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    400 calories in a bagel???

    Posts: 26,368 Member
    edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
    I bought some bagels at a local shop, weighed mine (egg bagel, 147g), then logged it... Using the MFP's generic 'egg bagel' entry... 409 calories.

    Yikes.

    Doesn't that sound a bit extreme for a bagel? It's not even that big! This is why I only eat them when I have a craving, I guess...

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    • Posts: 18 Member
      Sounds like a bit much in my opinion, but then again I constantly overstate my portions to be on the safe side.
    • Posts: 10,330 Member
      Any bread of that weight has about as many calories. Sad, but because baked products are generally low in moisture they end up being calorie dense even if they aren't high in fat.
    • Posts: 25,981 Member
      edited August 2016
      Bagels do have many more calories than what bread has. I discovered that about 10 years ago.

      Nutrition data says that a large bagel (131 grams) has 364 calories.
      http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/baked-products/4820/2

      Yours was even bigger ... so 409 sounds about right.

    • Posts: 26,368 Member
      I guess it makes sense, 147g of bread would be a lot of calories too... it would just be a much bigger serving!
    • Posts: 7,490 Member
      yep, this is why i get my fix with the bagel "thin" options.
    • Posts: 10,330 Member
      Well, you could scoop out some of the inside and save it to make bread crumbs (which also makes it easier to fill with whatever you want). This reduces the weight and the calories. Just scoop out enough to reduce the weight but not enough to make it stop being a begel.
    • Posts: 25,981 Member
      amusedmonkey wrote: »
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      It's only a few calories more per 100 grams.

      Italian bread, for example, has 271 calories per 100 g a bagel has 278. Regular commercial white and pita bread has about 266.

      All breads are kinda sad. It was quite a shock to me because eating a whole 150 gram pita was a multiple times a day affair for me - that's 400 calories of bread 2-3 times a day. Not being able to eat as much bread was one of the hardest things to get used to.

      I was thinking in terms of slices ... 2 slices of bread is reasonable ... 2 halves of a bagel isn't. Unless of course you want the calories. :)
    • Posts: 9,520 Member
      Francl27 wrote: »
      I bought some bagels at a local shop, weighed mine (egg bagel, 147g), then logged it... Using the MFP's generic 'egg bagel' entry... 409 calories.

      Yikes.

      Doesn't that sound a bit extreme for a bagel? It's not even that big! This is why I only eat them when I have a craving, I guess...

      Looks like all bagels aren't created equal. Are you talking ready-to-eat with something already stuffed between it, or just the bagels in a package to take home and prepare.

      The ones I'm familiar with are by Toufayan and only have 240 calories in regular bagels, and 100 calories in their "Smart Bagels".
    • Posts: 1 Member
      yeah, sad, but it's accurate... a greek sesame bagel( 85g), has about 350 calories.... :/
    • Posts: 1,070 Member
      Francl27 wrote: »
      I bought some bagels at a local shop, weighed mine (egg bagel, 147g), then logged it... Using the MFP's generic 'egg bagel' entry... 409 calories.

      Yikes.

      Doesn't that sound a bit extreme for a bagel? It's not even that big! This is why I only eat them when I have a craving, I guess...

      Sounds pretty accurate to me. There's some places around here that I'd bet the bagels were upwards of 500 calories, and that's before cream cheese. And the carbs..... Haven't had a bagel in a year.
    • Posts: 6,644 Member
      Alluminati wrote: »
      Yes. One would think you would know this by now.

      So much this. Lol.
    • Posts: 10,330 Member
      Machka9 wrote: »
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      I was thinking in terms of slices ... 2 slices of bread is reasonable ... 2 halves of a bagel isn't. Unless of course you want the calories. :)

      I definitely know what you mean. My favorite rye bread is so dense and rich that a regular size slice weighs more than twice a normal white bread slice. Doesn't it stop me from eating it, but definitely not in my previous portions or as often.
    • Posts: 6,208 Member
      AnabolicMind2011 wrote: »
      It's an easy mistake to make! Lots of people are stunned by the calories!
      There's other threads about bagel calories and how they've been shocked by the calories in them.

      http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10306196/gah-guess-i-underestimated-those-for-3-years

      Lol. I knew it sounded familiar.
    • Posts: 6,644 Member
      AnabolicMind2011 wrote: »
      It's an easy mistake to make! Lots of people are stunned by the calories!
      There's other threads about bagel calories and how they've been shocked by the calories in them.

      http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10306196/gah-guess-i-underestimated-those-for-3-years

      :laugh:
    • Posts: 30,886 Member
      amusedmonkey wrote: »
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      It's only a few calories more per 100 grams.

      Italian bread, for example, has 271 calories per 100 g a bagel has 278. Regular commercial white and pita bread has about 266.

      All breads are kinda sad. It was quite a shock to me because eating a whole 150 gram pita was a multiple times a day affair for me - that's 400 calories of bread 2-3 times a day. Not being able to eat as much bread was one of the hardest things to get used to.

      Yeah, agreed (although for me it was a good thing, since I don't care that much about bread so it was an easy way to save calories). The biggest difference is that bagels are quite dense compared to many other breads. Of course, if one has held a bagel one knows this.
    • Posts: 6,644 Member
      Alluminati wrote: »
      I want a bagel now.

      Me too... with cream cheese. Damn.
    • Posts: 30,886 Member
      It's a more balanced breakfast with cream cheese and lox. Yum!
    • Posts: 867 Member
      Yes, bagels are a heavy price to pay! I generally give them a wide berth; but our office has a fall and a spring busy season. Along with this comes Bagel Wednesday - early delivery of very nice, very big Kosher bagels for breakfast. I'm not about to miss out on that. I work from home on Wednesdays, but a co-worker saves a bagel for me for Thursdays. I plan out my day to take that into account.

      I like bread - a bakery is one of my favorite food places to be, and I used to eat a lot of it. Now I portion things out so I can enjoy without going overboard. Plus, a judiciously-chosen bread can also give my fiber count a good lift.
    • Posts: 15,317 Member
      Alluminati wrote: »
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      Throw in a tomato slice and some red onion and you got yourself a goddam deal.

      Hitting all the macros!
    • Posts: 30,886 Member
      Alluminati wrote: »
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      Throw in a tomato slice and some red onion and you got yourself a goddam deal.

      I'm in!
    • Posts: 1,510 Member
      edited August 2016
      My Panera bagel this am was 81 grams carbs 420 calories So good after my huge PB&J sandwich plus I through on cream cheese for a whooping 1200 calories- So yes I think its Perfect
    • Posts: 867 Member
      lemurcat12 wrote: »
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      I'm in!

      For your further pleasure:
      seriouseats.com/recipes/2015/09/pan-con-tomate-tomato-bread-spanish-recipe.html
    • Posts: 6,644 Member
      Mmmm tomato season here.
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