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What food's calories have you been shocked by?
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I eat pecan nuts because they're my favourite nut, but...
691 kcal per 100 gram! More than both walnuts and peanuts. Why
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mandy_godfree wrote: »I was really shocked that some of those "breakfast bars" which constantly advertise as "healthy" are jam packed with sugar and some of them have nearly as many calories as chocolate.
Also flavoured water, full of sugar and huge.y calorie intensive for what you're having. You're better off to mix fruit juice with water.
Sausage rolls, I knew had a lot of calories, but just how many shocked me. Some sausage roles have 400 calories in so,thing that barely fills you up.
Sesame bars, same as breakfast bars
And much to my greatest disappointment because I like a couple of latte's a day, is latte instead of a coffee like an Americano. Huge in calories. Over 100 calories per mug.
But I have been pleased but shocked at how few calories there are in a doughnut. They still calorie filled of course, how could they not be. But 280 round about. I thought they'd be at least 350 with all that sugar.
Krispy Kreme glazed donuts are only 190 calories! Of course they're small, and try keeping me to only one, but still, not bad for a delish donut!0 -
Today it was hummus. My daughter got some hummus and tried some. I was expecting something like bean dip.. nothing impressive. OMG it's freaking NOT bean dip! It's heaven! So I looked at the calories thinking "Can't be that much.. its beans.. right?" ... well.. there goes my plans on buying any for myself. Bas..tards.5
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nuts and seeds.. love them but rarely eat them now, maybe 25g after a workout... eat alot of fruit though and some of that is fairly high. Glad to see bread etc is high, coz its a deterent for me.. love it, but it hates me... no flour, no sugar and alot less nuts ;/0
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I wasn't surprised at calories as long as the flavor was worth it. But I was surprised at how much SALT I was eating. Thanks for educating me, MFP.1
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Weirdly flour! I used to think my homemade pizzas were really good cause they were, well, homemade! Then I logged it on mfp and found the base alone to be nearly 400 cals. Then add topping. I used to have two!!
WOW!! My family stopped making crust, or buying crust, for our homemade pizzas when I was in middle school (Mom was doing Atkins) Even know I do not use any crust and this makes me even more sure I won't start.
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There's a little chocolate bar I buy from lidl, comes in packs of 6 called Peanut and Choco, there is a whopping 260 calories in that tiny little bar0
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One Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Miniature is 49 calories!0
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I was really shocked at the amount of carbs in rice. Jeez...0
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Marinade! I did some simple marinade yesterday for my fish it was bit of oil, honey, soy sauce and lemon juice. It came out as 100 kcal per portion. It wasn't even tasty0
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Orzo or tortellini. YIKES 200 in 1/4 cup0
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THESE evil little things. 480 calories a pop. Santa Maria! They're not even *that* good, for crying out loud, where the crap are all those cals coming from??
On the flip side of the coin, strawberries are very surprisingly low in calories. Always a good dessert option.1 -
YES, the Hostess fruit pies!
Also Totino's pizzas (the small cheap ones). Dang, how do they get so many calories into them compared to "normal" frozen pizzas?2 -
Plain oats-150 calories for 1/2 cup raw oats0
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TheCupcakeCounter wrote: »Plain oats-150 calories for 1/2 cup raw oats
I know...doesn't that suck!0 -
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salad dressing! unless its "lite", you don't get a lot for the amount of calories it adds0
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Magic shell ice cream topping. 210 Cal. For 2 tablespoons. I can go without no problem, but my husband loves it.0
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Macadamia nuts!!!
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2 pieces of cheeseburger pizza. I was astounded to find out they are 450 calories a piece! 900 calories is more than half my calories for the day and I was hungry 2 hours later. Never again.0
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