Wrong Calorie Amount

ChelzFit
ChelzFit Posts: 293 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I have been eating this Mexican casserole 3 times a week. It has tasted too good to be true and I added the macros up and it is not 240, but 310! Can anyone make sense in why this label is wrong?gdmtr5uaqri5.png
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  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 35,123 Member
    Labels aren't always correct, and some variability is allowed by the regulations, at least in the US.

    BTW, I got 283 calories:

    19g fat x 9 calories = 171 calories
    23g carbs - 6g fiber = 17g net carbs
    17g carbs x 4 calories = 68 calories
    11g protein x 4 calories = 44 calories
    171 + 68 + 44 = 283 calories

    Yeah, that's a noticeable difference from 240 calories. I can see why it would be a shock. Still, and maybe this is just me, but 43 extra calories 3x a week doesn't seem like a major big deal as a practical matter. If that's the only thing going on, it's going to take 27 weeks, call it half a year, to make 1 pound difference in body weight. You may be better, but I'd guess I'm that far off just from infrequent restaurant meals I have to estimate and that sort of thing. ;)

    If you're concerned about it, and want to keep eating it because you like it, you could always make your own custom food entry for logging it, with a calorie level you think is more accurate, 310 or whatever.
  • tomcustombuilder
    tomcustombuilder Posts: 2,299 Member
    Food labels can be off by 20% legally. If there’s a discrepancy, I always take the higher number to be safe especially if it’s a food that I’m going to eat often because if you underestimate those calories overtime, they really add up and make you underestimate your overall calories.

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