What food's calories have you been shocked by?

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  • pjaenen
    pjaenen Posts: 5 Member
    oops! ou don't take the hit, everybody else does. (hee hee)
  • cld111
    cld111 Posts: 300 Member
    A little off topic but I was surprised to learn that,of the 600,000 prepackeged foods avaialable in America,80% of them contain sugar in one form or another.When I read that I checked out the taco kit I got for my kids dinner.Soft shells,taco seassoning and taco sauce all contained sugar or corn syrup or both.No wonder America is so fat with all this sugar hidden in foods we wouldn't think of as sweets.Read your labels!

    Yes, I know!!! This is so irritating to me.
  • Athena53
    Athena53 Posts: 717 Member
    A little off topic but I was surprised to learn that,of the 600,000 prepackeged foods avaialable in America,80% of them contain sugar in one form or another.<snip>Read your labels!
    And keep an eye out for code words like "evaporated cane juice". It's sugar, too. Meanwhile, Big Food is trying to get permission to label high-fructose corny syrup as "corn sugar".
  • Amy62575
    Amy62575 Posts: 422 Member
    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 :(

    If you get Natural peanut butter, it's so much better for you! It may be a little higher in calories/fat, but if you stick with just a tablespoon or so, it isn't bad at all- it actually has good fat in it! :)

    Katie, great point! I think people get too worried about the calories in some foods. Avocados, nuts and peanuts may be calorically heavy but they provide essential oils and fats that we all need!

    I didn't read through all 9 pages, so I'm sorry if someone already mentioned this. A great alternative to peanut butter is PB2, made by Bell Plantation. It's powdered peanut butter for only like 45 calories 2 tbsp and 1/3 of the fat. Just add water. I was skeptical when I heard about it but it's actually very good and works great in smoothies or protein shakes. You can just google Bell Plantation.
  • ebr250
    ebr250 Posts: 199 Member
    Juice and all candy. How can a few of those little Hershey kisses equal the same amount of calories as in a medium sized apple?? It was really eye-opening to see the numbers!! :noway:
  • HOLLEE85
    HOLLEE85 Posts: 89
    If you look on pinterest there is a recipe for a cauliflower pizza crust......A LOT more healthy then a dough or tortilla crust.
  • LeCo56
    LeCo56 Posts: 2 Member
    Ramen noodles, eat the whole block, 390 calories.
  • athenad121
    athenad121 Posts: 14 Member
    Olive oil! I never thought it was good for you, don't get me wrong, but I added a drizzel of it to my otherwise plain salad and MFP said it was 119cal for one tablespoo!!. Makes me dread to think of foods that are olive oil based and that I love, like tzatziki
  • athenad121
    athenad121 Posts: 14 Member
    Sorry meant to post a response to the tzatziki comment. I come from a Greek family and we've never made it with it olive oil. I make mine with fat free plain Greek yogurt, grated cucumber, lemon juice and a little garlic. It turns out really good!
  • MerlinWilliams
    MerlinWilliams Posts: 92 Member
    Olive oil! I never thought it was good for you, don't get me wrong, but I added a drizzel of it to my otherwise plain salad and MFP said it was 119cal for one tablespoo!!. Makes me dread to think of foods that are olive oil based and that I love, like tzatziki

    Tzatziki is yogourt based, not olive oil.
  • caitipa
    caitipa Posts: 11
    Milk! It's not a lot of calories but I always used milk as a filler for something. I will stick to my almond milk which has half the calories than skim!
  • Athena125
    Athena125 Posts: 102 Member
    Pei Wei Spicy Chicken. I knew it was bad for me but 1400 calories for a meal?! NOT including the rice! Holy cow, no wonder I'm fat, I was eating that at least once a week for a good 5 months.

    Agreed. And all the Thai food I thought was "healthy." Calories and sodium add up fast, and most of the time my stomach hurts after I eat this stuff. Not worth it!
  • Speazzy
    Speazzy Posts: 79 Member
    ummm, yeah!!!!! So, we went to Jersey Mike's, thought I would treat myself to something other than a salad, so I went with a grilled veggie wrap (wheat wrap, no salad dressing)...it was over 700 calories!!! WTF!!!??? I usually look at menus before I go places, so I know what I should or should not order...next time I will be sure to stick to my rule!
  • justjo83
    justjo83 Posts: 16 Member
    Sushi. and not fried either! I was just curious the other day about how many calories were in one Crunchy Shrimp roll, come to find out it was almost 1/2 of my daily intake of cal's I freaked out! How can 1 small roll of Sushi have 500+ Calories??! So upsetting I could eat sushi everyday..

    I don't think that's correct. It probably means the roll before its cut, therefore actually 6-9 pieces.
  • rblesd
    rblesd Posts: 28
    Groats ,,, which is steal cut oats.. yeeks,,, back to regular oats for me
  • jlbryant2
    jlbryant2 Posts: 22 Member
    Homemade subs I used Cobblestone whole wheat buns turkey, ham, lettuce, tomato, and mustard. It was crazy high in calories after I thought that it would be super low.
  • justjo83
    justjo83 Posts: 16 Member
    Ribeye streak....750 Cals!!!
  • Daysednconfused
    Daysednconfused Posts: 975 Member
    Pistachios!! I absolutely love them, but don't eat them often because I ask myself "do you want a steak or some pistachios?" LOL - the steak normally wins!!
  • justjo83
    justjo83 Posts: 16 Member
    Ribeye streak....750 Cals!!!

    Steak *
  • athenad121
    athenad121 Posts: 14 Member
    Have any of you tried the Flatout brand wraps? They have a few flavors that are 90 calories for the whole wrap and they are good sized. I love them and use them all the time. They make great individual thin crust pizzas too!
  • fatjavotte
    fatjavotte Posts: 96 Member
    Honestly, none. I have had a calorie calculator inside my head since my teenage years.
  • BigAndyT
    BigAndyT Posts: 52 Member
    Pasta salads you think pasta you think healthy and pizzas around 1500 - 2000 a whole pizza!!
  • barbaramitchell101
    barbaramitchell101 Posts: 360 Member
    when I logged ROASTED, SALTED ALMONDS...don't remember the amount of cals, but now I buy ONLY raw and unsalted almonds....MUCH BETTER!!!!!!!!!!!
  • jhvf1958
    jhvf1958 Posts: 2
    Chilean Pisco Sour lemmon spirit like limoncello). 300c
    My Gosh!!!
  • asaw00
    asaw00 Posts: 1,904 Member
    Pizza dough, It looks so innocent!
  • purplecharm
    purplecharm Posts: 446 Member
    olive oil
    salmon
    peanut and almond butter
  • Vailara
    Vailara Posts: 2,469 Member
    Watermelon! I thought it was mainly just water and a little bit of sugar, so I thought I could tuck in. Wrong. 1400 calories each. I ate most of a whole one. I used up my calorie allowance and couldn't eat for the rest of the day.
  • devrinator
    devrinator Posts: 79 Member
    Fried Chicken!! I mean it should be no shock that's it isn't good, but over 500 calories for one breast!!! Oh the horror.
  • Synapze
    Synapze Posts: 499
    Watermelon. I was blown out of the water when i found out how low in calories it was.

    I thought because it tasted sop good it was bound to be bad. What a fool ive been . :tongue:

    Salmon surprised me.

    Pizza base. I thought i was safe buying the base and making my own. I was fooled. :grumble:
  • LGLinWinter
    LGLinWinter Posts: 3
    I was shocked by corn on the cob, even without butter it took a lot of my daily calories with it being veg i thought it would be safe!
    :sad:
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