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Acknowledgments About the Fat Counter
The fat gram and calorie values in the Fat Counter were The Fat Counter is designed to help you keep track of the
calculated using the Nutrient Data System (NDS, version 2.8) number of fat grams and calories you eat. It shows the grams
from the University of Minnesota Nutrition Coordinating Center. of fat and calories for more than 1,500 commonly eaten foods.
Appreciation is expressed to Antoinette Angeles, Bonnie Gillis,
Holly Henry, and Gaye Koenning for their conscientious work Foods are listed from A to Z.
in researching the nutrient values and to Carolyn Huffmyer
for her preparation of the manuscript. The nutritionists from Regional foods are at the back of the book.
the Diabetes Prevention Program and Womens Health Initiative
provided valuable suggestions for improving this guide. Please note:
If the food is described as having the skin removed
or fat trimmed, this has been done before cooking.
Version 1.0 Cooking methods are without added fat unless described
Copyright 1996 by the University of Pittsburgh. differently (for example, stir-fried).
All rights reserved. Serving sizes are after cooking (if any) and with only the
Developed by the Diabetes Prevention Program parts to be eaten (for example, no bone).
Lifestyle Resource Core, Modified foods (low-fat, diet, etc.) are described as such.
Rena R. Wing, PhD, and Bonnie Gillis, MS, RD. Foods containing mayo are prepared with imitation
Supported by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive mayonnaise.
and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health.
If you eat manufactured products such as frozen dinners or
store-bought cookies, look at the food label to find the grams
and calories. You can add these and other foods that are not
in the Fat Counter to the blank pages at the back of the book.
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Blintz, cheese filled, 7" long 1 each 9 184 Breakfast drink, instant:
Blueberries, fresh 1/2 cup 0 41 with skim milk 1 cup 1 189
Bok choy: with whole milk 1 cup 8 245
no fat added 1/2 cup 0 10 Breakfast fruit drink powders,
stir-fried 1/2 cup 2 30 pre-sweetened, prepared
Bologna: (Tang, etc) 1 cup 0 115
chicken or turkey 1 oz 4 56 Broccoli 1/2 cup 0 26
beef light or pork 1 oz 6 70 Broccoli, with cheese sauce:
beef, regular 1 oz 8 88 with skim milk, nonfat
Borscht (beet soup) 1 cup 0 61 cheese, no fat added 1/2 cup 0 58
Bouillabaisse 1 cup 8 237 with skim milk, reduced fat
Braunschweiger 1 oz 9 102 cheddar, fat added 1/2 cup 5 100
Bread, rye: with whole milk, regular
diet 1 slice 1 52 cheddar, fat added 1/2 cup 9 128
regular 1 slice 1 67 Broccoli casserole with
Bread, white or whole wheat: mushroom soup, mayonnaise,
diet 1 slice 0 40 cheese and crackers:
regular 1 slice 1 70 with nonfat mayo,
Bread pudding, with raisins 1/2 cup 9 217 nonfat cheese 1/2 cup 5 114
