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

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  • rw734
    rw734 Posts: 14 Member
    Ground beef! Who knew it was so calorie heavy?? Here I was thinking that a couple taco's weren't THAT bad. Riiight. LOL :)
  • specialkyc
    specialkyc Posts: 384 Member
    Red Lobster...

    The biscuts - 150 each ( Popeyes is 220!!)
    The soup - 220
    The salad - 270

    Main dishes are well over 1000

    and their desserts, PFT!

    I was SHOCKED that I coud easily consume over 1000 calories in one sitting eating only 1/2 of each meal.

    I suffered through this last weekend. Normally I log BEFORE I eat, but not that day...lesson learned. My daughter and I went to Red Lobster and she had the four course feast, which ended with brownie a la mode. We split it only to later find out that the little brownie and ice cream totalled around 890 calories (445 calories for half)...and that was only dessert.
  • pixiechick8321
    pixiechick8321 Posts: 284 Member
    Mine last night was apricots (dried) - my 7g piece was 18 calories! Eeek!

    I appriciate the difference in "too bad" meaning low in calories and "too bad" meaning bad for you. Avocado is high in calories but it's good for you. White pasta is high in calories and not so good for you.

    Another thing that surprised me - a baked potato with sour cream, chives, and broccoli from Wendy's is 330 calories - the jr. hamburger with lettuce, tomato, mustard, pickles is 230!

    I also agree on the cheese comments - I LOVE cheese, but I find myself eating 4x more than I should in one sitting since it's so good and so high in calories.


    One thing I find odd in this thread - why are some parents feeding their children things that they wouldn't eat? Even though some kids need more calories, it's not by 400+ at every meal! If you won't eat it, don't let them eat it!
  • Kimmie_3
    Kimmie_3 Posts: 1
    this is why i pre-log as much as possible:smile:
  • trout3063
    trout3063 Posts: 121 Member
    I haven't reached a point to start studying the "macros" I'm seeing progress in just relying on the calories but I'm thinking "gee" how much better would I be if I actually studied those too! Cause I love me some of the foods you guys are pointing out have a lot of sodium!
  • Teresa3612
    Teresa3612 Posts: 21 Member
    Instant oatmeal. I was eating two every morning for breakfast thinking that oatmeal is good for me.

    Also, peanut butter and nutella.

    I don't even eat canned soup anymore. The sodium content is outrageous!
  • meredith1414
    meredith1414 Posts: 2
    I was shocked at the calories count in a Costco Chicken salad. 679 calories. I thought it would have less then that.
    But I never use all the dressing. so I know that I'm eating less then that.
    I wish I could find out how many calories are in each component.
    M
    ps..sorry for the choppy post, I just had my wisdom teeth plus one other removed. I"m a bit loopy. And now all I can have for the next couple of days is liquid and then soft foods for 1-2 months so that I don't break my jaw bone.
  • brsarkar
    brsarkar Posts: 1
    The calories in pho made me sad too. You might try what I do (because it's one of my favorites also!) - I order it without noodles and ask them to put extra veggies in it. If it's a place where they have brown rice I'll get a side of that and add some to the broth. Then it's a relatively low-cal chicken and veggie soup with some rice, but you still get the delicious pho phlavor, and with brown rice some extra fiber. For me this is great because I never loved rice noodles anyway. If the noodles are your favorite part of the dish then this variation will be a poor substitute. Hoisin sauce packs a frightening number of calories, but it's so delicious I have to have it anyway.
  • sundedo
    sundedo Posts: 6
    35 per slice?! Mind telling me what kind of bread that is?

    Sara Lee 45 Calorie Delightful - Low Carb Bread is only 45 cal./slice. I won't make a sandwich with any but that. I also don't put cheese or mayo on it. Jut bread, spicy mustard and meat.

    Calories 45 Sodium 120 mg
    Total Fat 1 g Potassium 0 mg
    Saturated 0 g Total Carbs 9 g
    Polyunsaturated 0 g Dietary Fiber 2 g
    Monounsaturated 0 g Sugars 1 g
    Trans 0 g Protein 3 g
  • catpow2
    catpow2 Posts: 206 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.


    ^^^^^This. I used to eat sushi all the time. I thought it was healthy as long as you steer clear of the fried stuff or the rolls with cream cheese (yuck!!) or mayonaise-based sauces. But holy cow!! All that rice is just loaded with carbs (duh!--should have known!) I still eat it but I try to order more sashimi. Sashimi is ok, right? crosses fingers :wink:
  • KingofdaBean
    KingofdaBean Posts: 20 Member
    Had no idea how bad Movie popcorn was for you!!! WOWZERS
  • Laces_0ut
    Laces_0ut Posts: 3,750 Member
    peas had a lot more cals than i was expecting.
  • Valera0466
    Valera0466 Posts: 319 Member
    Bump
  • bethmac_va
    bethmac_va Posts: 65
    Gordon Biersch Tapas! I thought I was getting a great deal... Roasted garlic, bruschetta, olive tapenade, and hummus with herb flatbread (I knew the flatbread would be high). I even checked the calories before I ordered-460. Ok, not really bad, I thought, it was my entire meal. What I failed to take note of is that the whole appetizer was THREE servings!

    Add a couple of Hefeweizen beers...well, I hit my calorie limit for 2 days! :drinker:
  • Windy32
    Windy32 Posts: 54
    Starbucks nofat white mocha with whip 330 and reduced fat cinnamon swirl coffie cake 340
  • mistylovesmusic
    mistylovesmusic Posts: 147
    35 per slice?! Mind telling me what kind of bread that is?

