What food's calories have you been shocked by?

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  • AJR212
    AJR212 Posts: 1 Member
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    SO agree about the sushi rolls. I was SHOCKED when I went to log two puny california rolls for the first time. Sad, sad day in my book yet thankful for the eye opener.
  • MadtownMadisonian
    MadtownMadisonian Posts: 66 Member
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    cheese! and i moved to wisconsin 24 years ago, so limiting my cheese has been a real shock to my system. how can i be an adopted cheesehead if i no longer eat much of the stuff? received a lovely box of assorted cheeses as a holiday gift, and wound up re-gifting it to folks at work. ah well...
  • Kelly_Runs_NC
    Kelly_Runs_NC Posts: 474 Member
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    pasta, nuts, peanut butter..

    I guess I just was very uneducated about [portion sizes and calories...

    What a reality check!
  • tryclyn
    tryclyn Posts: 2,414 Member
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    Cheesecake. It seems to be a 100% efficient calorie vehicle; can go as high as 1600 calories per (restaurant-sized) serving.

    I can always make cheesecake fit into my goals.
  • footiechick82
    footiechick82 Posts: 1,203 Member
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    Sushi
    Cheesecake (cheesecake factory 1200+calories!!!!)
    Homemade chicken noodle/rice soup
    Rice Bran Oil and Olive Oil
    Butter (and I refuse to use plastic a.k.a margerine)
    Veggie Burger
    Shawarma
    Tim Horton's Panini sandwich
    My morning coffee (until I adjusted it to almond milk instead of 1/2 and 1/2 cream)
    buttercream icing
    Chicken alfredo pasta (with whole wheat noodles HOLY CRAP! 700+)

    I'm sure there's more but, seriously... wtheck???
  • saxmaniac
    saxmaniac Posts: 1,133 Member
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    Strawberries! I just entered 1 c fresh strawberries and it is 200 calories!

    That might be chopped up, so you should really recheck by weight. I'll put in a cup of strawberries (whole) and they are not nearly that much - maybe 50 cals.
  • HarlCarl
    HarlCarl Posts: 266 Member
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    Kraft - Macaroni N Cheese Original! 400 cals in 1C ????

    The stuff isn't that good, IMHO.
  • karllundy
    karllundy Posts: 1,490 Member
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    I used to drink Mike's Hard Lemonades in all the different flavors, those were 400 a piece and I was doing 2 to 3 a night. :sad:

    Now, I don't drink at all. Except a little something from a Mason Jar when I am sick. Always knocks it out. :drinker:

    Amen!
  • lumstead0317
    lumstead0317 Posts: 85 Member
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    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 :(

    Try PB2!
  • srenea9
    srenea9 Posts: 142
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    Almonds, Peanut Butter, Strawberries & Apples
  • serenapitala
    serenapitala Posts: 441 Member
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    Some things surprise me because they are so low in calories. 90 calories for a whole bag of freeze dried apple? 140 for 55 goldfish crackers? I thought both would be way more. I love those freeze dried apples!
  • NiSan12
    NiSan12 Posts: 374 Member
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    ANY KIND OF WINE OMG I NO IDEA THEY HAD SO MANY CALORIES!!! BUT THAT'S BECAUSE I LOVE WINE SO MUCH :-((
  • jillmichelle
    jillmichelle Posts: 8 Member
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    This is helpful to know, thank you! I do not have a food scale but I'm starting to think I need one because my estimates aren't so great...probably both high and low!!
  • plynn54
    plynn54 Posts: 912 Member
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    sunflower seeds, 170 cals for 1/4 cup
  • JamesBurkes
    JamesBurkes Posts: 382 Member
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    A couple of things really shocked me.

    The first was an oatmeal flapjack, the type you get in most supermarkets. 500+ calories!

    The other one that really shocked me was a medium-sized pork pie (maybe 3" in diameter). Over 1000 calories! Ouch.
  • footiechick82
    footiechick82 Posts: 1,203 Member
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    ANY KIND OF WINE OMG I NO IDEA THEY HAD SO MANY CALORIES!!! BUT THAT'S BECAUSE I LOVE WINE SO MUCH :-((

    I felt the same 135 to 155 (ish) calories per 4oz... I switched to the 'skinny girl" wine - it's good! I'm surprised!!! pleasantly surprised that is! 85 calories for 4oz... that's not bad... the whole bottle is about 425 calories which I can live with :)
  • cleomouri
    cleomouri Posts: 51 Member
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    The Welch's Sparkling grape juice.

    My family rarely kept alcohol in the house. Mum only kept what she might need for the occasional recipe and Dad would maybe have 1 beer during the game on Sunday's. For special occasions we'd get the sparkling grape juice for something fizzy and fancy.

    So for Christmas this year I picked a bottle up for my husband and I because, well, in my head that was kind of expected. Then I happened to be looking at the nutritional facts and discovered it was 150cal for a single glass. Had half the calories as what was on our plates.
  • sjanney007
    sjanney007 Posts: 42
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    I thought I was doing a lot better by ordering my iced tea 'half and half'. I was shocked to see that it was still approximately 380 calories! Eeek! Only unsweet tea for me from now on (which I'm fine with)
  • jillmichelle
    jillmichelle Posts: 8 Member
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    Sushi
    Cheesecake (cheesecake factory 1200+calories!!!!)
    Homemade chicken noodle/rice soup
    Rice Bran Oil and Olive Oil
    Butter (and I refuse to use plastic a.k.a margerine)
    Veggie Burger
    Shawarma
    Tim Horton's Panini sandwich
    My morning coffee (until I adjusted it to almond milk instead of 1/2 and 1/2 cream)
    buttercream icing
    Chicken alfredo pasta (with whole wheat noodles HOLY CRAP! 700+)

    I'm sure there's more but, seriously... wtheck???

    I just learned how to make buttercream frosting in a cake decorating class... Holy Cow. Will never look at it the same way again! There's a reason why it's so delicious.... :)

    I agree on sushi too - I had it this week and really tried to eat the healthier ones (as opposed to all tempura, all the sauces, the cream cheese ones...) and still...a lot of calories. But I love it. Might need to eat a few more edamame and fill up that way.

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