Bread crumbs, plain 1 cup 6 427 with reduced calorie mayo,
Breaded and fried steak reduced fat cheddar 1/2 cup 13 176
(chicken-fried steak) 3 oz 15 240 with regular mayo, regular
Bread stick, 5" long 1 each 1 64 cheddar 1/2 cup 24 262
Breakfast biscuit (McDonalds): Broth or bouillon:
plain 1 each 13 262 beef 1 cup 0 29
with bacon, egg, cheese 1 each 28 456 chicken 1 cup 1 39
with sausage 1 each 29 435 Brownie, 2 1/2" square:
with sausage, egg 1 each 35 519 without nuts 1 pc 18 310
Breakfast Croissanwich with nuts 1 pc 23 368
(Burger King): Brussels sprouts 1/2 cup 0 33
plain, croissant only 1 each 9 163
with egg, cheese 1 each 20 302
with egg, bacon, cheese 1 each 24 348
with egg, sausage, cheese 1 each 41 537
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Cake, pound, 4 1/2" x 2 1/2" x 1/2": M&Ms, regular pkg = 1.7 oz 1 pkg 11 228
fat-free 1 pc 1 106 M&Ms, peanuts, regular
regular 1 pc 10 176 pkg = 1.7 oz 1 pkg 13 244
Calzone, 4" diam: Milky Way, 2.2 oz bar 1 bar 10 258
with cheese and meat 1 pc 5 99 Reeses Peanut Butter Cup,
with cheese 1 pc 5 105 1.6 oz pkg of 2 1 pkg 14 222
Canadian bacon 1 slice 2 39 Snickers, 2.1 oz bar 1 bar 13 271
Candy: Caramel, butterscotch syrup 1 Tbsp 0 52
caramels 3 pcs 2 92 Caramel corn, fat-free,
divinity (1 pc = 0.5 oz) 3 pcs 0 168 Cracker Jack 3 cups 0 305
divinity with nuts Caramel corn, coated popcorn
(1 pc = 0.5 oz) 3 pcs 3 199 with peanuts, Cracker Jack 3 cups 13 505
fudge, 1" cube Carrots 1/2 cup 0 35
plain 1 pc 2 84 Carrot and raisin salad:
with nuts 1 pc 4 99 with nonfat mayo 1/2 cup 0 76
gumdrops, 1/2" diam 3 pcs 0 41 with reduced calorie mayo 1/2 cup 7 124
hard (1 pc = 0.2 oz) 1 pc 0 22 with regular mayo 1/2 cup 16 199
jelly beans (1 pc = 0.1 oz) 3 pcs 0 31 Catsup 1 Tbsp 0 16
licorice (1 stick = 0.4 oz) 1 stick 0 40 Cauliflower 1/2 cup 0 17
marshmallows (large size) 1 each 0 23 Cauliflower, with cheese sauce:
taffy (1 pc = 0.5 oz) 2 pcs 1 72 with skim milk, nonfat
truffle (1 pc = 1 oz) 1 pc 11 143 cheese, no fat added 1/2 cup 0 52
Candy bars: with skim milk, reduced fat
Baby Ruth, 2.18 oz bar 1 bar 13 274 cheddar, fat added 1/2 cup 5 95
chocolate bar, regular size, with whole milk, regular
1.5 oz bar 1 bar 13 221 cheddar, fat added 1/2 cup 8 124
chocolate bar with almonds, Caviar 1 Tbsp 3 40
regular size, 1.5 oz bar 1 bar 14 216 Celery 1/2 cup 0 13
granola bar, regular, 0.9 oz bar 1 bar 4 110 Cereal, cold:
granola bar, fat-free, 1.5 oz bar 1 bar 1 127 without nuts
Hersheys Kiss 2 pcs 3 50 cornflakes 1 cup 0 110
puffed rice 1 cup 0 57
wheat flakes 1 cup 1 100
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Lentils, canned or cooked 1/2 cup 0 115 Macaroni salad with tuna,
Lettuce, iceberg, romaine, red leaf, without egg:
etc, fresh 1/2 cup 0 4 water-packed tuna, drained
Lime, 2" diam 1 each 0 19 with nonfat mayo 1/2 cup 0 95
Lime juice 1 Tbsp 0 3 with reduced calorie mayo 1/2 cup 6 138
Liquor (brandy, gin, rum, vodka, with regular mayo 1/2 cup 15 206
