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Diet Detective's What You Get For the Calories — Think Before You Eat

Oh, the calories we consume! As much as you may believe you know about how much you're eating, inevitably you're devouring more than you think. Take a peek at the quiz below and test your knowledge.

how many calories are in Starbucks coffee drinks

What you get for about 10 calories
Minutes to walk it off* = 2.5

  • 2 (0.6 grams) sun-dried tomatoes (not packed in oil)
  • 2 teaspoons of Grey Poupon Dijon Mustard
  • 1 Altoids Dark Chocolate Dipped Mint (7.5 calories)
  • 1 Life Savers Hard Candy Roll — five flavors (11.25 calories)
  • 1 stick Wrigley's Spearmint Gum
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce

What you get for about 25 calories
Minutes to walk it off* = 6.5

  • 1 tablespoon of heavy whipping cream (32 calories)
  • 2 tablespoons (30 grams) light sour cream
  • 2 tablespoons Stubb's Bar-B-Q Sauce, Original (30 calories)
  • 2 tablespoons teriyaki marinade & sauce (30 calories)

What you get for about 50 calories
Minutes to walk it off* = 13

  • 1 (3 x 11/2 x 1/2 inch) hash brown potato frozen oval patty (60 calories)
  • 1 slice (19 grams) Hebrew National Soft Salami
  • 2 tablespoons (30 grams) sour cream (60 calories)
  • 3 Starburst original fruit chew candies (47.5 calories)
  • 1 Chicken McNugget (53 calories)
  • 1 pan-fried P.F. Chang's Vegetable Dumpling (60 calories)
  • 1 steamed P.F. Chang's Vegetable Dumpling (45 calories)
  • 2 tablespoons Newman's Own Light Balsamic Vinaigrette (45 calories)

What you get for about 75 calories
Minutes to walk it off* = 13

  • 1 ounce soft goat cheese
  • 1 cup Silk Light Soymilk, Vanilla (80 calories)
  • 1 cup skim milk (80 calories)

What you get for about 100 calories
Minutes to walk it off* = 26

  • 1 cup (7 ounces) P.F. Chang's Wonton Soup (92 calories)
  • 1 Denny's biscuit (105 calories)
  • A few bites (1 ounce) Denny's All-American Slam (82 calories)
  • 5 Nabisco Triscuit Snack Crackers
  • 1 KFC Original Recipe Chicken Drumstick (120 calories)
  • 1 KFC Honey BBQ Hot Wing (90 calories)
  • 10 ounces Subway Minestrone Soup (90 calories)
  • 2 tablespoons tartar sauce (90 calories)
  • 1 (12-ounce) Starbucks Tazo Black Shaken Iced Tea Lemonade

What you get for about 150 calories
Minutes to walk it off* = 39

  • 1 ounce hard goat cheese (130 calories)
  • 1 cup Parmalat Stay Fresh Whole Milk
  • 1 (16-ounce) Starbucks Cappuccino with Whole Milk (140 calories)
  • 1 cup Progresso Lentil Soup (160 calories)
  • 1 piece Chili's Classic Nachos — Beef (136 calories)
  • 1 White Castle hamburger (140 calories)
  • 2 fingerling potatoes (140 calories)
  • 1 P.F. Chang's Spring Roll (156 calories)
  • 1 link Applegate Farms Organic Chicken-Apple Sausage, fully cooked (160 calories)

What you get for about 200 calories
Minutes to walk it off* = 51.5

  • 1 Starbucks Marshmallow Dream Bar (210 calories)
  • 1 cup Campbell's Tomato Condensed Soup (180 calories)
  • 1 Entenmann's Soft'ees Donut (180 calories)
  • 1 Kellogg's Pop-Tart — Cherry

What you get for about 250 calories
Minutes to walk it off* = 65

  • 1 Dunkin' Donuts Egg White & Cheese on Wheat English Muffin (260 calories)
  • 1 McDonald's hamburger
  • 4 tablespoons Wish-Bone Deluxe French Salad Dressing (240 calories)

What you get for about 300 calories
Minutes to walk it off* = 77

  • 1 (16-ounce) Jamba Juice Strawberry Surf Rider
  • 1 Dunkin' Donuts Chocolate Glazed Cake Donut (280 calories)
  • 1 McDonald's cheeseburger
  • Few bites of Chili's Classic Bacon Burger (20 percent of the burger, total calories 1,520)
  • 1 Subway 6-inch Roast Beef Sandwich (310 calories)
  • 1 Starbucks Strawberry & Blueberry Yogurt Parfait

What you get for about 350 calories
Minutes to walk it off* = 91

  • 1 Dunkin' Donuts Everything Bagel (no toppings)
  • 1 KFC Extra Crispy chicken thigh (340 calories)

What you get for about 400 calories
Minutes to walk it off* = 104

  • 1/3 serving (5 ounces) of P.F. Chang's Sweet & Sour Chicken (370 calories)
  • 1 KFC Grilled Chicken BLT Salad with Heinz Buttermilk Ranch Dressing (390 calories)
  • 1 Starbucks Chicken Santa Fe Panini
  • 1 slice of a Pizza Hut 14-inch Pepperoni Pizza (380 calories)

What you get for about 450 calories
Minutes to walk it off* = 117

  • 1/2 an Applebee's Grilled Steak Caesar Salad without the dressing
  • 1 Subway 6-inch Italian B.M.T.
  • 1 Burger King BK Veggie Burger with Cheese

OK. So now you know the cost of a few foods. See how many of these portion equivalents you get right.

1. One Starbucks Chocolate Chunk Cookie:

  1. 100 calories
  2. 245 calories
  3. 360 calories
  4. 625 calories

2. One Quaker Chewy Chocolate Chip Granola Bar:

  1. 350 calories
  2. 150 calories
  3. 210 calories
  4. 100 calories

3. A 1-ounce piece of brie cheese:

  1. 100 calories
  2. 95 calories
  3. 165 calorie
  4. 140 calories

4. One Starbucks Butter Croissant:

  1. 175 calories
  2. 310 calories
  3. 425 calories
  4. 220 calories

5. Which has the most calories (about 1,200)?

  1. Dairy Queen Chicken Quesadilla Basket
  2. Dairy Queen Chili Cheese Fries
  3. Dairy Queen Oreo Cookies Blizzard — Large
  4. Dairy Queen Chocolate Shake — Large

6. Which has the most calories (800 calories)?

  1. Burger King’s Double Bacon Cheeseburger
  2. Burger King’s Tendercrisps Chicken Sandwich
  3. Burger King's Vanilla Milk Shake (32-ounce, Large)
  4. Burger King's BK Chicken Fries (12 pieces)

Answer key: 1-c, 2-d, 3-b, 4-b, 5-a, 6-b

*All exercise equivalents are based on a 155-pound person


      Originally published: 8/25/2010 | Last reviewed: 8/25/2010
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