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Proper chipper chips (and fish!)

  • 05-05-2009 10:16AM
    #1
    olaola
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    Does anyone know how many calories are in a bag of chips. I mean proper chipper chips - Macari and the like. I suppose they are thicker than maccie-ds french fries, so they won't absorb as much oil for the same weight. But still!

    I wonder what the real damage is for a one'n'one!? I err on the side of caution and reckon it's over 2000.
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  • #2
    eclectichoney
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    I reckon the portion sizes probably vary widely from shop to shop (though it must be ten years since i have had a take away so maybe it's changed! lol) so it would be impossible to even guesstimate without weighing the bag really. I'd give it a stab at 1,000 though.


  • #3
    olaola
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    My husband had one last night (I resisted... it TOOK a lot of will!) And I'd say between the white bag & the huge shovel again on top, there were at least 3 or 4 spuds worth of chips. I should have weighed it!


  • #4
    rubadub
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    olaola wrote: »
    I should have weighed it!
    Do. I did before on this thread http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055209321

    The chips from that chinese were 520g, so I reckoned about 1300kcal for the chips alone, it is a big portion. This is estimating 250kcal per 100g, if you go to the supermarket you can find similar items to check out. Think I got mine from a mc cains site for thick cut fried chips.

    Look at deep fried values on fish too, and bear in mind the portions in the chipper are also far bigger.


  • #5
    chopley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37 ✭chopley


    olaola wrote: »
    Does anyone know how many calories are in a bag of chips. I mean proper chipper chips

    The food database at weightlossresources.co.uk quotes 239 calories (on average) per 100g for deep-fried chip shop chips. A chip shop battered fish is (on average) good for 232 cals per 100g. You'll need to weigh the food to work out the per-portion value, but it doesn't look good... ;)

    The true calorie count will be affected by the type of oil used, the frying temperature, the particular type of potato and fish used, etc.


  • #6
    olaola
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,142 ✭✭✭olaola


    I would say there was at least 400g of chips, if not 500. And the fish was quite big too. I suppose removing the batter would prob remove about 300 calories, but sure if I wanted regular fish, I'd cook it myself. I would always have in the back of my mind that this was all of my calories for the day (at least!!) in one sitting. Not that I eat it that much - well not as much as my greedy self would like! Will weigh them next time and see!!


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