Are chicken wings really low in cals?

ebonyb202
ebonyb202 Posts: 42 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I don't understand how I'm below cals when I had 3 baked chicken wings w. veggies for lunch and Chinese food ( fried chicken wings w/ fries)

Are the calories off with this?

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  • jennifershoo
    jennifershoo Posts: 3,198 Member
    Chicken is about 1 cal per gram, so yes pretty low cals.
    However, I bet your sodium is way high!!!
    Don't forget to track it and drink a lot of water.
  • ebonyb202
    ebonyb202 Posts: 42 Member
    Chicken is about 1 cal per gram, so yes pretty low cals.
    However, I bet your sodium is way high!!!
    Don't forget to track it and drink a lot of water.

    Thanks!
  • jennifershoo
    jennifershoo Posts: 3,198 Member
    You're welcome!
  • mallory3411
    mallory3411 Posts: 839 Member
    The calorie counts in the diary can be WAY off sometimes! If I don't have the package to reference I will take an average of the various entries in the diary.
  • TequillaLover89
    TequillaLover89 Posts: 260 Member
    It would be easier to help you if you had your food diary open to the public...
  • AussieMisfit
    AussieMisfit Posts: 78 Member
    Chicken is about 1 cal per gram, so yes pretty low cals.
    However, I bet your sodium is way high!!!
    Don't forget to track it and drink a lot of water.

    That's probably an average or for breast meat though, right? Chicken wings have a high proportion of skin and if you don't prepare yourself there's a good chance there's been fat added in the cooking too. I'm with Mallory, I'd look at a few entries and then go for one average or a little above.
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