Wow... That had how many calories?!!?

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  • layladrew26
    layladrew26 Posts: 111 Member
    Doner meat and chips. Normal size portion around 1500 cals with garlic sauce mmmm
  • njt07
    njt07 Posts: 7 Member
    kenny's stuffed burger... in hindsight shouldn't have surprised me but it did
  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 14,264 Member
    mtaratoot wrote: »
    A whole Dungeness crab only has 140 calories? That's really hard to believe. And ever so delicious. I should get another one.

    OK, so I finally figured out the right answer, and it sure isn't 140 calories for a whole Dungeness Crab. That's a number that was entered MANY times in the database. I fixed most of them. I couldn't fix one that has the green check box next to it for a three-ounce serving. I sent an alert to MFP about it. I bet you fifty cents the fix it.

    How did I figure out the correct information (and what IS the correct information)?

    I visited the Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission website. They have a page with nutritional information! A 3 ounce portion of cooked crab is 94 calories (and 19 grams of protein). Fine. I also know from experience that in general, a filled-out dungie is about 25% meat. So, that two-pound crab I picked up yesterday? That was eight ounces of meat, which would be about 2.67 3-ounce portions. But in reality, it is just ONE PORTION because.... well, if you haven't eaten one you have no idea. That means a whole Dungeness Crab clocks in about 250 calories (I am not bothering with the 0.6 calorie decimal
    portion because 250 is such an awesomely round number!), or 1.8 times more calories than are in the database.

    I can totally believe that a whole Dungeness Crab is 250 calories. It's 250 calories of Dungie goodness.

    I'm wondering if someone took the caloric content of a Blue Crab and just applied it to Dungies. I am pretty sure the blue crabs are MUCH smaller. I can believe a whole Blue Crab is around 140 calories. Not a Dungeness!

  • ChrysalisCove
    ChrysalisCove Posts: 975 Member
    Plain chocolate surprised me. I knew it was calorie-dense, but hadn’t realised how dense it was totally on its own without any of the “added” stuff like nuts / nut butters, wafers, fruit pieces, etc. Still delicious 😉🍫
  • lalalacroix
    lalalacroix Posts: 834 Member
    Braised pork belly. My very small portion last night clocked in at over 451 calories. And worth every damn one of 'em.
  • nicsflyingcircus
    nicsflyingcircus Posts: 2,859 Member
    Braised pork belly. My very small portion last night clocked in at over 451 calories. And worth every damn one of 'em.

    That reminds me that I have a pork belly in the freezer!
  • AlissaAMTaylor
    AlissaAMTaylor Posts: 17 Member
    When I first started learning about food long ago. I was shocked at rice and pasta. I would think I was eating really good by just have one bowl when one bowl would be over 500-1000 cal. 😢
  • shunggie
    shunggie Posts: 1,036 Member
    edited February 2019
    When I first started learning about food long ago. I was shocked at rice and pasta. I would think I was eating really good by just have one bowl when one bowl would be over 500-1000 cal. 😢

    I try to stick to whole grain versions of pasta and brown rice but still over 200 calories in 1 cup of brown rice. Stinkers.
  • savithny
    savithny Posts: 1,200 Member
    Velveta Mac and cheese, never again. The other challange went out to eat chilis lowest food calorie Salmon at 420 but a whopping 15$. The qasadilla explosion salad 930 calories with put qasadillas. So its an adjustment for sure because im not running for 30 min to eat a snickers bar either.

    Honestly? For the flavor vs. calories, just get the small steak. It's almost as low as thier diet chicken breast option, but no one thinks of it as a "light" option because its not low-fat.
  • AutumLeaf
    AutumLeaf Posts: 126 Member
    I eat a lot of wraps as I thought they'd be a good healthy meal, as I can shove whatever veg in but then 2 wraps is nearly 400 cals, then there's other bits like the oil to fry the veg & then whatever sauce :| just switched cooking oil to those 1 cal sprays, not the same as oil but it's a healthy change I suppose. I usually make quorn with fried tomatoes & peppers with spicy seasoning & a bit of cheese then the tortilla wraps on top that's 800-900 cals, waaaat?
  • purple4sure05
    purple4sure05 Posts: 287 Member
    ginaxx118 wrote: »
    Don’t laugh, but actually McDonald’s. I expected it to be bad for me, but not THAT bad! Just remembered why I don’t eat this crap! 1100 calories for a medium fry and chicken 😳😳

