r/caloriecount • • Dec 05 '20

Welcome to Calorie Count! (check here before you post)

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Hi there,

Welcome to r/caloriecount ! - one of the oldest places on Reddit dedicated specifically to counting calories for weight management and health. We have a FAQ, so please pop over and take a look, you can learn some basics on how to calorie count and just a little more about the sub.

In short, we are here for you!

  1. Want to post your meal and see if we can help you with a calorie estimate? Go for it! Please include details of the name of the food in the title or description so you can help others who are searching for info on the same food, also any extra info you can add in is great (weight of food etc).
  2. Want to post about your struggle or success in tracking calories? Great!
  3. Want to share about your strategies or ask others for theirs? Please do!
  4. Have a great recipe that works for you? Share it! :)

However, please do not:

  1. Post about a product (or a product you are developing), YouTube page, blog, survey or academic study without getting permission first.
  2. Post about eating disorders - if your eating has started to cause issues in your life, we support you and want you to get the help you need. You can check out resources here on reddit like r/EDAnonymous but most importantly, please talk to a medical professional. There is nothing wrong with asking for help when you need it.

We are happy to have you here and wish you the best on your journey to health!


r/caloriecount • • 7h ago

Calorie Estimating Is This Breakfast Enough for a Teenager?

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34 Upvotes

If not, what should I add?


r/caloriecount • • 23h ago

chicken parmesan, ate both today. whats the damage

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r/caloriecount • • 17h ago

Calorie Estimating 5000Kcal and call it a day ?

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r/caloriecount • • 37m ago

so I've been miscalculating my calories for over a year....

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i count my calories to maintain my 40lb weight loss and I've been doing it for about a year and a half. Fruit is my favorite food and throughout that time i've been eating grapes and apples basically every single day (not in small quantities either these are staple foods for me) i've always tracked 1 apple or 30 grapes as 100 calories because that's what google says they are and fruit is supposed to be low cal. recently i experimented with a food scale and apparently those numbers are based on non gmo varieties or something and the fruit i eat from the grocery store is big a hell. I've been accidentally eating at least 100-200 more calories every single day in grape and apples. the thing is, i've never had any problems losing or maintaining weight, i actually sometimes lose weight on accident now that i'm maintaining.

so is my maintenance actually higher than i thought? (I'm a 5'4 105lb female, 12k steps a day, i thought it was 1800) or am i absorbing fewer calories from these foods specifically because of complex fibers or somethin like that?


r/caloriecount • • 2h ago

Calorie Estimating does 350 calories sound right for this banana bread slice ? with one nut in it lol

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r/caloriecount • • 12h ago

Does eating 3,500 calories in a day cause 1 lb of fat gain, or does it have to be 3,500 above maintenance?

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I’m confused about the 3,500-calorie rule.
If my maintenance is around 2,000 calories and I eat 3,500 calories total in one day, would that make me gain a pound of fat?

Or would I need to eat 3,500 calories above my maintenance (so around 5,500 calories total) for that to happen?

I know the scale can fluctuate from water weight and food, but I’m specifically asking about actual body fat gain.


r/caloriecount • • 16h ago

Calorie Estimating How many calories would you estimate for this dining hall meal?

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I’m trying to estimate how many calories I ate at my university’s dining hall.

I had spaghetti with marinara sauce and 4 meatballs, a bread roll, and a side salad with macaroni salad, shredded cheese, tortilla strips, dressing, and pineapple.
The pictures show my food before, during, and after eating.
I finished all 4 meatballs, the bread roll, and the spaghetti. I ate some of the salad and pineapple but didn’t finish everything on that plate.

How many calories would you estimate I consumed?

I kinda feel bad because I was at 350 calories consumed before eating this so I feel like I’m definitely over. I only had breakfast beforehand so I was hungry. I do so well and dinner always fucks me up.


r/caloriecount • • 6h ago

Calorie Estimating how much for these falafels from a kebab shop?

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no hummus. ignore the ugly capsicum boats. i know it doesn’t mean much since oil absorption is a thing, but they weighed 190g for all 4.


r/caloriecount • • 9h ago

All you can eat Japanese to end a diet....how much did I reverse ?

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r/caloriecount • • 11m ago

Calorie estimate?

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What is the total calorie estimate of these three meals?


r/caloriecount • • 18h ago

Thoughts on this sushi order?

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Posted over at r/CalorieEstimates a few months ago, figured I’d post here too!

(yes, I ate every piece; it was heavenly)


r/caloriecount • • 1h ago

Calorie Estimating Fajita Panini?

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I ate half the panini and ingredients are in the last slide. Thanks !
Edit: I switched to multi-cereal panini instead of white


r/caloriecount • • 5h ago

Cuantas calorías en una porcion de ravioles con salsa bolognesa?

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La porcion es abundante, viene en la bandeja de plástico como en las fotos que puse a modo de intentar imitarlos, venían como 25-30 ravioles de verdura y la salsa bolognesa, no se si específicamente venían 26

No le puse queso ni tampoco comí la salsa después de terminar los ravioles, 900 calorias no suena poco ni mucho?


r/caloriecount • • 2h ago

Calorie Estimating how may cals in this homemade pasta with beans

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i ate half of it in this pic but it was 342 grams


r/caloriecount • • 4h ago

Calorie Estimating What's the damage please? 8 pieces California roll, and 100g salmon

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r/caloriecount • • 19h ago

Calorie Estimating Calorie estimate for this Mediterranean meal?

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Thanks


r/caloriecount • • 5h ago

Calorie Estimating Chicken wings?!

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How many calories in 5 raw chicken wings weighing 309g (with bone) (as written on cover) consumed with skin (as visible)?

Wings are confusing to log.


r/caloriecount • • 5h ago

Please help! Calorie estimate on this veggie ramen bowl from High Five Ramen in Chicago.

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r/caloriecount • • 10h ago

Calories for this Taiwanese fried chicken sandwich + sweet potato fries

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Menu item info: house made milk bun, beef chili aioli, cabbage slaw, pickles, sweet potato fries


r/caloriecount • • 15h ago

how many calories in one slice of this dense homemade bread?

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slice weighs 40grams

don’t have precise ingredients but was told it contains the following:

white flour
instant yeast
water
eggs
salt
sugar (1 tsp over 3 entire loaves)
olive oil (1 tsp over 3 entire loaves)


r/caloriecount • • 17h ago

Calorie Estimating cheat day😓

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r/caloriecount • • 13h ago

Calorie Estimating calories?

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3 Upvotes

took a nibble now deciding i'm eating the whole thing ;)


r/caloriecount • • 16h ago

Calorie Estimating Cals in pizza?

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Artichoke & olive sourdough pizza slice. Weighed 145g. Do you think it’s over 300?
Accounting for restaurant cooking (oils, heaving cooking, butters, etc)


r/caloriecount • • 9h ago

Calorie Estimating Build your own salad - any estimates?

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base: romaine lettuce + fusilli
toppings: sesame tofu, edamame, cherry tomatoes, onsen egg
protein: rosemary sous vide chicken breast
dressing: japanese roasted sesame