Beginner counting calories, Help!

MintBerryCrunch21
MintBerryCrunch21 Posts: 24
in Food and Nutrition
I am a beginner in counting calories and at the moment I'm struggling a bit to see if the calories I counted are accurate and correct. Please can you tell me if I am right or wrong in my food calorie calculations below. I would kindly like to know the calories in each full packet not per 100g. I have posted the links below for each of the food items, much appreciated & many thanks :smile:

per full packet calories:

Asda Butchers Selection Beef Mince Extra Lean = 305 calories

ASDA Silverside Beef = 154 calories

ASDA Extra Special 4 Venison Burgers = 584 calories

ASDA Butchers Selection Turkey Breast Diced = 432 calories

Wild West Spicy Beef Jerky = 75 calories

TOTAL CALORIES: 1550

http://groceries.asda.com/asda-webstore/pages/landing/home.shtml#!product/910000562509

http://groceries.asda.com/asda-webstore/landing/home.shtml#/product/910001067127

http://groceries.asda.com/asda-webstore/landing/home.shtml?cmpid=ahc-_-ghs-sna1-_-asdacom-dsk-_-hp#/product/910000560466

http://groceries.asda.com/asda-webstore/landing/home.shtml?cmpid=ahc-_-ghs-d1-_-asdacom-dsk-_-hp#/product/78285320

http://groceries.asda.com/asda-webstore/landing/home.shtml?cmpid=ahc-_-ghs-d1-_-asdacom-dsk-_-hp#/product/910000028168

Replies

  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,106 Member
    I checked the first one for you (the beef mince extra lean) and you've got that right, 305 calories for the entire 250 g package.
  • MintBerryCrunch21
    MintBerryCrunch21 Posts: 24
    I checked the first one for you (the beef mince extra lean) and you've got that right, 305 calories for the entire 250 g package.

    great! :)

    how did I go on the other items? are my calculations right?
  • Mitzigan94
    Mitzigan94 Posts: 393 Member
    I suggest you first log and log on mfp all of your foods until you finally memorized almost all foods.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    look on the database, it should say per pack or per xxxg... or look on the actual packet of food....
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    confused as to why you would not just look in MFP database …or google these items?

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