210 calories... Really?!?

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Becky_Boop
Becky_Boop Posts: 96
in Food and Nutrition
I made potatoe wedges:


2 potatoes 325g (about 11oz) total, not each.
1 spoon olive oil (5ml)
a sprinkle of dried herbs

oven cooked for 20(ish) minutes on 180

the closest thing I could find on mfp food diary was 210calories, I'd have personally counted the oil alone at 100+! Can it be right?

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  • S_H84
    S_H84 Posts: 75
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    I just found a similar recipe here: http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/oven-roasted-potatoes/Detail.aspx

    So, for one large potato it counted 289 calories..... Not too far off from what you had.
  • liltommysmommy
    liltommysmommy Posts: 13
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    It is surprising how high some things are!
  • sharonuk10
    sharonuk10 Posts: 277
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    I use this website to figure out my own recipe calories.. http://caloriecount.about.com/cc/recipe_analysis.php
  • ZebraHead
    ZebraHead Posts: 15,207 Member
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    Folk on MFP showed me this site:

    http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-calculator.asp

    Here I built a simple recipe that was11ozs russett potato wedges, olive oil and sea salt

    I got this nutrition info:

    1 Serving
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 330.0
    Total Fat 7.3 g
    Saturated Fat 0.0 g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 0.0 g
    Monounsaturated Fat 0.0 g
    Cholesterol 0.0 mg
    Sodium 1,026.7 mg
    Potassium 1,613.3 mg
    Total Carbohydrate 66.0 g
    Dietary Fiber 7.3 g
    Sugars 3.7 g
    Protein 7.3 g
  • Samantharose8akaDebbie
    Samantharose8akaDebbie Posts: 407 Member
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    Next time you make them, leave out the oil.............they are just as good that way...........I leave them in a bit longer to crisp up.
  • ZebraHead
    ZebraHead Posts: 15,207 Member
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    Next time you make them, leave out the oil.............they are just as good that way...........I leave them in a bit longer to crisp up.

    Good point - I was thinking that I use PAM while mixing them up in the bowl before roasting them, that helps alot. Again I don't eat taters much anymore.

    This also works for roasting veggies like strips of carrots, zuchs, squash, parsnips (yum), etc...

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