How do you estimate how many calories are in meal?

[AirStriKee]

k well lately i've been telling my mom to cook meats and chicken everyday for me and ive gained a clean 7 pounds so far. i haven't been counting calories but now i feel like i should be counting calories to make sure i'm gaining at a steady pace.

so basically since my mom cooks me a lot of food now how am i supposed to know how many calories are in it. same with buying food from fast food and stuff. is there a good way to estimate how many calories are in a piece of food or meal

[Duuurp]

Go google the calories for each ingredient she uses. It won't be spot on accurate but it's the best you can do since you do not make it yourself.

[zkfr]

Try using fitday. They will probably have most of the meals you're eating and you can put in how much of each meal.

[QueenIsKing]

k well lately i've been telling my mom to cook meats and chicken everyday for me and ive gained a clean 7 pounds so far. i haven't been counting calories but now i feel like i should be counting calories to make sure i'm gaining at a steady pace.

so basically since my mom cooks me a lot of food now how am i supposed to know how many calories are in it. same with buying food from fast food and stuff. is there a good way to estimate how many calories are in a piece of food or meal

For fast food you can easily search up the nutritional value online

[Reptile00Seven]

Fitday.com

[Gui524]

Swole.me

[DorianJ]

For example my mother did a casserole with artichokes, white sauce and chicken breasts
I asked her the ingredients she used, so it was in this meal:

2 pounds artichokes (180 calories)
2 pounds chicken breast (1100 calories)
16oz milk (245 calories)
1 oz flour (210 calories)
1 oz butter (100 calories)
3 oz parmesan cheese (318 calories)

So you could either sum both calories and weights and weigh your portion (2153 calorie and 3 pounds and 5 oz) or you could just figure out your portion from the shape of the cooking pan. Like my portion was 1/6 of the total, so 358 calories... more or less

[jarekd1234]

For example my mother did a casserole with artichokes, white sauce and chicken breasts
I asked her the ingredients she used, so it was in this meal:

2 pounds artichokes (180 calories)
2 pounds chicken breast (1100 calories)
16oz milk (245 calories)
1 oz flour (210 calories)
1 oz butter (100 calories)
3 oz parmesan cheese (318 calories)

So you could either sum both calories and weights and weigh your portion (2153 calorie and 3 pounds and 5 oz) or you could just figure out your portion from the shape of the cooking pan. Like my portion was 1/6 of the total, so 358 calories... more or less

Why did you bump this thread?

[outofstep19]

Why did you bump this thread?

This. Also, lol'd at OP trying to make arms look bigger in avi.

[DorianJ]

Why did you bump this thread?

because this stupid forum keeps showing me related threads that are years old and I thought it only showed recent open threads
I will read the date from now on

[Dav92]

myfitnesspal app on iPhone and a scale