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Foods	Sweet potato fries	Jul 24 2009 02:42 (UTC)
Thats fine, I don't have any calorie counts or anything to prove what I'm saying. Just in my experience in the one restaurant where i have worked the sweet potato fries would have slightly fewer calories because they aren't in the fryer as long. The calorie count of different fries/sweet fries probably differs greatly from place to place and its pretty pointless to make generalizations about which has more calories than the other since it could be different depending on where you eat. and you right fries are never a health food no matter it they're sweet potato or regular.
Foods	Sweet potato fries	Jul 23 2009 15:07 (UTC)	2
Original Post by cellophane_star: Original Post by lynnmm1961: Definitely. From the values I've seen they are almost 1/2 the amount of calories and less than 1/2 the fat, sodium and carbs (carbs are actually way less than 1/2). Untrue. According to CC: 1 cup of cooked yam (boiled, with skin) = 158 cals 1 cup potato (baked, with skin) = 114 cals So yams have more calories than a regular potato. The reason why people think yams are better than potatoes is because they don't cause a spike in blood sugar the way white potatoes do. They are also rich in beta carotene (also found in carrots & red peppers). If you're buying yam/sweet potato fries in a restaurant, they're no better than regular fries. Restaurants will still fry them in oil, which can set you back 800 cals for a side of fries! Don't be fooled into thinking they're healthier. The only way to make healthy fries (potato or sweet potato) is at home, where you can bake them and control the amount of oil you use. i can explain this. sweet potatoes on their own have more calories than regular potatoes. however, the amount of calories when fried differs in favor of the sweet potato fries because they are in the fryer for less time. sweet potato fries only need 1-2 minutes in the fryer, where regular fries can take 4-5 minutes (at least for the fries we use at the restaurant where i work). since the sweet potato fries are not in the fryer as long they do not absorb as much oil as regular fries and have less fat/calories in them.
Foods	In recipe but not consumed - nutritional values?	Jul 23 2009 14:59 (UTC)
no, since you simmering the ginger in soup, a liquid based substance, only water soluble nutrients will leak out into the soup. so only vitamins C and the B vitamins will be in the soup. as for calories i'm pretty sure that not all of them will be in there, fat certain proteins and certain carbohydrates are also not water soluble, but since ginger is so low in calories anyway you could probably assume they all were and it wouldn't affect the soup that much.
Foods	panera question	Jun 17 2009 18:07 (UTC)	1
really the only ingredients in french onion soup are a bit of oil, onions, a little bit of wine, and stock. so yeah 80 calories sounds right, provided you get it without croutons or any of that yummy cheese!
Foods	storing pb	Jun 17 2009 17:59 (UTC)	9
i never refrigerate my natural peanut butter and sometimes i have an open jar around for 4 or 5 months and it never goes bad. I think the refrigeration isn't about the peanut butter going bad, but about keeping the oil from separating out again.
Foods	calorie guesstimations for this meal pretty pleaaaase	May 05 2009 18:50 (UTC)	1
At the restaurant where I work we give an 8oz salmon fillet, and by looking at it you wouldn't think that its 8oz, it can easily fit in the palm of my hand (though i do have big hands). even if it looked pretty small it could still weigh more than you think, i would guess the salmon at 8oz to be safe.
The Lounge	Guess your character in 20 questions	Dec 04 2008 03:40 (UTC)	20
wow it took 20 questions but he got dark link, i'm impressed
Recipes	Want to make icing with regular white sugar	Dec 04 2008 00:56 (UTC)	2
The reason confectioners sugar is used in icing is because it's so fine it creates a very smooth texture, if you used regular sugar the icing might come out grainy. If you have a food processor I would take your sugar for a spin in there for a few minutes to reduce the coarseness of the sugar. As for what kind of icing to do, that would depend on what kind of cookie your making.
The Lounge	Team Awesome Headquarters	Dec 04 2008 00:37 (UTC)	32,910
flaming whisk, right on the forearm.
The Lounge	just say a random comment.	Dec 04 2008 00:33 (UTC)	2,284
my sister likes to eat apple cider donuts.... dunked in maple syrup
Foods	Chocolate Sprinkles? Please help	Nov 12 2008 13:35 (UTC)	15
sprinkles are made of pure sugar and have 16 calories per teaspoon, 50 per tablespoon. If the cinnamon sprinkles were only cinnamon flavored, and not actually pure cinnamon, then they would have the same amount of calories as the chocolate sprinkles.
Foods	Ideas for higher fat foods that aren't calorie dense?	Oct 14 2008 11:19 (UTC)	5
well pistachios can be a good one, they're full of good fats, and take a while to eat since you have to break into the shell, the same goes with peanuts in the shell, and basically any other nut bought in the shell.
Foods	cheesecake factory	Oct 12 2008 21:50 (UTC)	2
oh boy sounds, like a diet nightmare. I guess i'll be putting my menu scanning skills to the test tonight lol. Thanks for all the advice guys, i'll update you on how it went.
Foods	You have GOT to be kidding me	Oct 08 2008 12:13 (UTC)	5
for some reason when you enter the beans in the analizer the always come in as raw beans, which have much more calorie per cup, i bet you didnt even go over 300 calories.

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