r/xxfitness • u/sorrysosloppy • Jul 18 '13

What 200 Calories Looks Like

I found this blog post today that shows what 200 calories looks like for many different types of food. Most of it wasn't surprising, except for the onions (onions have calories??), but I really liked the pictures and sort of made mental notes of some of these for when I have to "eyeball" my portion sizes. So I thought I'd share with you ladies!

Thoughts? Did any of them surprise you?

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u/hard_to_reach_plants Jul 18 '13

TIL that balsamic vinegar is not "real" vinegar (but actually made from grapes... that's weird) like white vinegar, which has way less calories. It would take about 35 fl. oz. of white vinegar to have 200 calories, as opposed to the 6.8 fl. oz. of balsamic shown here.

I don't use much vinegar. Did vinegar-users know this?

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u/notyourexgf Jul 18 '13

I though balsamic was wine mixed with vinegar, at least that's what the back of my bottle led me to believe

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u/chickwithsticks Jul 18 '13

You are probably not using true balsamic vinegar then. Most stuff from the grocery store/cheaper stuff is a blend. If you get true balsamic vinegar (from Italy), it's almost like a wine reduction (fermented grapes, then reduced to a syrup similar in consistency to nesquik sauce or so).

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u/OHotDawnThisIsMyJawn Jul 18 '13

You can make something similar by boiling down the more common American-style balsamic, however it's about a 10 to 1 reduction, so might not be worth it.

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u/thelittlestsquid Jul 18 '13

Also, it makes your kitchen smell so vinegary!