    I actually disagree. I was shocked that 6 mcnuggets only had 280 calories! I can easily fit them in if I'm craving it.
  • mengqiz86
    mengqiz86 Posts: 176 Member
    Dunkin Donuts medium coffee with cream and sugar. 190kcal - wtf??? How much cream/sugar do they dump into that thing of filtered coffee it doesn’t even tast that sweet.
  • atgnat1
    atgnat1 Posts: 29 Member
    A single plain sausage biscuit I was in the habit of grabbing at a gas station before work was almost 500 calories. I could've had a full plate of bacon and eggs and toast instead.
  • MeganReid1991
    MeganReid1991 Posts: 170 Member
    Coffee creamer, beer or other canned liquor beverages, nuts, bananas I find are pretty high calorie compared to other fruit, ichi ban noodles, butter chicken. Those are my some of my favourites I still fit in just smaller portions
  • lalalacroix
    lalalacroix Posts: 834 Member
    Yesterday a member mentioned eating a burger for breakfast. I was triggered and went searching for fast food that would provide a burger. Went to McD and they wouldn't serve me one. So I ended up at Carl's Jr and got their breakfast burger. Holy *kitten* that mother *kitten* came in at 790 calories!
  • 23MJ88DBFan
    23MJ88DBFan Posts: 51 Member
    Hulu is the devil- they have the Whataburger commercial on repeat advertising their Mushroom Swiss burger, which is absolutely delicious, especially on Texas Toast. So before I went, I hit up Ol Faithful MFP and HOLY COW- 1,080 calories! Uggghhhh!!! Whyyyyy???!!! Lol
  • admaarie
    admaarie Posts: 4,297 Member
    I had a large chocolate chip cookie from the grocery store yesterday that was almost 500 calories so..🙃🙃🙃🙃
  • suziecue25
    suziecue25 Posts: 289 Member
    Blueberry muffins.....I love 'em but at over 400 cals for a not huge muffin it's just not worth it when I can make a whole dinner for 400 calories and only have 1200 calories to play with.
  • etherealanwar
    etherealanwar Posts: 465 Member
    I wish cheesecake factory cheesecake wasn't over 1,000 calories for a slice...
  • oneillm45
    oneillm45 Posts: 44 Member
    I love Pringles, but weighed out about 17g earlier for 86 calories and it was only about 8 or 9 Pringles altogether. I could easily eat most of a tube in a day.
  • foxtrot1965
    foxtrot1965 Posts: 133 Member
    Oreo most stuff. Not sure why I was surprised!
  • springlering62
    springlering62 Posts: 8,458 Member
    Bubba Burgers. Frozen patties are nearly twice the calories of making your own patties up from a good quality ground beef. Didn’t expect that from those flat, dry, mooshed, dessicated looking - but strangely tasty - things.
  • Pipsqueak1965
    Pipsqueak1965 Posts: 397 Member
    Npeanut butter and bagels - nasty surprises.
  • HaleCry
    HaleCry Posts: 387 Member
    I had a sausage roll from the supermarket. Got halfway through before looking and seeing it was about 700 calories! The thing was only about 4 inches long!
  • etherealanwar
    etherealanwar Posts: 465 Member
    HaleCry wrote: »
    I had a sausage roll from the supermarket. Got halfway through before looking and seeing it was about 700 calories! The thing was only about 4 inches long!

    And this is why I always check calories before eating something! Sometimes it really does shock you huh
  • Tacklewasher
    Tacklewasher Posts: 7,122 Member
    HaleCry wrote: »
    I had a sausage roll from the supermarket. Got halfway through before looking and seeing it was about 700 calories! The thing was only about 4 inches long!

    I picked a sausage package up at costco and the label said 250 cals (or so, I'm going by memory) which I thought wasn't too bad.

    Then I saw the serving size was 1/3 of a sausage. Who eat's 1/3 of a sausage? I put it back.
  • midlomel1971
    midlomel1971 Posts: 1,283 Member
    Bubba Burgers. Frozen patties are nearly twice the calories of making your own patties up from a good quality ground beef. Didn’t expect that from those flat, dry, mooshed, dessicated looking - but strangely tasty - things.

    Yes! I used to buy them all the time until I actually looked at the package. They are good though, right?! My husband gives me the side-eye when I make homemade patties using 92% ground beef, but I Just can't go back to buying Bubba Burgers.
  • Laura48593
    Laura48593 Posts: 31 Member
    Chilis guacamole.
  • PAPYRUS3
    PAPYRUS3 Posts: 13,259 Member
    edited February 2019
    forget this one...
  • PAPYRUS3
    PAPYRUS3 Posts: 13,259 Member
    edited February 2019
    Nuts. I know they are healthy and all, but 170 calories for 1/4 cup? I used to add them to salads and such, but not anymore.

    I still do some...but a fraction of what I use to consume! Pb powder is more my friend these days...