Foods with shocking high cals
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Another I'll add.. CEREAL. Even the healthy ones, once you weigh an actual serving size on the scale and realize how meager it is compared to what you're used to pouring in the bowl. Shocking.
Soooo true. I still eat a huge bowl of Organic Kashi Berryful every morning (shredded wheat with real fruit middles) and then load it with blueberries, strawberries, and raspberries. It usually comes in around 385 to 425 calories (Because I eat nearly 2 servings). But it's my pre-gym meal and motivates me to HAVE to workout really hard if I want dinner at all (I can't eat more than 2 meals per day or I feel awful). But yeah... I eat the same thing everyday for breakfast and it still surprises me after 3 months of this.1 -
Milk shakes. Over 1000 calories for a drink?!?!
Similarly, Blizzards. Can't believe I used to have "large" ones when I was a teenager.1 -
Donuts. I am the conossieur of Dunkin Donuts limited edition donuts and croissant donuts, and they are 380 to 410 calories each. And I can't have one without a coffee drink, for just as many calories.
Muffins, brownies, burger meals, Chinese food combos. When the guys at work get Wendys and I smell the fries, I have to leave the room. Total trigger for me.2 -
Oil... I used to cook with 1-2 tbsp oil always, but that's extra 200-300 cals I was routinely adding to my dishes.1
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Tortillas, peanut butter, mayonnaise at burger King ... (whopper sandwich with cheese is 710cal, 560 w/o mayo
) ) I try not to eat there at all if I can. 2% milk, that really shocks me.
The peanut butter I still eat, most mornings on toast as it's filling and delish. A lot of foods shock me these days as I find myself looking at most nutrition labels. I eyed up a parfait thing at Walmart just 2 days ago, almost 700 cals, I about fell over, needless to say I walk... ran from that, it didn't look THAT good
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What's sad is this whole thread just makes me hungry
Also, the person who said wings - yes! I forgot about those. I love wings but the calorie count is like the bane of my existence.2 -
Nuts, granola, trail mix, all the yummy cereals, PB, almond butter..
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Not so much a surprise, because I knew they were high calorie, but muffins. I can't tell you how many times pre-MFP I grabbed a muffin over a donut thinking it was the healthier option.
They really are just ugly cupcakes.2 -
Indian curry, donar meat and takeaway chips0
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Heavy cream. Obviously I knew it was calorie dense, but I intentionally never thought about how many servings were in the pasta sauces I'd make. I have one recipe where I was probably consuming 3/4-1 cup (with pasta!!!!)0
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I made an epic 17,000 calorie chocolate birthday cake a few weeks ago. Seeing how much butter, chocolate, sugar and cream went into it, I wasn't that surprised.2
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Starbucks hot chocolate without cream - 2901
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princess0lexi wrote: »most of cheesecake factorys dishes
To be fair, they are HUGE.
But desserts. Making my own and entering the recipe just makes me cry. I made millionaire shortbread last year... 450 calories for a tiny square. Gosh.0 -
Heavy cream. Obviously I knew it was calorie dense, but I intentionally never thought about how many servings were in the pasta sauces I'd make. I have one recipe where I was probably consuming 3/4-1 cup (with pasta!!!!)
Alfredo. *sigh* My from-scratch alfredo is one of my favorite things, but dang, it's calorific. I used to make a small batch of alfredo sauce and some garlic bread and just dip the bread in the sauce - skip the pasta. It was probably 2 days' worth of calories, right there by itself.
All of these low-cal tortilla options are fascinating to me. I may have to sneak some into my life. (If my dear mother-in-law saw any store-bought tortillas in the house, it would hurt her feelings).
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Baklava. And it's my favorite dessert on the planet. 3
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MsChucktowski wrote: »I made an epic 17,000 calorie chocolate birthday cake a few weeks ago. Seeing how much butter, chocolate, sugar and cream went into it, I wasn't that surprised.
The same thing happened to me! I made my signature chocolate cake with buttercream for Easter and put it in the recipe builder. Each slice (and I planned on 12 slices) was over 900 calories!!!!!!!! WHAT?!?!?!?!?1 -
Falafel... which is stupid, I know how it's prepared. Whole Foods recently began posting calories next to each ingredient, I use to get 1 or 2 to add to my salad. 100 calories each!
