Kiss Pork chops good bye?

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  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    Fat does not make you fat. Carbs make you fat. Lose the flour and those chops are perfect!!

    Actually, submerging the chops in oil adds fat exponentially. Carbs are not evil... it's excess of "fill in the blank" that causes you to get fat. In this case, it was the oil that made those chops so calorific.
  • ajhugz
    ajhugz Posts: 452 Member
    Don't give up pork chops. I know fried chops are amazing, my granny made them once in a while when I was a kid. Sometimes smothered with gravy. Try weighing your food and looking at the serving size before you cook it. If you have a high calorie food try to balance it with steamed veggies or a salad (veggies don't have many calories no matter how much you eat). There are also alternatives to frying them. You can bake chops breaded or not. Like a few other people said, try a different cut of chop.

    If nothing else, buy a scale. I was over estimating what I was eating before i used a scale.
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    I'll try not frying next time. I just looked at it's 120 calls a Tbsp, I might have used 1 for the fry. Thanks for the recipes- I'll try some of these others with the next batch.

    Also, rather than using a generic entry, try using the 'Recipes' feature under the 'Food' tab so that you can calculate your meals more precisely.
  • ajhugz
    ajhugz Posts: 452 Member
    i think frying them adds all the calories

    Found this article on fat added from frying. This is just an exert, but you can read the whole article it you want.

    "Even though deep frying requires you to dunk your food into a vat of oil or fat, when done right, the food expels steam rather than absorbs oil. According to the "New York Times," when meat hits 365-degree oil, the sizzling sound is from steam leaving the food. As long as steam is exiting, fat can't get in. Researchers at Singapore Polytechnic School of Chemical and Life Sciences, however, have shown exactly how much fat makes it to your dinner table. In a 2001 study, researchers there analyzed how much fat foods absorb when they're fried. Fried potatoes absorb 2.55 g of fat. Battered fried fish absorbs 4.33 g of fat vs. 7.61 g when breaded. Battered fried chicken absorbs 0.19 g of fat vs. breaded fried chicken, which absorbs 5.8 g of fat. What's important to note is that what you use to coat your food could double, or even triple, the amount of fat and calories absorbed."


    Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/504208-how-many-calories-does-frying-add/#ixzz2NTabfjey
  • AlexBoBalex79
    AlexBoBalex79 Posts: 99 Member
    Yes, I just pulled the recipe from the database. I'll be better about calculating calories for my own dishes.

    Quarol, I'm obviously not cutting out an entire food. Thanks.
  • Synapze
    Synapze Posts: 499
    600 cals? Did you eat the bone too?

    lol :laugh:
  • Confuzzled4ever
    Confuzzled4ever Posts: 2,860 Member
    It's probably the flour.. flour is shockingly high in calories.. or the oil.. depending how much you used..

    Also.. if you made your own recipe then use the recipe thing on here .. the ones in the database are so vastly different..

    did you get lean pork? I buy thin sliced center cut trimmed sirloin pork chops. I love love pork.. I eat it all the time.. I just bought peppered bacon.. mmmm bacon..
  • jayliospecky
    jayliospecky Posts: 25,022 Member
    I don't think frying is so bad, either. If you used a Tbsp of oil for two porkchops, that's still at max. an added 60 calories per chop. Plus I think you will see there is still oil in the pan when you've finished frying them. Also, a Tbsp of flour is 28 calories or so, so even if you used 2 Tbsp per pork chop, you're STILL only adding another 60 calories there.

    The real variance here is going to come from the pork chop itself. So first, you need an accurate weight, and second, it will depend greatly on the cut. Lean pork is quite low in calories and fat and I happen to prefer it to the fattier cuts.

    Pork is definitely one of my favorites. Keep it.
  • Andrew_peter
    Andrew_peter Posts: 94 Member
    Never use oil to fry my chops always found with a non-stick pan the pork has just enough fat to keep from burning if your are careful. Also just add a dash of salt and pepper to season, no need to muck around with flour or shake and bake for taste if you buy decent cuts.

    Just fried one up for lunch today. Delicious!

    * Usda (Generic) - Pork Loin Rib Chop (Raw - Bone-In), 224 g - 417 calories
  • BEERRUNNER
    BEERRUNNER Posts: 3,046 Member
    Dont flour them and fry them!?!?!?! Just get put them in the pan...season them and thats it!
  • bnorris2013
    bnorris2013 Posts: 256 Member
    Yah pork chops are not very high calories not much more then chicken

    I sprinkle mine with lawrys seasoning salt put in aluminum foil and bake at 450 for about 25 minutes and they come out yummy

    Hubby prefers pepper and garlic and lemon on his cooked same way
  • psych0kitty
    psych0kitty Posts: 313
    I get boneless pork chops because they're easier to deal with.

