question about fried eggs

misshpn
misshpn Posts: 70 Member
edited January 15 in Food and Nutrition
Hi guys.
I have a quick question. When you pick fried eggs, is the kcal-count inclusive kcal for butter/oil, or do you have to add that on the side? If so, why is the amount of kcal in fried eggs, higher than in boiled eggs?

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  • xaMErica
    xaMErica Posts: 284 Member
    I actually just logged 'fried eggs'.. the calories where the same as on the package of raw eggs.. So I am going to say nope. I'll be honest... I rarely use any of that stuff because it is a pain to log -_- I'll find a different way to cook w/e I'm eating =p
  • beckimj
    beckimj Posts: 186 Member
    I choose egg rather than fried egg and add what I used to make the egg as a separate ingredient, usually.
  • misshpn
    misshpn Posts: 70 Member
    Thank you, that's very helpful!
  • Run4UrHealth
    Run4UrHealth Posts: 348 Member
    I just use olive oil spray and salt-free seasonings to fry my egg....the spray is 0 cals for so many sprays! :)
  • ilovedeadlifts
    ilovedeadlifts Posts: 2,923 Member
    I choose egg rather than fried egg and add what I used to make the egg as a separate ingredient, usually.

    this, as it will vary by what you fry it in, and how much you use.
  • ElicitDreams
    ElicitDreams Posts: 73 Member
    I choose egg rather than fried egg and add what I used to make the egg as a separate ingredient, usually.

    I second this
  • mum212
    mum212 Posts: 173 Member
    the cals should already be in fried egg and less in poached or boiled x
    i dont add thre pils in my tracker i always use olive il and just a tea spoon
  • byHISstrength
    byHISstrength Posts: 984 Member
    I choose egg rather than fried egg and add what I used to make the egg as a separate ingredient, usually.


    ^^Yup
  • caribougal
    caribougal Posts: 865 Member
    I fry my eggs in coconut oil, and use an MFP entry that says "Eggs Fried in Coconut Oil". Works for me. I actually use just about 1/2 tsp of oil, so I figure it it's a cal overestimate, that's fine, since I probably underestimate other things.
  • MercenaryNoetic26
    MercenaryNoetic26 Posts: 2,747 Member
    I choose egg rather than fried egg and add what I used to make the egg as a separate ingredient, usually.

    I do this too.
  • juliekaiser1988
    juliekaiser1988 Posts: 604 Member
    Hi guys.
    I have a quick question. When you pick fried eggs, is the kcal-count inclusive kcal for butter/oil, or do you have to add that on the side? If so, why is the amount of kcal in fried eggs, higher than in boiled eggs?

    I use olive oil in an aerosol pump container, so it's basically equiv. to using PAM.

    Also, when I plugged it in, I see eggs as 70 cals, but fried eggs as 92 cals. There's your butter calories.
  • mustgetmuscles1
    mustgetmuscles1 Posts: 3,346 Member
    I use a spritz of olive oil in the pan. The calories from that are around 5 calories. Hardly worth worrying about. If I was using more or a patty of butter I might log it separate.
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