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How many Calories in a Snackbox?

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  • #52
    Clarissa Cool Test
    Posts: 0 CMod ✭✭✭✭ Clarissa Cool Test


    i would like some takeaway now


  • #53
    mconigol
    Registered Users Posts: 1,583 ✭✭✭mconigol


    Gummy Panda wrote: »
    I prefer protein bars!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3nA2zqeX5Q


    Mmmm... bacon protein bar

    Every guy in this video should be shot. Disgusting.


  • #54
    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    bluewolf wrote: »
    i would like some takeaway now

    I fancy a Chinese 69 myself! :D


  • #55
    Naomi00
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 670 ✭✭✭Naomi00


    biko wrote: »
    http://thisiswhyyourefat.tumblr.com/


    :eek:

    The food in that looks disgusting..


  • #56
    Dravokivich
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators, Politics Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 22,360 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dravokivich


    Gummy Panda wrote: »
    I prefer protein bars!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3nA2zqeX5Q


    Mmmm... bacon protein bar

    Think they could do with a bit more bacon.


  • #57
    Teyla Emmagan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,641 ✭✭✭Teyla Emmagan


    biko wrote: »
    http://thisiswhyyourefat.tumblr.com/

    God, that site is amazing. I have never seen such a collection of awesome culinary obscenities in my life before.

    I am rushing out to buy me a deep fat fryer!


  • #58
    Rabies
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,258 ✭✭✭✭Rabies


    MickySticks wrote: »
    Bout 3 fiddy

    wow


  • #59
    El Horseboxo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,341 ✭✭✭El Horseboxo


    Blatter wrote: »
    El Horseboxo wrote: »
    Around 1200.

    The chips would be upwards of the 700 mark and the chicken would be around 250 or more.

    Talk about scaremongering :pac:

    A snack box could be anywhere from 650 kCal to around 1200 kCal, it obviously depends on the portions. There is no real standard snack box, they vary far too much to give an accurate answer.

    It's not scaremongering. I Just never thought of places outside of chippers until my second post. A 100 gram fried and breaded chicken thigh is even over the 250 grams I mentioned. So multiple that by 2 and add a box full of chips. I'd have thought all snack boxes are on average close enough to the same size. I weighed and worked one out from macari's. The meat and breadcrumbs stripped from the bone weighted over 200 grams. The chips were slightly over 300 grams. There's about 240 calories per 100 grams of fried chipper chips. Add all that up and it's in excess of 1200 calories. I have the macros of every meal I eat nailed down. So my calculations would be fairly accurate.


  • #60
    saa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,194 ✭✭✭saa


    El Horseboxo wrote: »
    it's in excess of 1200 calories. I have the macros of every meal I eat nailed down. So my calculations would be fairly accurate.

    calories in 3 potatoes, 2 pieces of chicken with skin + unknown amount of fat and seeing how a small bit of oil can be 100 calories its hard to guess what the grease adds, I don't know why its so hard to get even ball park figures on chipper foods, I would of easily guessed 1000 ish..
    Its not scaremongering, even though the 1000 calories eddie rockets milkshake is pretty scary me not knowing about the calories or over estimating a bag of chips isn't going to change how many calories are being eaten.


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  • #61
    kraggy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,414 ✭✭✭kraggy


    Biggins wrote: »
    For the record...

    So far there is no new regulations coming in that I know of.

    The Minster of Health Dr James Reilly stated on TV two weeks ago on RTE's "Operation Transformation" (and it was mentioned already in a previous thread) that he has asked for a code of behaviour in relation to such places willingly displaying calorie content on their menu.
    Dr Reilly further stated that the response back from the food outlets was not good and that if they didn't respond better by the end of the year, AFTER THAT, he would then further consider introducing further statutory laws, legally forcing the food industry serving the public in cafes, etc in Ireland, to list calorie content.

    They have till the end of the year to respond better with a voluntary system - if not, after that there might be further state laws introduced.
    Dr Reilly also stated that he would then name and shame those businesses that was currently unwilling to inform the public about the content they are eating.


    Listing calories in fast food places is mandatory here in Korea. Not sure what the criteria are for who has to diplay them and who doesn't but the Korean, family-owned places don't usually. But their food is healthy anyway.

    It's great because I personally have actually made choices as a result of seeing up front how many calories are in each item of food.

    In the fast food places here, in the picture menus above the counter, the calories are in the corner of the picture. I was surprised by many of them. For example, there are way more calories in french fries than say chicken pieces. Even though the french fries here are tiny.

    It's good that it makes you think before buying.

    Also, I think there should be a tax on fast food, junk food etc. It's the cause of a huge chunk of expenditure in the health service. They've made cigarettes extremely expensive, so why not fast food?


  • #62
    danniemcq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,163 ✭✭✭✭danniemcq


    Lando Griffin wrote: »
    About half the amount of the 10 pints you consumed before hand.

    hughly unlikely unless it was pints of cream that OP was drinking, there is actually very few calories in a pint,

    Cider contains 120 in a pint of beer (same as a pack of malteasers)

    http://www.weightlossresources.co.uk/calories/calorie_counter/alcohol.htm

    so if its around 1200 in a snackbox with chips the 10 pints would match the snack box


  • #63
    padi89
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,478 ✭✭✭padi89


    danniemcq wrote: »
    hughly unlikely unless it was pints of cream that OP was drinking, there is actually very few calories in a pint,

    Cider contains 120 in a pint of beer (same as a pack of malteasers)

    http://www.weightlossresources.co.uk/calories/calorie_counter/alcohol.htm

    so if its around 1200 in a snackbox with chips the 10 pints would match the snack box

    Cider is around 200 I'm pretty sure and the same with beer with premium beers up around 230, 120 seems awful low.