As for the tortilla issue, mission makes wonderful street taco versions. The corn variety is 3 for 150 calories. The flower is like 2 for 180? I can't remember. But the perfect serving size to scratch your taco itch.
Serving sizes get me sometimes. Oh great, these chips are only 150 calories, for 9. hahaha. GTFOH!
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Susieq_1994 wrote: »Baklava. And it's my favorite dessert on the planet.
Oh. My. Yes.
There's a middle eastern market in the college town 30 minutes away that has the BEST baklava. Truly inspirational. My husband and I used to get it every single time we went to that town. The owner knows us on sight and when he sees us walking up, bags up some baklava.
We haven't had any in months.
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LadyLilion wrote: »Susieq_1994 wrote: »Baklava. And it's my favorite dessert on the planet.
Oh. My. Yes.
There's a middle eastern market in the college town 30 minutes away that has the BEST baklava. Truly inspirational. My husband and I used to get it every single time we went to that town. The owner knows us on sight and when he sees us walking up, bags up some baklava.
We haven't had any in months.
I make homemade baklava. I don't even want to guess the calories. I used to make homemade Texas Pralines (chewy). They are my favorite, but I don't even want to put it in the recipe builder. Corn syrup, butter, sugar, pecans....2 -
DD munchkins: 70 calories for one. ONE. 4
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Now I want baklava...3
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I freeze halves, and then we use them in morning smoothies, makes it cold too. Double benefitkshama2001 wrote: »
Ya, when I needed to go food shopping less often I would freeze bananas for smoothies when they hit perfect ripeness. Now, I go a few times per week so can just buy a few bananas at a time.0 -
Yeah- Munchkins... I could eat a small box by myself in the car on road trips.1
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Another I'll add.. CEREAL. Even the healthy ones, once you weigh an actual serving size on the scale and realize how meager it is compared to what you're used to pouring in the bowl. Shocking.
That one bums me out. I just stopped eating cereal because I cannot eat one or 2 meager servings of my favorite sugary cereal. I did buy special k protein and if I get a cereal craving I will eat a serving of that and it does the trick for me.1 -
Falafel... which is stupid, I know how it's prepared. Whole Foods recently began posting calories next to each ingredient, I use to get 1 or 2 to add to my salad. 100 calories each!
As for the tortilla issue, mission makes wonderful street taco versions. The corn variety is 3 for 150 calories. The flower is like 2 for 180? I can't remember. But the perfect serving size to scratch your taco itch.
Serving sizes get me sometimes. Oh great, these chips are only 150 calories, for 9. hahaha. GTFOH!
I even buy tortillas that are 3 for 100 calories or 4 for 130 calories and I get to eat more tacos. It works for me.1 -
MsChucktowski wrote: »I made an epic 17,000 calorie chocolate birthday cake a few weeks ago. Seeing how much butter, chocolate, sugar and cream went into it, I wasn't that surprised.
Nice, I bet it was delish.1 -
Granola! Looks and tastes like it should be way less than it is, unfortunately I love it! For tortilla wraps in the UK try Skinni as these are 90 cals and are delicious :-)2
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AngryViking1970 wrote: »DD munchkins: 70 calories for one. ONE.
I refuse to believe that!!! (j/k, obviously ). I moved away from Dunkin Donuts land and haven't had munchkins in nearly a year, but they will always be ~40 calories each in my fantasy world, where I don't want to admit how many of those I could polish off at once! (~5 munchkins = 1 donut = 200 cals, right? RIGHT?!?!? :P) 3 -
I don't think I've ever had less than a full banana at a time (I do intentionally buy small ones, though). I don't have them particularly often, but when I do I find it's easy enough to make the calories fit. They aren't any more than other fruits I might eat whole (like a pear). They usually would be the main carb source in a meal (besides vegetables) if I were eating one, however.
I guess this is me saying I didn't think they have shockingly high calories. They aren't like avocados, which I don't find shocking, but do usually eat half at a time.2 -
Yesterday I was in the grocery store and spotted these tiny little chocolate tarts in the bakery. They were maybe 4 bites each. I thought I might be able to fit one in for dessert, so I checked the label. 350 calories each! Right back on the shelf they went.0
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