What 200 calories looks like in dozens of foods

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  • Raasy
    Raasy Posts: 972 Member
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    This a good reminder. puts everything into perspective when you look at in pictures like this.. Sort of Eat this, not that kind of thing!
  • RobTheGourmet
    RobTheGourmet Posts: 189 Member
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    little under half a bottle of huy fong sriracha will net you 200 calories too.... ;p
  • slim4health56
    slim4health56 Posts: 439 Member
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    Thanks for posting...great reminder. Since joining mfp and tracking intake, I've found a few surprises. My greatest disappointment has been Grape Nuts. Without any milk, 200 calories of those crunchy little nuggets just doesn't go very far!
  • palmerar
    palmerar Posts: 489 Member
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    The ones that make me sad are the blueberry muffin, cheese, peanut butter and snickers
  • 1shauna1
    1shauna1 Posts: 993 Member
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    Thanks, this is really interesting! The glazed donut makes me laugh......just that little piece!
  • hmoffatt
    hmoffatt Posts: 51
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    Damn, I want a glazed donut now.
  • maillemaker
    maillemaker Posts: 1,253 Member
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    I think this is a great example of why low-carb diets are good.

    Even though I am now convinced, after reading the article posted here, that a calorie is a calorie and there is nothing chemically magical about a low-carb diet, I am convinced that it is easier to lose weight on a low-carb diet.

    The reason? On a high-carb diet you will struggle a lot more with portion control. Take a look at some of the high-carb photos in the link presented by the OP. In some cases, the 200 calorie portion of food is what I would consume as one handful of many handfuls of such a snack.

    Sit down and eat your fill of Fruit Loops compared to eating your fill of eggs and see which one packs on more calories.

    I think that if you eat a natural, unprocessed diet, there just aren't that many foods available to eat that are so super-appealing that you will stuff yourself with them, unless you are going to lay down some serious cash on steak, shrimp, and lobster.

    But in low-carb fantasy land, holy *kitten* you can drink 75% of your daily calories in one milkshake and be hungry a half-hour later.

    So low-carb diets may not be caloricly any different than a high-carb diet, but I think portion control is a lot harder with a low-carb diet.
  • davemunger
    davemunger Posts: 1,139 Member
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    The ones that make me sad are the blueberry muffin, cheese, peanut butter and snickers

    What bugs me is that so many places don't offer anything in the 200-calorie range. Try to find a 200-calorie chocolate chip cookie for sale, for example. That would be an okay snack, but anywhere you go, you only see 450-calorie monster cookies!
  • NiSan12
    NiSan12 Posts: 374 Member
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    Thanks for the info, KNOWLEDGE IS POWER
  • MrsSWW
    MrsSWW Posts: 1,590 Member
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    Pfft! Now I want Bailey's, drizzled over ice cream, topped with salted caramel sauce and a 99 stuck in the top for good measure. :grumble:
  • 1shauna1
    1shauna1 Posts: 993 Member
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    Rockets are NOT Smarties!!!
    Yes, Canadian smarties are definitely better:
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  • _noob_
    _noob_ Posts: 3,306 Member
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    ...I see that and think how miserable I'd feel without fats. Holy schnikes 2300ish (my BMR) calories of fruits and vegetables would be BRUTAL.
  • ChasingKatie
    ChasingKatie Posts: 331 Member
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    I wish I liked celery
  • svanzinha
    svanzinha Posts: 23 Member
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    Oh my goodness!! The gummibears..............
  • K_Serz
    K_Serz Posts: 1,299 Member
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    If I ate the giant bowl of puffed wheat I would still be starving 5 min afterwards. What a waste of 200 calories. Gimmie that Snickers.
  • Absonthebrain
    Absonthebrain Posts: 587 Member
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    Nice! I love how the fruits and veges are extra large portions! :)
  • JGT2004
    JGT2004 Posts: 231 Member
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    bump for a reminder when I need to make those healthier choices! Thanks for sharing :smile::
  • A_Warrior_Princess
    A_Warrior_Princess Posts: 344 Member
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    That is pretty neat to see the amounts in different foods that are 200 calories. Reminds me to eat healthy so I get more food! I am greedy like that!
  • KY2022runner
    KY2022runner Posts: 72 Member
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    Well, i guess jelly beans are not the cornerstone of a healthy diet, I assumed they were good for me since they were fruit flavored and all...
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
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    Rockets are NOT Smarties!!!
    Yes, Canadian smarties are definitely better:
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    Those look like Spree...

    ...which are also delicious.

    ETA: ...but since they're filled full of a chocolate-like stuff, are very different from Spree which are filled with solid sugary stuff. So now those sound like giant M&Ms.

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