  • #64
    Dravokivich
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators, Politics Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 22,360 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dravokivich


    kraggy wrote: »
    Also, I think there should be a tax on fast food, junk food etc. It's the cause of a huge chunk of expenditure in the health service. They've made cigarettes extremely expensive, so why not fast food?

    I agree with most of your post but, fast food is actually expensive enough as it is already. People don't notice it too much when they buy it per instance, but if it was to be done regularly and taking the overall cost into account over a weekly period, it does add up quite a lot.

    As shown with cigarettes, making them more expensive does not mean people buy less of them, they just have less money to buy other stuff. Any "taxes" that would be brought in will just end up in a black hole somewhere like all the other money that's been brought in by increases on taxes for fuel, cigarettes and booze.

    All we need is for people to know what's actually there in front of them.

    Should also note, that a diet should not be based on the amount of calories alone, you can have 2k worth of shíte (within the general RDA) and you'll still be just as bad off. Which is why I don't like Weight Watchers because from what I've seen of their products, they get you to tally up points, instead of actually learning what proper food is.


  • #65
    Enigma IE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,158 ✭✭✭Enigma IE


    No amount of calories will stop me devouring a breast box special out of my local chipper - that is two lean tasty breasts, instead of breast and thigh or wing.


  • #66
    sunflower27
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,822 ✭✭✭sunflower27


    Not had KFC in years... is that what you mean by a snackbox?

    I don't really crave junk food, but KFC would be nice :)


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  • #67
    Dravokivich
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators, Politics Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 22,360 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dravokivich


    sunflower27 wrote: »
    Not had KFC in years... is that what you mean by a snackbox?

    I don't really crave junk food, but KFC would be nice :)

    N'ah, KFC comes in buckets :P


  • #68
    MJ23
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,039 ✭✭✭MJ23


    Ask Pa Scanlon, he loves them.


  • #69
    El Horseboxo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,341 ✭✭✭El Horseboxo


    saa wrote: »
    El Horseboxo wrote: »
    it's in excess of 1200 calories. I have the macros of every meal I eat nailed down. So my calculations would be fairly accurate.

    calories in 3 potatoes, 2 pieces of chicken with skin + unknown amount of fat and seeing how a small bit of oil can be 100 calories its hard to guess what the grease adds, I don't know why its so hard to get even ball park figures on chipper foods, I would of easily guessed 1000 ish..
    Its not scaremongering, even though the 1000 calories eddie rockets milkshake is pretty scary me not knowing about the calories or over estimating a bag of chips isn't going to change how many calories are being eaten.

    It's the grease factor, how much of it is absorbed into the chips and chicken, portion size, whether there's added salt and vinegar, types of potatoes used, herbs and spices added, oil type used etc which make it difficult for an exact figure. But the low 1000's would be a good base indicator. If I cooked my own snackbox I could make it in the 600-700 region by using sweet potatoes, lean chicken breasts and my own ingredient controlled breadcrumbs fried in evoo. But chippers aren't worried bout that. They already have their customers.


  • #70
    sunflower27
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,822 ✭✭✭sunflower27


    Dravokivich wrote: »
    N'ah, KFC comes in buckets :P

    Noooooo... you can get two pieces of chicken, not the full bucket. You just have to ask :D

    Salivating here... seriously cannot remember the last time I had KFC, but damn, I do remember it was good!!!


  • #71
    the groutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,096 ✭✭✭✭the groutch


    reminds me of this

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6pbZLiLt30


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  • #72
    sunflower27
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,822 ✭✭✭sunflower27


    Dravokivich wrote: »
    N'ah, KFC comes in buckets :P

    Hang on, is that.... RACIST? :p:p:p:p:D:D:D


  • #73
    Dravokivich
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators, Politics Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 22,360 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dravokivich


    sunflower27 wrote: »
    Hang on, is that.... RACIST? :p:p:p:p:D:D:D

    Fúck, I was only trying to be condescending! :o

    :pac:


  • #74
    sunflower27
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,822 ✭✭✭sunflower27


    Dravokivich wrote: »
    Fúck, I was only trying to be condescending! :o

    :pac:

    :D:D:D

    See, it's got so bad, you don't even know you are doing it anymore :D:D:D


  • #75
    tayto lover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 52,243 ✭✭✭✭tayto lover


    padi89 wrote: »
    Cider is around 200 I'm pretty sure and the same with beer with premium beers up around 230, 120 seems awful low.

    Read that a can of lager has the same amount of cals as a Mars Bar, don't know how many though. 8 cans = 8 Mars Bars.


  • #76
    Celly Smunt
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,464 ✭✭✭Celly Smunt


    i was expecting more than 1200 calories tbh,i'm going to order 2 in future.


  • #77
    Big Nasty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,080 ✭✭✭✭Big Nasty


    El Horseboxo wrote: »
    If I cooked my own snackbox I could make it in the 600-700 region by using sweet potatoes, lean chicken breasts and my own ingredient controlled breadcrumbs fried in evoo.

    Hold on a second - sweet potatoes are a vegetable, they're not actual potatoes (Yes, I know potatoes are vegetables too).

    Of cousre you can fry 'em, bake 'em, grill 'em ,eat 'em but they're no replacement for proper spud chips! :mad:


  • #78
    Celly Smunt
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,464 ✭✭✭Celly Smunt


    MCMLXXV wrote: »
    Hold on a second - sweet potatoes are a vegetable, they're not actual potatoes (Yes, I know potatoes are vegetables too).

    Of cousre you can fry 'em, bake 'em, grill 'em ,eat 'em but they're no replacement for proper spud chips! :mad:

    I agree,everyone has gone sweet potato mad lately.


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