whiskey, etc) 1 1/2 fl oz 0 96 oil-packed tuna, drained
Liver, beef or pork 3 oz 4 140 with nonfat mayo 1/2 cup 2 116
Liver, chopped, chicken, with eggs 1/2 cup 9 157 with reduced calorie mayo 1/2 cup 8 159
Lobster 3 oz 0 83 with regular mayo 1/2 cup 16 226
Lobster sauce 1 Tbsp 2 25 oil-packed tuna, not drained
Lo mein, pork and vegetables 1 cup 9 235 with regular mayo 1/2 cup 19 245
Lox, smoked salmon 1 oz 1 33 Mackerel, canned, drained 3 oz 5 118
Mango, diced 1/2 cup 0 54
Mango nectar 3/4 cup 0 100
Margarine:
M acadamia nuts, raw 1/4 cup 25 235 fat-free (Promise) 1 tsp 0 2
Macaroni and cheese: diet 1 tsp 2 17
Weight Watchers 1 pkg 7 310 whipped 1 tsp 3 23
canned or frozen 1 cup 11 276 spread 1 tsp 4 31
homemade, with skim milk, regular 1 tsp 4 34
nonfat cheese 1 cup 4 302 regular 1 Tbsp 12 102
homemade, with skim milk, Marshmallow creme 1 Tbsp 0 27
reduced fat cheddar 1 cup 15 397 Matzo ball, 2" diam 1 each 10 160
homemade, with whole milk, Meat substitute
regular cheddar 1 cup 28 499 (textured vegetable protein):
made from mix, with whole breakfast strips 1 strip 2 25
milk 1 cup 19 402 brown and serve 1 link 4 58
Macaroni salad with chicken, brown and serve 1 patty 7 97
without egg: Canadian-style bacon 1 slice 2 40
with nonfat mayo 1/2 cup 1 97 hot dog 1 each 8 108
with reduced calorie mayo 1/2 cup 5 127 meat loaf type 3 oz 5 113
with regular mayo 1/2 cup 11 176
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Pie crust, 9" diam, no filling: Plum, fresh, 2" diam 1 each 0 30
graham cracker 1/6 pie 14 220 Polenta:
pastry, single crust 1/6 pie 14 199 no fat added 1/2 cup 0 140
pastry, double crust 1/6 pie 28 399 fried 1/2 cup 5 159
Pie, fruit, snack, commercial: Popcorn:
McDonalds 1 pie 15 288 air popped, plain 3 cups 1 92
Hostess, all flavors 1 pie 20 386 air popped, with butter or
Pierogies: margarine 3 cups 18 244
filled with cheese and potatoes, commercially popped, not
3" diam folded 1 pc 1 56 buttered 3 cups 9 166
filled with meat, 2" square folded 1 pc 1 22 commercially popped,
Pigs feet 3 oz 9 182 buttered 3 cups 26 318
Pigs feet, pickled 1 foot 14 177 microwave, light, popped
Pia colada, without ice 5 fl oz 3 264 from package 3 cups 3 77
Pineapple, fresh 1/2 cup 0 38 microwave, popped from
Pineapple juice, unsweetened 3/4 cup 0 105 package 3 cups 7 111
Pita or pocket bread, white, 7" diam 1 pc 1 191 popped in oil, plain 3 cups 15 212
Pizza, (1 slice = 1/8 pizza): popped in oil, with butter
Fast food, Pizza Hut Pan or margarine 3 cups 32 365
Pizza Popover 1 each 3 121
cheese (12" diam) 1 slice 12 267 Popsicle, 2.5 fl oz = 1 bar 1 bar 0 63
pepperoni (12" diam) 1 slice 14 272 Pork chops (loin, sirloin):
supreme (12" diam) 1 slice 16 314 trimmed 3 oz 9 182
personal pan supreme (6" diam) 1 each 49 944 untrimmed 3 oz 13 214
Frozen, 14" diam Pork chops (loin, sirloin),
cheese 1 slice 7 234 breaded/battered, pan-fried
1 meat topping 1 slice 10 271 trimmed 3 oz 11 214
