Confused as calories coming out very high

Looks about right to me, if the weights are accurate. 50g of hummus is a very large serve for a sandwich, as is 50g of cheese. If you're not weighing it, you might be over-estimating by a fair bit. The pita looks right, and mayo, even vegan mayo, is pretty high calorie. Do you need the mayo with the hummas? If you're weighing your ingredients, and those entries are right, the calorie count looks accurate.

you aren't tracking fat on your diary which makes it harder to figure, but 50 grams of cheese is a lump not a couple of shaves :-

Well... mayo, cheese, and pitas can be high in calories... it adds up quickly. I can tell you what works for me... I make sure to pay attention to the individual calories of each of the ingredients as I compile a recipe. I try to use less calories dense foods (like cheese and mayo) and more super low calorie foods, like veggies.

put bread on scale, tare scale, add spread, get weight of spread. Or weigh the container before and after you use it. You want to be pretty specific with those, things like PB have a LOT of calories in a fairly small amount.

If you're not weighing ingredients, I'd say you're overestimating a lot. Do you have a digital scale? Put the plate on it, tare it, build the sandwich on the plate, taring between ingredients. easy.

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CurlyCockney wrote: »

SammyBoo1980 wrote: »

I get really confused with things that are spreadable like humous or vegetable spread, peanut butter etc. How many grams is an average knife spread lol?

There a a few different methods for weighing. I build sandwiches on the scale, taring in between ingredients.

I agree that a food scale is EXTREMELY useful for those hard to measure items, like mayo or shredded cheese. When I first started measuring my food, I used a food scale and was OCD about measuring everything, down to the exact gram. After a week or so, I had a pretty good idea of an accurate gram/calorie count for the things I regularly eat. Even today, after years of counting calories off and on, I still occasionally break out my food scale to keep myself honest and for new foods. I especially like to use my food scale for things like greens, such as spinach or kale, and for various fruits... when "1 cup" or "I large fruit" can vary greatly depending on if you pack the greens in the measuring cup or depending on what you consider to be a small vs. large piece of fruit. If I remember correctly, I initially bought a food scale from Walmart for 10 or 15 bucks and while I do have to change the batteries every few months, the scale has lasted for at least 5 or 6 years.

I spent 30 bucks on an Escala scale at a local kitchen gadget shop to replace my 10 dollar walmart one. ( it still worked i just got tired of having to flip it over to switch to grams every time i turned it on.) I then a few weeks later found the same scale at goodwill for 3 bucks. . i now have 2. lol

ktekc wrote: »

I spent 30 bucks on an Escala scale at a local kitchen gadget shop to replace my 10 dollar walmart one. ( it still worked i just got tired of having to flip it over to switch to grams every time i turned it on.) I then a few weeks later found the same scale at goodwill for 3 bucks. . i now have 2. lol

I hated that about the walmart Taylor scale I had. I'm pretty sure all the frustrated flips to put it on grams is why it stopped working lol. I spent just a few more dollars to get a target Taylor scale that has all controls on the front and actually stays on grams. Same manufacturer yet way different quality ... I really believe some manufacturers cheap out for anything they sell at Walmart. (Issues with other products as well)

I eat a lot of vegan sandwiches and it's just a fact of life that a sandwich with mayo, hummus, and cheese is going to have more calories that a sandwich that includes just one or two of those ingredients and makes up the rest of the bulk with vegetables. I have found a scale to be incredibly valuable when building sandwiches or any meal. I'm really bad at judging how much hummus or cheese I'm actually eating. I'm not familiar with the brand of cheese you're using (I'm in the US), but I know that Daiya cheese can add up in calories very quickly.

Once you get the hang of weighing, it stops being a "ball ache." I find that knowing how many calories I have eaten (and how many I have left for the day) far outweighs any inconvenience of weighing.

weigh everything even your mayo, hummus etc.

yarwell wrote: »

SammyBoo1980 wrote: »

I get really confused with things that are spreadable like humous or vegetable spread, peanut butter etc. How many grams is an average knife spread lol?

no idea but a level teaspoon or tablespoon measured out and then spread would give you a better idea

Except that a teaspon measured it rarely the grams stated on the label.

For example, my butter says 14g or 1tbspn per serving. If i measure a level tablespoon...its actually 18g....about 20%more than the label state!

There is a simple answer to this. Weigh your ingredients.

AliceDark wrote: »

neohdiver wrote: »

SammyBoo1980 wrote: »

I get really confused with things that are spreadable like humous or vegetable spread, peanut butter etc. How many grams is an average knife spread lol?

Until you develop a good eye for quantity, tare your knife, scoop out the spread & weigh the knife with the spread on it.

Or put the container on the scale and tare it out, then scoop out the product. It'll give you the weight you used in negative grams.

That works even better.

mkakids wrote: »

yarwell wrote: »

SammyBoo1980 wrote: »

I get really confused with things that are spreadable like humous or vegetable spread, peanut butter etc. How many grams is an average knife spread lol?

no idea but a level teaspoon or tablespoon measured out and then spread would give you a better idea

Except that a teaspon measured it rarely the grams stated on the label.

For example, my butter says 14g or 1tbspn per serving. If i measure a level tablespoon...its actually 18g....about 20%more than the label state!

Not to mention, leveling out a teaspoon of butter in a teaspoon measure, then having to scrape it out onto your bread is really annoying and makes more dishes. Simply weighing it is easier, less messy and more accurate.