Lentil stew/soup with beef. Help! How many calories?

UAYpull
UAYpull Posts: 26
in Food and Nutrition
My father makes this large pot of lentil stew/soup with beef. I have no idea how to "eyeball" the number of servings, and even if I did know how many servings I still would not know how many cup measurements to feed myself a moderate healthy amount!

I would assume he uses:

*water
*a pound to a pound and a half of beef,
*a 24 oz can of Hunts Pasta Sauce with Mushroom
*an 8 oz can of Hunts Sauce
*a 16 oz bag of lentils.


Is there any mathematical way to calculate the total caloric value of everything combined so I that I can accurately measure my serving in cups? Please help.

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  • UAYpull
    UAYpull Posts: 26
    Will I know what cup measurements to feed myself with?
  • jaygreen55
    jaygreen55 Posts: 315 Member
    From the MFP data base:

    Nutrition Facts
    EDIT
    Homemade - Beef and Lentil Stew
    Servings: I Bowl 367 gms
    Calories 438 Sodium 111 mg
    Total Fat 1 g Potassium 0 mg
    Saturated 0 g Total Carbs 94 g
    Polyunsaturated 0 g Dietary Fiber 15 g
    Monounsaturated 0 g Sugars 9 g
    Trans 0 g Protein 17 g
    Cholesterol 0 mg
    Vitamin A 0% Calcium 0%
    Vitamin C 0% Iron 0%
    *Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
  • UAYpull
    UAYpull Posts: 26
    So, basically you guys are saying there is no way to measure my serving size in cups? Thanks anyway. I appreciate your repsonses.
  • patricktesner
    patricktesner Posts: 2 Member
    Write the recipie out that you are working on then, keep accurate track of what your adding, measure your portion scoops...one soup ladle is I'm gonna say tpycially 6-8 ounces by volume, enter it when your done! One Soup Ladle should be one serving.
  • jaygreen55
    jaygreen55 Posts: 315 Member
    So, basically you guys are saying there is no way to measure my serving size in cups? Thanks anyway. I appreciate your repsonses.

    One bowl is approximately 2 cups
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    I'd ask him for the recipe, then make it myself using the recipe builder and measure it out.

    Usually a bowl is around 2 cups.
  • patricktesner
    patricktesner Posts: 2 Member
    No you just have to know how many people this recipe is intending to serve, and measure out how much is one serving!
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    use the recipe builder and measure everything out...you can determine whatever you want as a serving size...I'd personally just measure it out cup by cup and how many ever cups you end up with, that's a "serving"...

    It's either that or guestimate with stuff that is in the database...that can be a pretty big guestimate though because you have no idea how much of whatever anyone put in their lentil beef stew.

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