How accurate are these calories?

clewliss
clewliss Posts: 640 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I just worked out this morning for 50 min- 30 cardio and 20 weights, so I had a lot of extra calories. We have a sonic 2 miles from home:explode: and with it being Sunday, we stopped by Sonci for a quick lunch and I had the extra calories, so I was going to indulge in a grilled chicken sandwich! I looked up the calories before going and on MFP they were 380 cal, but when I pulled it up from the Sonic Nutrition Guide, the sandwich was listed for 420. Which one is accurate? I'm logging the 420 because I would rather be over than under. Just wondered if anyone else has ran into this!!

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  • clewliss
    clewliss Posts: 640 Member
    I just worked out this morning for 50 min- 30 cardio and 20 weights, so I had a lot of extra calories. We have a sonic 2 miles from home:explode: and with it being Sunday, we stopped by Sonci for a quick lunch and I had the extra calories, so I was going to indulge in a grilled chicken sandwich! I looked up the calories before going and on MFP they were 380 cal, but when I pulled it up from the Sonic Nutrition Guide, the sandwich was listed for 420. Which one is accurate? I'm logging the 420 because I would rather be over than under. Just wondered if anyone else has ran into this!!
  • réalta
    réalta Posts: 895 Member
    some foods on the site are not accurate so its best to check them out yourself sometimes

    i always overestimate, dont want to be eating all the time and be going over :flowerforyou:
  • jawaria
    jawaria Posts: 86
    are there other places where we canfind nutrition info?
  • raincloud
    raincloud Posts: 405 Member
    If sonic says it's 420 then that would be the most accurate place to get that info.

    Someone probably logged it in either wrong, or a while back and it changed.
  • debmac63
    debmac63 Posts: 459 Member
    :smile: I too go with the nutrition values that a particular food vendor has if they give that information. If not I use "thedailyplate.com" alot. They are pretty accurate as far as I can tell.
  • arewethereyet
    arewethereyet Posts: 18,702 Member
    likely the mayo or special sauce was removed on the MFP calc.
  • clewliss
    clewliss Posts: 640 Member
    are there other places where we canfind nutrition info?

    Usually the resturaunt will have their own nutrition guides if you google them, and that's what I did. Also, you can do like deb stated above and use "thedailyplate.com". I had just been using MFP until I thought to google it and boy, was that a suprise! I printed out the whole nutrition guide from Sonic b/c it's so close to us (small town and the only fast food chain, ha) I usually get a salad, but wanted to eat something different! I'm glad I checked though.
  • clewliss
    clewliss Posts: 640 Member
    likely the mayo or special sauce was removed on the MFP calc.

    I thought of that b/c it's about a 40 cal difference! Mayo can add up and I love it:ohwell:
  • arewethereyet
    arewethereyet Posts: 18,702 Member
    your doing great. just getting info and using it is a big step in the right direction.

    When I was pregnant with my 1st son I was so proud because I ate a salad each and every day. In my ignorance, I could not figure out how I gained 54 pounds.

    It wasnt until years later when my son was 14 and we went to a nutritionist, that I found out the truth. She asked what I put on the salad, I said iceburg lettuce, tomatoes, celery, eggs, cheese, carrots, croutons and blue cheese dressing. I was so proud. She asked how much blue cheese ....oh at least 2 over full scoops!! She then told me my salads were approx. 700 calories and 40 grams of fat. :noway: The cheese was cheese food, the BC dressing was horrible, the iceburg was useless.

    I would have been better off with a piece of pizza!!

    So learning and being aware is wonderful!

    Good luck!:flowerforyou:
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