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Eggplant

mbogosi
mbogosi Posts: 5 Member
edited January 24 in Food and Nutrition
Your thoughts??? I love eggplant but even if I bbq it w/ NO oil it's still something like 450 calories per eggplant :-( wondering if anyone else here has a reason for me to stop or switch it out for something similar.

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  • caterpillardreams
    caterpillardreams Posts: 476 Member
    I would suggest making something with it, adding more veggies and some rice, or lean protein.
    I made Ratatouille, it was amazing, and you are eating so many other veggies as well as the eggplant.
    Try it , its pretty awesome.
  • tekwriter
    tekwriter Posts: 923 Member
    Don't see the problem. Consider portion control.

    Eggplant is:

    ■Low in Saturated Fat, Sodium, and Cholesterol
    ■High in Dietary Fiber, Folate, Potassium, Manganese, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, Thiamin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Pantothenic Acid, Magnesium, Phosphorus and Copper

    The nutritional value and health benefits of eggplant makes it ideal for:

    ■Maintaining optimum health
    ■Weight loss

    Don't include too many eggplants in your diet if you're interested in:

    ■Weight gain



    Nutritional Values
    Preparation Serving Size Carbs Fiber (g) Fat (g) Energy (kj)
    Eggplant - raw 100g 2.5 2.5 0.5 75
    Baby Eggplant 4 (65g) 1.5 1.5 0 45
    Eggplant - grilled 3 slices (90g) 2.5 2.5 0 75
    Eggplant - fried 100g 2.5 2.5 25 1000
  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 8,084 Member
    Are you sure about the calorie count? When I searched aubergine raw on MFP I got figures between 17-25 kcal for 100 grams.

    I've got a Vietnamese restaurant in the neighbourhood that bakes them whole (so no oil) with the skin pricked, then peels them and serves with soy sauce or fish sauce. Another oil free recipe is to bake them whole, then scrape out the flesh and make a dip with yoghurt and garlic

    I love eggplant but they do absorb huge amounts of oil when cooked in fat.
  • mbogosi
    mbogosi Posts: 5 Member
    It's about 20-30 Calories per Oz... The eggplants I eat are around 1-1.5 lbs. Each pound is 16 oz... :-/ I suppose if I just substitute it as my carbs for the day then I should be good as far as daily nutrition balance.
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,418 Member
    Eggplant is under utilized.......this is a recipe I've used as a main course.

    INGREDIENTS FOR EGGPLANT
    2 fairly large eggplant
    olive oil for brushing eggplant surfaces
    Sea salt and pepper
    3 large eggs
    1/4 cup of milk or cream
    4 oz of chevre (goat cheese) crumbled.
    1 tbsp of fresh oregano...mixed into the goat cheese.

    INGREDIENTS FOR SALAD.
    12 small tomato's....cherry, pear, heirloom
    handful of greens, your choice
    2 tbsps of evoo
    1 tbsp of vinegar.....balsamic or white wine
    2 cloves of roasted garic or 1 clove of fresh minced.
    salt and pepper.

    METHOD FOR EGGPLANT
    Heat oven to 400. Slice 1 eggplant lengthwise 1/4" and brush with olive oil and cook in the oven until soft. Turn oven down to 375. Cut the other eggplant in half lengthwise and brush cut side with olive oil and cook on a sheet pan in the oven until very soft, about 35 minutes. Scrape the flesh from the eggplant halves into a bowl, let cool as bit. Add the eggs and milk and season with salt and pepper. Line 4 to 6 ramekins or muffin tins, which is what I did, with the eggplant slices leaving so they overhang a little. Spoon in some eggplant mixture (half way up) add the goat cheese and add more eggplant mixture.....fold the eggplant slices over to cover. Set on a baking sheet and cook for 20 minutes, and then let it rest for 10 minutes.
    METHOD FOR SALAD
    Cut tomato's into quarters or halves, your call. Mix the oil and vinegar and the garlic to make a dressing. Mix greens, tomato's and dressing together and season with salt and pepper.

    PRESENTATION
    Turn out the eggplant souffles and serve a large spoonful of the tomato salad along side.
  • Ed98043
    Ed98043 Posts: 1,333 Member
    It's about 20-30 Calories per Oz... The eggplants I eat are around 1-1.5 lbs. Each pound is 16 oz... :-/ I suppose if I just substitute it as my carbs for the day then I should be good as far as daily nutrition balance.

    A whole eggplant of that size, with peel, is no more than 150 calories. Where are you seeing 20-30 calories per oz? Are you sure that's not as prepared with olive oil?
  • mbogosi
    mbogosi Posts: 5 Member
    Yeah.... I was wrong you are right. It's way less then I thought.
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