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Thanksgiving calorie calculator

sassareno
sassareno Posts: 59 Member
edited October 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Hi all,

I came across this tool that may be helpful in estimating calories: http://walking.about.com/library/cal/blthanksgivingcalories.htm

I don't think it's 100% accurate, depending on the foods you eat and the recipes you use. But instead of spending time today trying to count calories, I did a quick add and came to about 1400 cals for dinner and a piece of pie and a glass of wine. Of course, today will be my cheat day, since my total daily calorie allotment is 1410, and I had breakfast, a light snack, and beer. But, it feels good to be able to put down a (hopefully somewhat accurate) number, have my meal planned, and go on with celebrating my day!

What do you guys think of this? See any glaring inaccuracies?

And happy t-day!

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  • empressM
    empressM Posts: 66
    Thanks for this!

    Really helpful. I'll be using this today.
  • ElPumaMex
    ElPumaMex Posts: 367 Member
    Yes, came across the same one.

    Calories may not be exact, but I think it gives you a clear idea where the main calories come from.
    Just adding the 6 oz Turkey, Ham and prime rib takes you to 1000 calories.
    Every drink, about 100 calories.

    Surprising part is that they show low calories (180) for the pumpkin pie ! (apple pie piece is 480?)
    I have checked it at MFP, and the same pumpkin pie piece is listed as 316 calories; I tend to believe that one better
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