate or in your meal :smile:

    Funny... I work in the US for a swiss-based company, and people are always bringing us back treats from Switzerland. It drives me crazy when the nutritiion information is given for 100g - I have no idea how much of a chocolate bar is 100g :happy:

    The biggest surprise I have had is probably the salad at Olive Garden. Apparently a normal size bowl has 350 calories! That means they put approximately 1/4 cup of dressing on the salad - way more than I would use. Add in 1 breadstick, and that's your entire meal!
  • momburntdinner
    momburntdinner Posts: 44 Member
    This that made me go "AW CRAP!"

    1 slice of a large cheese pizza at Sbarro's: 459 calories (so not worth it!)
    Sodium in 1 cup 2% cottage cheese: 910mg

    Also, the ACTUAL serving size when you make a box of macaroni and cheese, like velveeta, is so freakishly small and has 350+ calories... if you serve yourself a small bowl, it comes out to around 1.5/2 cups and that is 700 cals. GAH.
  • agthorn
    agthorn Posts: 1,844 Member
    Marie Calender's Pot Pies. The sneaky thing is that on the large ones, a "serving size" is HALF of a pot pie. Who eats half a pot pie?? So one pot pie has over 1000 calories.

    To me, anything that comes in its own plate should be one serving.
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    Speaking of freakishly small servings - did you know a DiGiorno pizza serves 5! Really 5 people?

    I make my own pizza now - more control.
  • taso42_DELETED
    taso42_DELETED Posts: 3,394 Member
    Marie Calender's Pot Pies. The sneaky thing is that on the large ones, a "serving size" is HALF of a pot pie. Who eats half a pot pie?? So one pot pie has over 1000 calories.

    To me, anything that comes in its own plate should be one serving.

    Now that you mentioned pot pies, you reminded me... anything from the restaurant chain Claim Jumper... Have a look at their nutritional info.. it will make you shudder.
  • killagb
    killagb Posts: 3,280 Member
    Marie Calender's Pot Pies. The sneaky thing is that on the large ones, a "serving size" is HALF of a pot pie. Who eats half a pot pie?? So one pot pie has over 1000 calories.

    To me, anything that comes in its own plate should be one serving.

    Now that you mentioned pot pies, you reminded me... anything from the restaurant chain Claim Jumper... Have a look at their nutritional info.. it will make you shudder.

    Most dishes there are like 5 lbs worth of food lol...I'd hate to see the cals on that Motherlode chocolate cake!
  • alias1001
    alias1001 Posts: 634 Member
    Marie Calender's Pot Pies. The sneaky thing is that on the large ones, a "serving size" is HALF of a pot pie. Who eats half a pot pie?? So one pot pie has over 1000 calories.

    To me, anything that comes in its own plate should be one serving.

    Yeah, those things are atrocious. When I first starting reading nutrition labels I was horrified.

    White Castle mozzarella sticks. Boyfriend brought home take-out after a long workday, and asked if I wanted one. Had some calories left--how bad could it be?

    147 calories, 11g fat per stick. Yikes. Imagine if someone ate the whole 5 count--700 calories just for a side.
  • Hellbent_Heidi
    Hellbent_Heidi Posts: 3,669 Member


    The biggest surprise I have had is probably the salad at Olive Garden. Apparently a normal size bowl has 350 calories! That means they put approximately 1/4 cup of dressing on the salad - way more than I would use. Add in 1 breadstick, and that's your entire meal!

    I know, right? I read this a while back in an article about "the worst 'free' foods in restaurants". It blew me away, because the base of their salad is so basic (its like they had to work at adding all those calories and fat into that amount of dressing). What they never tell you is that they actually have a low-fat version of the dressing that you can ask for!

    Another bad restaurant salad is Olgas greek entree salad.
  • agthorn
    agthorn Posts: 1,844 Member
    Now that you mentioned pot pies, you reminded me... anything from the restaurant chain Claim Jumper... Have a look at their nutritional info.. it will make you shudder.

    Hadn't ever heard of it (I'm an East Coaster) so I googled it. Not a good sign when several of the articles come up with headlines like "Claim Jumper - The World's Unhealthiest Chain Restaurant?" (http://eater.com/archives/2010/04/20/claim-jumper-unhealthiest-chain-restaurant.php)

    And Holy Frak - Nearly 5000 calories for beef stew??? That's enough calorie content for 2-4 people for an ENTIRE DAY.
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