Calorie Shockers

jabeckner

So last Wed for cinco de mayo, my fiance took virgin margarita mix to work for his work pot luck party. Then he brought it home and we were thinking of making margartias to go with dinner. I looked at the label and saw that 4oz of the stufff had 140 calories. Are you f-ing kidding me? Without alcohol? And then on top of that who would only use 4oz to make a margarita, you would most likely double that. so after you added tequilla you'd be looking at 300 calories or more. YIKES.

So I invite you to share your holy crap that is a ton of calorie moments....

mrsmamsie

That's ridiculous!  I have luckily never been the biggest frozen drink fan, and plan to stay far way from them!!!

megilb

Oh ive had sooo many of those shocking moments! LOL
This is my latest:
O Charleys balsamic vinagrette(sp?)....I figured thatd be a lower cal dressing BUT APPARENTLY just 3oz ( 3Tbsp) has 350 calories!!!!! Needless to say I dont order that dressing anymore....

raynes

FWIW, 3 Tbsp is a LOT of dressing.

FutureMsAlexander

Margaritas are crazy full of calories. A friend of mine just got a job at a major liquor distributor. This past weekend he made me a [few] paloma[s]. They are super good and A LOT less calories.

http://wiki.webtender.com/wiki/Paloma

He used El Jimador tequila and Squirt soda. I think you could even do Diet Squirt.

jonchrissy

I try and avoid margaritas. If I do get them, I do on the rocks with no salt/sugar. I've heard it cuts some kcals.

greenglasshero

Arby's market fresh turkey & swiss sandwich. It's so infuriating! 710calories! FOR A TURKEY SANDWICH

mrscheetah

ONE slice of CHEESE pizza from costco has 800 calories. oh it was a sad day for me when i found that out.

pollyguts

fresh squeezed orange juice: 300 calories for 12 ounces!!

jeb113

I don't know the actual calorie count, but when I was doing WW, I found out that 4 (yes four) chips from a mexican restaurant was 7 points!! I was only allowed 24 points a day.  I'd be scared to know what the actual calorie amount was!  And really, who goes to eat Mexican and only eats four chips!?! That's insane!