calories in marinated chicken breast

JenFerguson1
JenFerguson1 Posts: 156 Member
edited October 1 in Food and Nutrition
Occasionally, I will have a piece of marinated grilled chicken breast (with skin and bone) from a local restaurant called Phils Chicken house. Its grilled but definitely very greasy and i know at least the skin packs in tons calories so I never eat that part. If I'm only eating the white breast meat under the skin, about how many calories are in that? I can never find it on the food database. I know it has to be more than a regular skinless chicken breast because its a little more greasy from having the skin on. Can anyone help me out??

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  • MelissaL582
    MelissaL582 Posts: 1,422 Member
    If that restaurant doesn't have a nutrition facts, it's your best guess. If you know of a restaurant that serves something similar, you can use that as well. Calories will NEVER be on point, so don't completely stress over it..at least you logged something, ya know?
  • JenFerguson1
    JenFerguson1 Posts: 156 Member
    If that restaurant doesn't have a nutrition facts, it's your best guess. If you know of a restaurant that serves something similar, you can use that as well. Calories will NEVER be on point, so don't completely stress over it..at least you logged something, ya know?


    I wish the place had the nutritional info! Either way, it would still be hard to judge since i dont eat the greasy fatty skin or any of the dark meat.
  • spyro88
    spyro88 Posts: 472 Member
    Occasionally, I will have a piece of marinated grilled chicken breast (with skin and bone) from a local restaurant called Phils Chicken house. Its grilled but definitely very greasy and i know at least the skin packs in tons calories so I never eat that part. If I'm only eating the white breast meat under the skin, about how many calories are in that? I can never find it on the food database. I know it has to be more than a regular skinless chicken breast because its a little more greasy from having the skin on. Can anyone help me out??

    It depends what it's marinated in? But it sounds like you think it's not great for you and I would just trust that instinct. Doesn't mean you shouldn't eat it but maybe allow 100-200 extra calories on top of the amount in a regular skinless grilled chicken breast. That's a complete guesstimate though, obviously :)
  • Ajaay
    Ajaay Posts: 70 Member
    You can add in the grilled chicken breast and then add a teaspoon of a fat (such as butter) to your logged calories for that meal. That way, you know its not accurate, but prob comparable.
  • moushtie
    moushtie Posts: 371 Member
    Yeah I would tend to log the chicken and then a spoonful of oil, as that's probably what it's mostly marinaded in.
  • JenFerguson1
    JenFerguson1 Posts: 156 Member
    great idea, thanks!
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