Post 'em here. All those disappointing meals you thought were healthy but are really high calorie
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TGIFriday's Jack Daniels Chicken Sandwich - 1220 calories, sandwich only. No fries. No Long Island Iced Tea (or two). I never thought it was healthy, per se, but I used to have this meal a couple of times a month.
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My morning green smoothie is between 300-400 calories, that might shock some folks! I add in greek yogurt and protein powder to bump up the fat and protein to balance out the sugary carbs from the banana and berries. Keeps me full till lunch and helps me sneak in some protein and greens, so I don't mind.
I honestly just assume that almost any restaurant meal will be in the thousands, calorie-wise. I'm often pleasantly surprised when I check the website to find that a meal I thought was super high-calorie actually isn't too bad.
To throw in another Applebee's example, my fiance and I really like the tomato basil soup. You figure it'd be loaded with enough sugar and heavy cream to make it a calorie-bomb, but it's only 190 calories per bowl!11 -
Pretty much any chain restaurant's salads or grilled chicken meals, like the Applebee's entrée shown above. I loved their Oriental Chicken salad and while I'm not sure of its calorie count, I know I could have had my much-craved hamburger instead. I also used to order spinach & artichoke dip instead of another entrée thinking it would be fewer calories than anything else on the menu. Nope.4
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Or your joke crashed and burned so hard that FEMA has chosen to divert resources from hurricane relief just to deal with it.
To be honest, even now that I know it was a joke I still don't get it. Maybe it's because I steer clear of any cleanse-related thread?62 -
I utterly adore fresh black figs. I found a pint of them in a market and scarfed them down as a healthy snack. Fresh fruit, fiber, it's all good right?
558 calories later and guess who had to skip dinner.
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Or your joke crashed and burned so hard that FEMA has chosen to divert resources from hurricane relief just to deal with it.
To be honest, even now that I know it was a joke I still don't get it. Maybe it's because I steer clear of any cleanse-related thread?
Nope. I can guarantee there are plenty of us who were cracking up over it.
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kristen8000 wrote: »All salads at any restaurant - don't even look at them anymore.
What suprised me the most recently was Buffalo Wild Wings WHOLE menu. Recently they were required to put the calorie count on everything, which made it easier know what to avoid, but I had a hard time getting out of there under 500 calories.
My BF and I made a pact that we split meals at restaurants now - so we can have what we want and still not over eat. It's really surprising just HOW much food you get in 1 meal. Sometimes now, we don't even finish one.
The naked tenders from BWW aren't bad. 6 tenders for only 280 calories. You could even get them with a side of fries (330) and still come out at 610 calories. Dipping them in buffalo sauce won't add much either. The ranch will kill you though. And the beer.6 -
Sliders.
I thought them being smaller than a hamburger made them healthier. Nope.6 -
BusyRaeNOTBusty wrote: »kristen8000 wrote: »All salads at any restaurant - don't even look at them anymore.
What suprised me the most recently was Buffalo Wild Wings WHOLE menu. Recently they were required to put the calorie count on everything, which made it easier know what to avoid, but I had a hard time getting out of there under 500 calories.
My BF and I made a pact that we split meals at restaurants now - so we can have what we want and still not over eat. It's really surprising just HOW much food you get in 1 meal. Sometimes now, we don't even finish one.
The naked tenders from BWW aren't bad. 6 tenders for only 280 calories. You could even get them with a side of fries (330) and still come out at 610 calories. Dipping them in buffalo sauce won't add much either. The ranch will kill you though. And the beer.
I ended up getting 4 naked tenders and ate half my BF's fries (the sharing thing wasn't on the table because he wanted all his Buffalitos...). It worked, but I was just amazed by the calorie counts...1 -
Agree on granola. Crazy how high most of it is. Also guacamole and Caesar salad.3
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Some of my earliest attempts at "eating healthier" were pretty bad (years before I joined MFP)
I'd been having a granola bar and Diet Pepsi OR
one glazed donut and cup of coffee with flavored creamer and artificial sweetener.
Instead, I started eating a bowl (more than 1 serving, I'm sure) of frosted mini-wheats with 1% milk and about 10 oz of orange juice and a cup of coffee with flavored creamer and agave in it. All that sugar, and more calories. Some may argue that aspects of it were still healthier than before but all I can say is yikes!!
(soon after I started swapping it out for a Chobani blended greek yogurt and coffee with just a splash of milk...way better tasting at least)5 -
Back in the day.... Special K! I could eat a box of the stuff in 2 days. Turns out, a serving is 1/2 cup.....15
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Anything before I started counting calories. Now I'm pretty good at guessing. But for sure salads were the one that made me the maddest. You mean I have been ordering a salad to feel "healthy" only to discover I could have had a bacon wrapped steak and potatoes instead? Yeah so may meals wasted!10
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I keep re-inputting bread and pizza crust recipes into the calorie counter hoping they have suddenly and mysteriously become low-cal. Danged flour. 365 calories in 100 grams. Sheesh!23
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A lot on the VeggieGrill menu is still high in calories. Also, as said, salads. Salads and all their little extra bits that sneak up on you!2
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Creamy cesar dressing. 1 billion calories per salad.
And burgers. Just plain old beef burgers on a roll blow the doors of my whole calorie day.
Forget loading it up with cheese and bacon. That just isn't happening anymore.
Oh, and hard cider? Yeah, nope. Not anymore. 200 calories a pop. I had 6 over labor day weekend while we were *possibly* day drinking in upstate NY. I'm eating grilled chicken all week to make up for those bad boys.8 -
Hard root beer. 350 calories/bottle. wtf9
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Since we are on alcohol now...wine. I never really thought much about having a couple two three glasses until I had to log them.9
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