2 meat toppings 1 slice 22 444 untrimmed 3 oz 15 246
Restaur ant o r home ma de, Pork roast (loin, sirloin):
14" diam no fat added
cheese with vegetables 1 slice 8 218 trimmed 3 oz 9 182
1 meat topping 1 slice 9 225 untrimmed 3 oz 13 214
2 meat toppings 1 slice 14 273 browned or braised
trimmed 3 oz 13 222
untrimmed 3 oz 17 254
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Rice, Spanish, without meat 1 cup 4 225 sweet and sour 1 Tbsp 0 16
Roast beef, lunch meat: oil and vinegar 1 Tbsp 7 69
extra lean (2% fat) 3 oz 2 90 creamy (blue, Caesar, French,
regular 3 oz 13 211 Italian, ranch, Russian)
Roast beef sandwich 1 each 14 344 fat-free 1 Tbsp 0 16
Roast beef sandwich with gravy 1 each 17 391 low calorie 1 Tbsp 1 to 3 43
Roast beef sandwich (fast regular 1 Tbsp 5 to 8 82
food): mayonnaise, imitat io n
Arbys, junior size 1 each 11 238 nonfat 1 Tbsp 0 12
Arbys, regular size 1 each 18 400 reduced calorie 1 Tbsp 5 48
Roasts, beef: regular 1 Tbsp 12 104
round or rump, trimmed 3 oz 4 153 mayonnaise, real
round or rump, untrimmed 3 oz 8 176 fat-free (Kraft) 1 Tbsp 0 12
brisket, trimmed 3 oz 8 176 low calorie 1 Tbsp 5 49
chuck, prime rib or rib, regular 1 Tbsp 11 99
trimmed 3 oz 13 211 mayonnaise-t y pe
brisket or chuck, untrimmed 3 oz 22 286 (Miracle Whip, Weight-
prime rib or rib, untrimmed 3 oz 25 310 Watchers)
Roll, hard, 3 1/2" diam x 2 1/4" 1 each 2 146 fat-free 1 Tbsp 0 19
Roll, white, 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" x 1 1/2": low calorie 1 Tbsp 5 61
plain 1 each 3 108 regular 1 Tbsp 7 72
buttered 1 each 7 142 Salads:
Root beer float: Caesar, with dressing 1 cup 17 205
with dietary (1% fat) ice cream, Chef:
diet soda 12 fl oz 1 100 without dressing, extra lean
with regular (11% fat) ice cream, (5% fat) ham, nonfat
regular soda 12 fl oz 9 250 cheese 1 cup 2 48
Rutabaga 1/2 cup 0 33 without dressing, regular ham,
regular cheddar 1 cup 5 77
with 1 Tbsp ranch dressing,
regular ham, regular
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dressings: cheddar 1 cup 10 130
Three bean, oil-based dressing 1/2 cup 11 131
water and vinegar, sweetened 1 Tbsp 0 8 Tossed, without dressing 1 cup 0 14
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Teriyaki: Tortillas:
shrimp 1 cup 2 190 corn, plain, not fried, 6" diam 1 each 1 56
chicken (breast, skin removed) 1 cup 7 342 corn, fried, 6" diam 1 each 6 111
beef (sirloin, trimmed) 1 cup 8 367 flour, plain, not fried, 8" diam 1 each 3 137
Teriyaki sauce 1 Tbsp 0 15 flour, fried, 8" diam 1 each 11 205
Toaster pastries: flour, plain, not fried, 10" diam 1 each 5 214
low fat (Poptarts, etc) 1 each 3 190 flour, fried, 10" diam 1 each 16 320
regular (Poptarts, etc) 1 each 5 204 Tripe, beef stomach 3 oz 4 85
Tofu: Tuna:
low fat canned in water, drained 3 oz 1 99
no fat added 1/2 cup 2 45 canned in oil, drained 3 oz 7 168
stir-fried 1/2 cup 5 74 canned in oil, not drained 3 oz 15 231
regular Tuna noodle casserole:
