My caf's crepes--to good to be true?

Phoenixflame

Can someone with more pastry-esque skill tell me if this is possibly true, or if my cafeteria's manager is just retarded?

My college cafeteria, which is very into local and organic food, has a section for crepes. The crepes are the wide, super thin kind that are dry-cooked on a circular plate in front of you. The crepe guy ladles some batter on, spreads it out until it's translucent, and cooks it up.

I've always wanted to try a savory lunch crepe, but never knew the calories. Recently, I emailed the manager a few questions on several of the cafeteria foods. One question was how much an unfilled, nothing-added crepe was. She replied that she would ask the caf's head chef, and later said that an unfilled crepe was 50 calories.

My first reaction was "YEEEEES!!!" But I am a cynical, suspicious type. Does this count seem possible?

Phoenixflame

Can someone with more pastry-esque skill tell me if this is possibly true, or if my cafeteria's manager is just retarded?

My college cafeteria, which is very into local and organic food, has a section for crepes. The crepes are the wide, super thin kind that are dry-cooked on a circular plate in front of you. The crepe guy ladles some batter on, spreads it out until it's translucent, and cooks it up.

I've always wanted to try a savory lunch crepe, but never knew the calories. Recently, I emailed the manager a few questions on several of the cafeteria foods. One question was how much an unfilled, nothing-added crepe was. She replied that she would ask the caf's head chef, and later said that an unfilled crepe was 50 calories.

My first reaction was "YEEEEES!!!" But I am a cynical, suspicious type. Does this count seem possible?

vanessadawn

It is mostly egg whites right? You could always estimate higher if you think that it is higher.

kristinlough

Here are the links I came across ....

http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/nutrition/All_Foods/Breads_and_Baked_Goods/Crepe_plain.html

http://www.recipezaar.com/Crepes-18410

http://www.thedailyplate.com/nutrition-calories/food/melissas/9-inch-french-crepes

So 50-150 calories. Maybe they're right?

dothompson

That sounds about right. They are carbs and protein which have 4 calories per gram. A piece of bread has about 100 calories and they probably weigh half as much.

Phoenixflame

Ok, you guys have eased my paranoia! Thankies!