HELP! NO ONE AGREES

Fochizzy
Fochizzy Posts: 505 Member
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I am going out to eat tonight and I would really like to have Ethakka Appam or Banana Fritters. (made with Plantain Bananas) does anyone have any idea how many calories are in these I am getting everything from 50 calories to 400. I don not think they could possibly 400 a pop. But how many calories they are determine if I am allowed to have one or two. Any clue.

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  • Atlantique
    Atlantique Posts: 2,484 Member
    A banana fritter could easily have 400 calories as it's fried.

    Have no idea on the other item as I do not know what it even is.
  • Fochizzy
    Fochizzy Posts: 505 Member
    It is the same thing basically Plantains are a specific breed of bananas they are small. Ethakka Appam is the Indian name for Plantain Fritters. Which are basically banana fritters but smaller.
  • Danelectro83
    Danelectro83 Posts: 21
    Bananas and plantains have alot of cal for some reason, and yes to fry them will only make it worse. not to mention the sauce they will serve with it. you would be about the same with the Ethakka Appam, especialy if it is being fried in cocnut oil.
  • ChantalGG
    ChantalGG Posts: 2,404 Member
    is it battered and deep fried? If so it will be a lot of fat and calories.
  • Atlantique
    Atlantique Posts: 2,484 Member
    It is the same thing basically Plantains are a specific breed of bananas they are small. Ethakka Appam is the Indian name for Plantain Fritters. Which are basically banana fritters but smaller.

    Thanks! Good to know.

    But yes, something battered and deep-fried, even small, is likely to be a calorie nightmare unfortunately. :(
  • MayLan
    MayLan Posts: 1,514 Member
    Well, we have tostones , the spanish version. They're fried green plantains; they're cut in slices, fried once, then flatened, then fried a second time to get them crunchy. You can search under tostones on here.
  • voluptas63
    voluptas63 Posts: 602 Member
    If it's battered and fried, never mind all the calories and whatnot but all the sugar in them. I could see them being a high calorie food.
  • tbisca1
    tbisca1 Posts: 142
    I am going out to eat tonight and I would really like to have Ethakka Appam or Banana Fritters. (made with Plantain Bananas) does anyone have any idea how many calories are in these I am getting everything from 50 calories to 400. I don not think they could possibly 400 a pop. But how many calories they are determine if I am allowed to have one or two. Any clue.

    http://www.livestrong.com/article/306071-calories-in-banana-fritters/
  • LH2011
    LH2011 Posts: 176 Member
    These are dinfately a treat of the highest order fried and full of fat so if you want them just go for it its about 325 based on the following receipe but hard to say when you are eatting out but I would assume high:-

    2 cups mashed bananas
    2 cup plain flour
    1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
    1 cup sugar
    1 teaspoon salt
    2 cup water
  • Fochizzy
    Fochizzy Posts: 505 Member
    If it's battered and fried, never mind all the calories and whatnot but all the sugar in them. I could see them being a high calorie food.

    Yeah but one won't kill me, and I can base the rest of my meal size-wise around it if I can figure this out
  • TDGee
    TDGee Posts: 2,209 Member
    If you REALLY want them, exercise extra!! Get some extra exercise calories to burn. Just a thought... Like many do for drinking, you make room for it in your diary.
  • Helendec1962
    Helendec1962 Posts: 50
    There are 243 caloriesin 1 pionono of Puerto Rican Style Ripe Plantain ...
  • MayLan
    MayLan Posts: 1,514 Member
    nevermind, I just looked up Ethakka Appam and saw it's battered. By the way, I just saw online it's made with ripe plantain, not green.
  • Fochizzy
    Fochizzy Posts: 505 Member
    Ok so 350 is probably safe, and it will let me have what the other stuff I want for dinner. still higher than I would expect since they are so small. But hey you never know
  • Helendec1962
    Helendec1962 Posts: 50
    There are 111 calories in 1 Banana Fritter. Hope this helps..
  • YMTaylor
    YMTaylor Posts: 230 Member
    http://hubpages.com/hub/calories-in-indian-food says that one piece of appam is 141.5 calories. I'm assuming the idea is you can appam lots of things because it didn't specify ethakka or anything else. Sorry, I don't know alot about Indian food overall, just trying to help.
  • Fochizzy
    Fochizzy Posts: 505 Member
    lol even now no one agrees still anywhere from 150-400, I guess assume high. Better to be under than over. Tostones are pretty agreed on and they are 150, and they are probably closer to the indian verision, still moving on...
  • thumper44
    thumper44 Posts: 1,464 Member
    double post
  • thumper44
    thumper44 Posts: 1,464 Member
    It is the same thing basically Plantains are a specific breed of bananas they are small. Ethakka Appam is the Indian name for Plantain Fritters. Which are basically banana fritters but smaller.

    Plantain is NOT smaller than a banana. Actually the other way around.
    I know Jamaica food, they fry the plantain in oil.

    I would assume that calories range from 50-400 because it would depend on, if your having ONE piece, or a serving.


    plantain-banana-400.jpg
    From left to right: plantains, red bananas, Spanish bananas (small and sweet) and the typical supermarket banana, or Cavendish banana
  • ChantalGG
    ChantalGG Posts: 2,404 Member
    I stay away from battered stuff. If I give in I will only want more and it will make all the food i currently eat that is tasty seem bland and boring. Food affects us just like a drug so beware, if you have a food addiction then this might open up a Pandora's box for you.
  • Fochizzy
    Fochizzy Posts: 505 Member
    I stay away from battered stuff. If I give in I will only want more and it will make all the food i currently eat that is tasty seem bland and boring. Food affects us just like a drug so beware, if you have a food addiction then this might open up a Pandora's box for you.

    I am not terribly worried about that. As long as I plan it before I go I stay in calories, doesn't matter about starting eating fried food. Now if I was drinking that is Pandora's Box, but eating...it'll be fine. The only time I get in trouble when I go out to eat is when I don't think about it before it. Works for me!
  • Fochizzy
    Fochizzy Posts: 505 Member
    It is the same thing basically Plantains are a specific breed of bananas they are small. Ethakka Appam is the Indian name for Plantain Fritters. Which are basically banana fritters but smaller.

    Plantain is NOT smaller than a banana. Actually the other way around.
    I know Jamaica food, they fry the plantain in oil.

    I would assume that calories range from 50-400 because it would depend on, if your having ONE piece, or a serving.

    plantain-banana-400.jpg
    From left to right: plantains, red bananas, Spanish bananas (small and sweet) and the typical supermarket banana, or Cavendish banana

    Lol, you are right I am totally wrong. I stand corrected. Yeah but when they say one serving they don't tell me how big a serving is. So I will order 1 order, and give Jenna 3, she loves them so it'll work. Better safe than sorry
  • bethdris
    bethdris Posts: 1,090 Member
    Never knew going out to eat can be so complicated huh LOL...Enjoy! :)
  • HMonsterX
    HMonsterX Posts: 3,000 Member
    Makes me glad i cant afford to eat out :)
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