    Aside from that, I have a recipe you can try. Marinate the chops in Guinness and molasses for several hours, then grill them. SO GOOD. We grill all year round - it's a great way to cook meatstuff. If you don't want to grill, you can broil or pan-sear instead.
  • gaylynn35
    gaylynn35 Posts: 854 Member
    Bake, broil or cook them on the grill. Love the Shake and bake too!!!
  • allisonrozsa
    allisonrozsa Posts: 178 Member
    It may be the size of the pork chop. Frying it will always increase the calorie content.
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    Are you sure that is an accurate entry. I just went to the USDA site did a 6oz pork chop, breaded, and fried with fat eaten and I get 391 calories.

    I would double check that entry.

    http://reedir.arsnet.usda.gov/codesearchwebapp/(xrkczqujch0vkgyf4i2ohw55)/measures.aspx?id=22101310

    Here's the link it may or may not work.
  • mittens6395
    mittens6395 Posts: 53
    I broil or bake pork chops. Sometimes I put a low sodium/low sugar marinade on them. It keeps the calories much lower. Here is a low fat eggplant bake link. http://lowfatcooking.about.com/od/vegetablesandvegetarian/r/eggplantbake.htm

    I love eggplant and will also cook it like stuffed bell peppers with extra lean ground turkey.
  • seif0068
    seif0068 Posts: 193 Member
    I made these really yummy bone in pork loin pork chops. Dredged them in flour and cayenne pepper and seasoned with a bunch of spices and fried them up with some oil and topped them off with fresh thyme and oregano. They were oh, so good. My side dish was eggplant parm (baked, not fried). So my husband and I are sitting down for our meals and pull up MFP to log in our food when WHAM(!) we see that each chop is close to 600 calories each! Not to mention the eggplant parm (which I expected). SO, kiss pork chops good bye or hope that some one out there has a good recipe that won't break the calorie bank?

    That is highly unlikely unless you drenched them in oil. Pork chops are one of the lowest cal meats out there!
  • skinnyinnotime
    skinnyinnotime Posts: 4,078 Member
    Yeah, the flour and frying is probably what did you in. Pork chops themselves, are not a bad meat source.

    Yep.
  • pinkcloudrising
    pinkcloudrising Posts: 63
    You can still have pork chops as you prepared them. The 600 calories at a meal isn't as bad as you are making it out to be. If you are eating 600 calories per meal and having 3 meals per day that is 1800 calories. Depending on what your weight loss / maintenance goal(s) are you can still have the chops are you prepare them. If you want to have the pork chops without the high calories then do as others suggest and season and bake them, season and fry them, don't deep fry them--use less oil.

    Another suggestion is to be mindful of the side dish you have with your fried pork chop. You might try a cup of some vegetable or a couple of cups of salad, being mindful of the amount of dressing you put on. This will all allow you to keep the pork chops in your meal plan.

    I am finding that there is no need to restrict or cut out any food, something I did for years and never lost and kept any significant weight. What is working for me is to set a daily caloric amount that is reasonable for my current height and weight and my goals for weight loss. It is working. I was able to get into a jacket last night that I bought 3 years ago. Not only was I able to put it on, it almost closes in the front. Do you know how momentous that is to me? It is akin to there being an end of world hunger or peace in the middle east. Yeah, it is all that.
  • Mom0819
    Mom0819 Posts: 78 Member
    There are many different listings on the database for pork from 130 calories for 4 oz. to 236 calories. I know it depends upon the cut and amount of fat - but these are basically the same. Plus, a center cut boneless pork loin roast (from the package at my grocery) is 170 for 4 oz. The SAME cut in a chop is 130 calories. What is a person to believe?

    Costco - Pork Chops, 4 oz 236
    Costco - Pork, Fresh, Loin, Top Loin (Chops), Boneless, Raw, 4 oz. 172
    Generic - Pork Chop, Boneless, Lean, 1" Thick, 4 oz. 130
    Food Lion - Boneless Loin Pork Chop, 4 oz 220
    Generic - Boneless Center Cut Thin Pork Chops 1 Chop About 114g, 1 chop 114g 130
    Generic - Pork Chop, Boneless, Lean, 1" Thick, 4 oz. 130
    Generic - Pork, Fresh, Loin, Sirloin (Chops), Boneless, 4 oz 132
  • Andrew_peter
    Andrew_peter Posts: 94 Member
    There are many different listings on the database for pork from 130 calories for 4 oz. to 236 calories. I know it depends upon the cut and amount of fat - but these are basically the same. Plus, a center cut boneless pork loin roast (from the package at my grocery) is 170 for 4 oz. The SAME cut in a chop is 130 calories. What is a person to believe?

    Costco - Pork Chops, 4 oz 236
    Costco - Pork, Fresh, Loin, Top Loin (Chops), Boneless, Raw, 4 oz. 172
    Generic - Pork Chop, Boneless, Lean, 1" Thick, 4 oz. 130
    Food Lion - Boneless Loin Pork Chop, 4 oz 220
    Generic - Boneless Center Cut Thin Pork Chops 1 Chop About 114g, 1 chop 114g 130
    Generic - Pork Chop, Boneless, Lean, 1" Thick, 4 oz. 130
    Generic - Pork, Fresh, Loin, Sirloin (Chops), Boneless, 4 oz 132

    The food database is an absolute mess on this site.
    Just us the USDA values and be as accurate as possible in your search.

    http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/search/list

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