    Healthy Life and Heiners 35 each are 35 calories per slice. Healthy Life appears to be less dry (at least to me) but both are good.
  • eudemonia
    eudemonia Posts: 149 Member
    the amount of calories in one cup of rice blew my world. but i love my rice... on average i eat like 5 cups a day and i can't bring myself to stop.
  • zorylopez
    zorylopez Posts: 23
    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?



    Buffalo Wings also. And chicken nuggets.
  • HeatherLeahxx
    HeatherLeahxx Posts: 156 Member
    irish soda bread
  • breakingthecyclept2
    breakingthecyclept2 Posts: 29
    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 :)

    Ditto, gotta have my ribs! :heart:
  • abbybean11
    abbybean11 Posts: 122 Member
    chips - i mean i know that chips aren't healthy, but even the healthier kind are like 140 calories for just 7 chips. AND I CAN NEVER EAT JUST 7 CHIPS!!! craziness.
  • mevalentina
    mevalentina Posts: 362 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..

    All of these things I completely stopped eating and drinking them after I realized just how bad they are!.
    Plus any kind of fast food ridiculous!
  • tessa3r
    tessa3r Posts: 7 Member
    So I joined just before Christmas and was making chocolate truffles and other treats to give away as presents. I was using the good Gheridelli chocolate. I saw what the serving size was and the calories, etc. I was floored by how many calories were in a piece when I was done making it. I was expecting 50-75 calories, but I got 90-150 calories!!! And these were smaller than a quarter. Thankfully I didn't do a lot of licking of the bowl or I would have added thousands of calories to my diet over those few days!

    My other surprise was straight up sugar. I use to add 2 table spoons of it to my tea, and then found out that those two table spoons was 90 calories and then add 1/2 cup of 2% milk, Yikes!

    Now I log before I eat if I'm anywhere but at home. My friends and family think I'm nuts to take out my phone and scan the packages. That way, I can decide what and how much to have.
  • zrmac804
    zrmac804 Posts: 369 Member
    Tim Horton's Cranberry Blueberry Bran muffin.

    Sounds healthy, right? 340 Calories and 13 grams of fat! Ouch! :ohwell:
  • bethmac_va
    bethmac_va Posts: 65
    35 per slice?! Mind telling me what kind of bread that is?

    Sara Lee 45 Calorie Delightful - Low Carb Bread is only 45 cal./slice. I won't make a sandwich with any but that. I also don't put cheese or mayo on it. Jut bread, spicy mustard and meat.

    Calories 45 Sodium 120 mg
    Total Fat 1 g Potassium 0 mg
    Saturated 0 g Total Carbs 9 g
    Polyunsaturated 0 g Dietary Fiber 2 g
    Monounsaturated 0 g Sugars 1 g
    Trans 0 g Protein 3 g

    I eat Nature's Own bread. Love, love! I get either the Whole Wheat (50 calories per slice) or Whole Grain (70 calories per slice). Both have substance (read gluten) and meet whole grains requirements. I won't eat anything else! The hot dog and hamburger rolls are awesome as well! Bread is one of the foods where I will go higher calorie to get a better product.

    Anyone who is interested, WalMart carries it.
  • BigBrewski
    BigBrewski Posts: 922 Member
    35 per slice?! Mind telling me what kind of bread that is?

    Sara Lee 45 Calorie Delightful - Low Carb Bread is only 45 cal./slice. I won't make a sandwich with any but that. I also don't put cheese or mayo on it. Jut bread, spicy mustard and meat.

    Calories 45 Sodium 120 mg
    Total Fat 1 g Potassium 0 mg
    Saturated 0 g Total Carbs 9 g
    Polyunsaturated 0 g Dietary Fiber 2 g
    Monounsaturated 0 g Sugars 1 g
    Trans 0 g Protein 3 g

    I eat Nature's Own bread. Love, love! I get either the Whole Wheat (50 calories per slice) or Whole Grain (70 calories per slice). Both have substance (read gluten) and meet whole grains requirements. I won't eat anything else! The hot dog and hamburger rolls are awesome as well! Bread is one of the foods where I will go higher calorie to get a better product.

    Anyone who is interested, WalMart carries it.

    I will check out Nature's own. I use the sara lee stuff today but to me it has no real taste but it does hold the sandwich together. I like the orewheat sandwich thins
  • boggsmeister
    boggsmeister Posts: 292 Member
    All I can say is, thank god I am a big guy and eat 2300 calories a day. I would have to make some DRASTIC lifestyle changes to hit half that, which is where most of the women on this site are.
  • skinnybearlyndsay
    skinnybearlyndsay Posts: 798 Member
    Panera, anything from Panera

    The sodium is bad at Panera, I'll give you that, but I can get away from there eating under 300 calories if I want to.

    A hamburger patty from Costco. One patty is 6 oz...yet the serving size is 3 oz. That was not a fun revelation.

    Peanut butter is my other. I am such a sucker for peanut butter. I have had to hide it because if I see it, I will end up scooping it out of the jar with my finger...
  • amymt10
    amymt10 Posts: 271 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

    some salads at Applebees are 1100 calories for a salad!!! and that's w/o the dressing!!! I'd almost rather get some pasta
  • DelilahCat0212
    DelilahCat0212 Posts: 282 Member
    Panera, anything from Panera

    YES! Holy crap!

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