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Crockpot "Refried" Pinto Beans- skeptical of calorie count

modestguineapig
modestguineapig Posts: 23 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Has anyone made these and calculated the calories? I want to make sure I am in the right ballpark or if something got messed up. With my calculations, 140g =134 calories. I am skeptical because I feel so full after eating this serving.

My recipe:
570g dry pinto beans
9 cups water
190g yellow onion
50g minced garlic
(salt/spices- don't input those)

Cook on high for 5-8 hours. Drain most of water, and then mash them (add back water to desired consistency). The finished weight of the mashed beans was 1660g.

Sound right?

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  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    Massive fiber hit. Low in calories because no added fat. Call it a win.
  • sheermomentum
    sheermomentum Posts: 827 Member
    edited September 2015
    Sounds a tiny bit low. Database says 140 grams of cooked pinto beans has about 200 calories, and I double-checked that against the NAL database. But it depends on how much water you add back, I suppose. Sounds like you measured everything, so if that's what the calculator says, then, its probably right.
  • cmtigger
    cmtigger Posts: 1,450 Member
    It looks like no oil or fat, so it doesn't sound crazy.
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  • modestguineapig
    modestguineapig Posts: 23 Member
    Ok, thanks everyone!
  • dawnz75
    dawnz75 Posts: 579 Member
    I love to make homemade refried beans in the crockpot. I can eat just one cup and it satisfies. My secret- add 1-2 cups of any healthy (no sugar) salsa at the end with and immulsion blender. Each batch has a wonderful new taste with a new salsa. Be careful of the sodium content of the salsa. Anyone else make it this way?
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