Chilli Pepper and Oil?

splashblob
splashblob Posts: 249 Member
in Food and Nutrition
If I stir fry something and put 4-5 chilli pepper in there to spice the food but did not eat it, should I log in their calories?

So does oil...If I add 3-4 tablespoons of oil for frying things like eggs-I like mine crispy, but did not eat all of the oil, should I log it as 3-4 tablespoons of oil? And how should I log the oil for that? :indifferent:

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  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
    Guesstimate how much oil you consumed. I doubt it was more than 1/2 a tablespoon.

    I'm still too traumatized by your wasting of chili peppers to answer that one.
  • melsinct
    melsinct Posts: 3,512 Member
    Guesstimate how much oil you consumed. I doubt it was more than 1/2 a tablespoon.

    I'm still too traumatized by your wasting of chili peppers to answer that one.

    Agreed on all counts! Also, any calories from the chili peppers would be minimal (as in <1 calorie) so don't worry about it.
  • WVmom24
    WVmom24 Posts: 266 Member
    Can I have those peppers?
  • cakemewithyou
    cakemewithyou Posts: 132 Member
    I don't allow myself any leaveway! I log EVERYTHING!
  • Molly_Maguire
    Molly_Maguire Posts: 1,103 Member
    I usually log about 3/4 of the oil, and don't worry about the peppers, if I don't eat them. Peppers are so low in calories anyway that it wouldn't really matter.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Guesstimate how much oil you consumed. I doubt it was more than 1/2 a tablespoon.

    I'm still too traumatized by your wasting of chili peppers to answer that one.

    :laugh: This ^^ Actually, I would imagine it's < 1/2 Tbls on one egg. 1/2 Tbls is a lot of oil to stick to one egg. Don't add the peppers at all. You didn't eat them and even if you did unless they were very large they have very few calories.
  • splashblob
    splashblob Posts: 249 Member
    Thanks all for the reply. :D I am trying to make Thai spicy stir fry meat with basil so a lots of chilli is required, and it goes well with crispy fried egg. The authentic recipe actually use more chilli than what I am planning to use-like a fistful of them. Last time I made it, I used 3 peppers but it's not that spicy so I will double it up this time. :)
  • WickedGarden
    WickedGarden Posts: 944 Member
    you could just use hot chili oil instead of horrifying everybody by wasting the chilies. :happy:
  • splashblob
    splashblob Posts: 249 Member
    Interesting, I might try it once I hit the store. :)

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