What food's calories have you been shocked by?
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^^Have you weighed a serving of peanut butter?...it is depressingly and deceivingly small0
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CranstonJ2016 wrote: »Nuts and carrots. I was shocked that one adult carrot was over 100 calories, this is why I weigh everything and buy baby carrots (I'm a quantity eater)
Good news! A large carrot is NOT 100 calories. More like 35.0 -
ShareeEmma wrote: »toddslaten1 wrote: »Definitely peanut butter!
It's odd you say that I got a 100% peanut, organic peanut butter which is not that bad in cals... unless the barcode is not right when I scan it. I have an open diary I think it was Thursday night I 'accidentally' ate four tablespoons of... if it's wrong this could be why I'm not loosing anything
No matter the peanut butter, calories will nearly all be exactly the same: 200 per 32g, roughly. Ground up peanuts are all peanuts, no matter whether they were grown in a pig sty or in a unicorn forest.
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Fast food. People talk up how "fattening" fast food is, but there are plenty of low calorie options available.
Restaurant food. For whatever reason, I used to think sit down restaurants generally had lower calorie meals than fast food places, but anything and everything tends to be 1000+ calories. In the rare times I eat out, I can never eat more than half a meal.0 -
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Susieq_1994 wrote: »ShareeEmma wrote: »toddslaten1 wrote: »Definitely peanut butter!
It's odd you say that I got a 100% peanut, organic peanut butter which is not that bad in cals... unless the barcode is not right when I scan it. I have an open diary I think it was Thursday night I 'accidentally' ate four tablespoons of... if it's wrong this could be why I'm not loosing anything
No matter the peanut butter, calories will nearly all be exactly the same: 200 per 32g, roughly. Ground up peanuts are all peanuts, no matter whether they were grown in a pig sty or in a unicorn forest.
Damn that label is wrong then. I wondered why when I ate the same brand from a different store the outcome on logging was different. Glad I Seen this!!
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Mayonnaise *cries* Light just isn't the same! Miracle whip is a little better...
Also, I re-iterate nuts of all kinds are way higher in calories than I expected! Same for guacamole...and oil!1 -
A salad with 1/4 c cheese and lite dressing still amount to about as many calories as if I had 4 oz of chicken with a side of black beans and corn, which imo is way more satisfying.0
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.LadyBirdGo wrote: »olive oil, caramel.....
also I'm amazed by the comparisons between the same foods by different brands...like if you compare the exact same type of soup made by progresso and campbell's the difference in calories and sodium can be shocking.
oh yeah, and before I forget...SPICES! I know this might sound stupid, but I actually used to think that all spices had 0 calories. ha!
and I am also shocked with certain fruits that have calories....(fyi, with weight watchers they tell you that fruits are 0 points....which i think gives you a false sense of reality)[b/].
And therein lies the problem with weight watchers/slimming world and those other slimming plans. They don't teach portion control or calorie counting. I've always maintained that if those business models really worked, the companies would go bust.
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Nuts...I love nuts and it's depressing how a small handful of say hazelnuts can add up quickly. I do find I feel happier and eat fewer if I buy them in the shells vs already shelled. Sadly the days of mixed nuts in shells being widely available seem to be over.0
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Nuts...I love nuts and it's depressing how a small handful of say hazelnuts can add up quickly. I do find I feel happier and eat fewer if I buy them in the shells vs already shelled. Sadly the days of mixed nuts in shells being widely available seem to be over.
Yes nuts so much. Before knowing calories I always thought nuts were "healthy" and would eat a bunch of them not knowing how calorie dense they were.0 -
Definitely peanut butter!
This, and it makes me so sad, because peanut butter is delicious and healthy. But I can only allow myself a little each day or I'll ruin my calorie goals
For those of you who absolutely love peanut butter but cringe when you look at the calories/fat, I've been trying this brand called PB2 (I got mine online but Walmart and Sam's club sell it too). It's a powdered form of peanut butter where a lot of the fat is removed. You just add water and it becomes creamy like actual peanut butter. It's not as intense of a peanut butter but hey, I don't feel guilty eating it anymore. 85% less fat 45 calories per 2 tbsp. Another plus is that you can add it to smoothies to make it creamier! (It's comes in chocolate peanut butter too-my favorite!)3 -
Saltine crackers0
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Wine.0
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I love this thread! I am definitely not one of those who thinks that salads are all healthy, but I went to lunch with my sister and wanted to have something that would not totally derail me. When I got home and logged it, turns out the salad was 800 calories! Thank goodness I didn't finish it! Should have had a burger, it would have put me over just the same!1
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crystallambeth wrote: »
Aaaaggggghhhhhh
Not another Halo Top post.
A pox on all who post about Halo Top as those of us in Canada can't get it.
I do have holidays planned in the US and it will be the first thing I buy. And I am going to post all about eating it.
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Everything !!
Two days in and I am looking at even "healthy" food differently. I guess I should check out peanut butter !!0 -
Tacklewasher wrote: »crystallambeth wrote: »
Aaaaggggghhhhhh
Not another Halo Top post.
A pox on all who post about Halo Top as those of us in Canada can't get it.
I do have holidays planned in the US and it will be the first thing I buy. And I am going to post all about eating it.
Not available in the UK either 0
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