Calorie Estimate

Do you know how much it weighed? I'd log it as regular banana bread and then log 2 squares of chocolate. It should come pretty close.

There's so much guesswork on how it was made and how much there is. I assume you've looked up the site of the coffee place to see if they have nutritional info somewhere.

Unless it's a regular food item I would just make a guess based on existing banana bread entries, use an average perhaps, which also means guessing the weight. I also wouldn't add that food to my diary if it's a one-off. Instead, I have a couple of private entries for Generic Stuff x% protein, which is 100 calories and x% from protein, which is the only macro I care about so I leave the other macros in the entry blank. e.g. if I think it's 450 calories, I add 4.5 of Stuff to the day.

Yeah, I’d go with about 350-400. I make a regular banana bread from the Two Peas and Their Pod website, and with 8 servings in a single loaf pan, it comes out to 313 calories per serving, which is a lot more than what the site’s nutritional info says. (It’s an amazing recipe, by the way.) Their chocolate chip version is higher. Now if I make it, I have to plan ahead to give most of it away. Sigh.

history_grrrl wrote: »

Yeah, I’d go with about 350-400. I make a regular banana bread from the Two Peas and Their Pod website, and with 8 servings in a single loaf pan, it comes out to 313 calories per serving, which is a lot more than what the site’s nutritional info says. (It’s an amazing recipe, by the way.) Their chocolate chip version is higher. Now if I make it, I have to plan ahead to give most of it away. Sigh.

I love to bake, and do plan to give a lot of it away.

I've heard about chocolate chip banana bread for ages but have never had or made it. It is definitely on my list. I'll probably make muffins, though - easier for me to moderate.

Is this the recipe? https://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/chocolate-chip-banana-bread/

It's now listed as 12 servings (9×5-inch loaf pan)

Calories: 295kcal, Carbohydrates: 43g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 12g, Saturated Fat: 7g, Cholesterol: 49mg, Sodium: 169mg, Potassium: 168mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 26g, Vitamin A: 320IU, Vitamin C: 1.8mg, Calcium: 61mg, Iron: 1.4mg

history_grrrl wrote: »

@kshama2001 Yes, that’s it - and the plain version is here: https://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/banana-bread/

Both are delicious. I’m a chocolate fanatic but actually slightly prefer the plain. Whatever doesn’t go to the neighbours keeps well in the fridge or freezer. I also love baking.

I guess you could eke out 12 servings in a pinch.

I think I'm going to make it Sunday to bring to work on Monday. I'd probably prefer the plain even though I too am a chocolate fanatic, but since I'm bringing it to work will add the chocolate. (And walnuts.) I'm going to make it into muffins.

I think I'll also make chocolate brownie cookies with mint M&Ms...

This is Starbucks (for your reference size). It is w/out chocolate chips, so It would most likely be closer to 500 calories with the addition.

Starbucks Banana Nut Bread (1 serving) contains 52g total carbs, 50g net carbs, 22g fat, 6g protein, and 420 calories.

Hey, wait? There’s mint M&Ms now?

Hahahaha. NSV that I don’t even know that!!!!!! I used to be the M&M Queen!

I eat out a LOT and mostly at local places. When I run into something like this, I just use a similar entry from a chain restaurant. In this case, I'd probably check for something similar from Starbucks or Panera. It's close enough and it's worked for me through weight loss and maintenance.