Food you thought weren't too bad until you logged them?

Overboard_Eater
Overboard_Eater Posts: 105 Member
edited 10:37AM in Food and Nutrition
Mine biggest surprise were Buffalo Wings. I mean I knew they weren't healthy but had no idea how high calorie they are esp. when you add the blue cheese dressing. What foods surprised you?
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  • htmlgirl
    htmlgirl Posts: 314 Member
    Mine was pasta. I never realized how many calories were in just 1 serving and I had been eating a lot more than 1.
  • thrld
    thrld Posts: 610 Member
    kraft mac n cheese.

    I knew it was bad, but I didn't know HOW bad it really was.
  • jkandktmom
    jkandktmom Posts: 1,010 Member
    Some whole wheat bread. I was shocked!
  • mdj1501
    mdj1501 Posts: 388 Member
    kraft mac n cheese.

    I knew it was bad, but I didn't know HOW bad it really was.

    THIS and any mac and cheese... :sad:
  • AnisaMG
    AnisaMG Posts: 154 Member
    I just ordered a custom sando from a local place. Thought I did really well - sourdough bread, alfalfa sprouts, tomato, lettuce, dijon mustard, lean smoked turkey. Everything is local and organic... logged it and it's over 500 calories! Wowzers!
  • ctooch99
    ctooch99 Posts: 459 Member
    Great thread - I had a real eye opener to a lot of things:

    - Orange Juice - wow loaded with calories and sugar
    - Cheese - had no idea how many calories were in just one ounce of Cheese
    - Peanut Butter and Nutella - nut based and fairly healthy, but again - I had no idea how many calories were in just one TBSP of these - I used to habitually eat one or two TBSP of these just walking by the kitchen...
  • fitnhealthykaren
    fitnhealthykaren Posts: 117
    I had some high quality deli turkey breast yesterday - calories ok, but I was shocked at the sodium!!!
  • EmCarroll1990
    EmCarroll1990 Posts: 2,832 Member
    Pasta, pizza, bagels. I knew they'd be high, but not THAT high.
  • Living4Liz2012
    Living4Liz2012 Posts: 312
    Campbell Chunky soups...the sodium is like about 1100 a can...crazy but oh so good
  • MamaWannaRun
    MamaWannaRun Posts: 273 Member
    Ribs!! how can something with so little meat have so many dang calories?
  • Amberh82
    Amberh82 Posts: 468 Member
    Mac and cheese from a restaurant (this happened to me yesterday). Oh and the mini burgers at Chili's. You wouldn't believe how bad those are!!!
  • Franzibear
    Franzibear Posts: 41 Member
    - Juice in general (so many calories for something we don't even consider 'food').
    - Rice
    - Pasta (I knew it was not a 'light' food, but it's quite a lot more heavy than I thought)
    - Ground beef

    Not that these are bad, just high in calories if you consider the volume..
  • jones137
    jones137 Posts: 89 Member
    All fast food.......calories aren't terrible but fat and sodium content are off the charts.

    I used to eat the baja salad at Wendy's thinking I was doing good......540 calories, 32 Grams of fat.....15 saturated and 1600 g sodium.....without any dressing. With the dressing I would be over my daily sodium intake with just a salad at lunch.
  • Lucie_L00
    Lucie_L00 Posts: 53
    avocado,,,,,god,,i almost fell off my chair,,haha loggon like a coffee, a bagel and an avocado,,well,,, that shocked me big time,,lol
  • jdhalberg72
    jdhalberg72 Posts: 9
    I couldn't figure out where all my sugar was coming from...turns out my organic lowfat yogurt had 98% of my sugar goal for the entire day!
  • purpledelight
    purpledelight Posts: 134 Member
    Ribs!! how can something with so little meat have so many dang calories?
    Does not matter.....BBQ Ribs are sacred. Any calories from ribs I HAPPILY run off :)
  • bunnylvr
    bunnylvr Posts: 78
    Those little Cadberry eggs they sell at Easter. I bought one and ate it thinking it prolly had like 50 - 70 calories. 170 CALORIES in one of those tiny things!
  • lmeasterling
    lmeasterling Posts: 139 Member
    Some whole wheat bread. I was shocked!

    I'm with you on this one! A single slice is usually at or near 100 calories...crazy!
  • ctooch99
    ctooch99 Posts: 459 Member
    All fast food.......calories aren't terrible but fat and sodium content are off the charts.

    I used to eat the baja salad at Wendy's thinking I was doing good......540 calories, 32 Grams of fat.....15 saturated and 1600 g sodium.....without any dressing. With the dressing I would be over my daily sodium intake with just a salad at lunch.

    That is just mind blowing and a perfect example of why we have so many health problems in this country - because they can market this crap as healthy alternatives - what BS
  • korinastern
    korinastern Posts: 55
    heat and eat vegitarian organic lentils, the sodium was terrible ill make my own from now on
  • ctooch99
    ctooch99 Posts: 459 Member
    Some whole wheat bread. I was shocked!

    I'm with you on this one! A single slice is usually at or near 100 calories...crazy!

    I was amazed by this too - I have always been a bread junkie...
  • randa_behnam
    randa_behnam Posts: 488 Member
    FRUIT!!! compared to vegetables fruit is super high in calories!
  • KittahRahbet
    KittahRahbet Posts: 23 Member
    anything at Chili's... even the "light" dishes!
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    this is why i pre-log as much as possible
  • cheesy_blasters
    cheesy_blasters Posts: 283 Member
    Nachos. I don't get meat on them so I figured cheese and chips will be the issues. Divide it into two meals so shouldn't be too bad. Have salsa, no sour cream. Extra veggies. There's usually not a huge amount of cheese (like pizza). I figured by be over by a bit but nothing worrying.

    NOPE! One dish, divide between meals still put me way over my goals, even with exercise. OUCH. Goodbye nachos at restaurants.
  • linda1243
    linda1243 Posts: 166
    avocado,,,,,god,,i almost fell off my chair,,haha loggon like a coffee, a bagel and an avocado,,well,,, that shocked me big time,,lol

    I had this horrible realization too! I was eating an avacado a day. ack.
  • ctooch99
    ctooch99 Posts: 459 Member
    avocado,,,,,god,,i almost fell off my chair,,haha loggon like a coffee, a bagel and an avocado,,well,,, that shocked me big time,,lol

    Avacados are "good" fats though... definitely a keeper in my diet
  • abnerner
    abnerner Posts: 452 Member
    Panera, anything from Panera
  • summer8it
    summer8it Posts: 433 Member
    Sushi.

    Not long after I joined MFP, I went to the local Asian buffet with some friends. I thought I was making such good choices, passing up all the fried stuff and eating sushi, edamame and green beans... then I logged it, and discovered my healthy lunch was a healthy THOUSAND CALORIES!

    I still eat sushi, but it now falls into the "special treat" category.
  • MarincicS
    MarincicS Posts: 265 Member
    Salsa! Crazy sodium in just one serving, which is only 2 tablespoons. I can balance 2 tablespoons on one chip!
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