no fat added 1/2 cup 6 94 homemade, water-packed tuna,
stir-fried 1/2 cup 9 122 drained 1 cup 11 271
Tomato or vegetable juice (V-8, homemade, oil-packed tuna,
etc) 3/4 cup 0 35 drained 1 cup 15 309
Tomato sauce, canned, plain 1 cup 0 74 Helper, water-packed tuna,
Tomatoes, raw (1 sm=1/2 cup) 1/2 cup 0 19 drained, skim milk 1 cup 8 257
Tonic water, regular 1 cup 0 98 Helper, oil-packed tuna,
Tongue, beef 3 oz 18 241 drained, whole milk 1 cup 16 330
Toppings: Tuna salad, water-packed tuna,
butterscotch, caramel, or drained, without egg:
chocolate 1 Tbsp 0 52 with nonfat mayo 1/2 cup 5 136
fudge 1 Tbsp 3 74 with reduced calorie mayo 1/2 cup 10 172
marshmallow 1 Tbsp 0 27 with regular mayo 1/2 cup 16 228
Tortellini, without sauce: Tuna salad, oil-packed tuna,
spinach-filled 1 cup 7 214 drained, without egg:
cheese-filled 1 cup 10 280 with nonfat mayo 1/2 cup 9 189
meat-filled 1 cup 11 388 with reduced calorie mayo 1/2 cup 14 225
Tortilla chips: with regular mayo 1/2 cup 21 280
baked 1 cup 1 78 Turkey:
fried 1 cup 6 122 light meat, skin removed 3 oz 3 140
light meat, skin eaten 3 oz 8 178
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dark meat, skin removed 3 oz 7 167 Water chestnuts, canned 1/2 cup 0 34
dark meat, skin eaten 3 oz 12 202 Watercress 1/2 cup 0 2
Turkey ham, lunch meat 1 oz 1 36 Watermelon, 1/4 of 10" diam x
Turkey sandwich (Arbys): 1" slice 1 slice 0 39
light roast turkey deluxe 1 each 5 243 Whipped cream (31% fat),
turkey sub 1 each 22 495 sweetened 1 Tbsp 2 22
Turnips, cooked 1/2 cup 0 14 Whipping cream, not whipped 1 Tbsp 5 44
Turnover, fruit: Whipped toppings, non-dairy 1 Tbsp 1 13
homemade, baked, 4 1/2" diam 1 each 10 190 White sauce:
commercial (Pepperidge Farm) 1 each 13 283 with skim milk 1/4 cup 6 87
fast food (McDonalds) 1 each 15 288 with whole milk 1/4 cup 8 103
Turnover, meat-filled 1 each 21 321 Wine, red or white table 3 fl oz 0 62
Twinkie 1 each 5 146 Wonton, with meat, fried 1 3/4"
square 1 each 3 74
Worcestershire sauce 1 Tbsp 0 10
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Ropa vieja
Roti (whole wheat), 6" diam
1 cup
2 each
15
1
265
85 Tamarind:
aqua de tamarindo 1/4 cup 0 46
dulce de tamarindo 1/4 cup 0 72
Tannia (yautia) 1 med 0 133
Sambar (lentil soup, cooked) 1/2 cup 1 88 Taquito, fried:
with diet lean (10% fat)
Samosa, fried 1 med 5 114
Sapodilla (naseberry) 1 med 2 141 ground beef 1 each 7 171
Sausage: with regular (25% fat)
Chinese, 2" long 2 pc 8 90 ground beef 1 each 11 200
Portuguese sausage (linguica) 1 oz 7 92 Taro leaves 1/2 cup 0 14
Souse 1 oz 4 49 Taro root, baked 1/2 cup 0 74
Sev (fried noodle, snack) 1/2 cup 6 107 Tempeh 1/2 cup 6 165
Sevian (vermicelli) 1/2 cup 7 275 Tostado, bean, with regular
Sheera (sweet cream of rice with cheddar, 6" diam tortilla, fried 1 each 6 197
ghee) 1/2 cup 6 200 Turnip sallet 1/2 cup 6 94
Sofrito sauce (with ham) 1 Tbsp 3 37 Turtle 3 oz 3 114
Sopa de fideo (carne) 1 cup 8 181 Tuvar dahl, cooked 1/2 cup 2 168
Sopaipillas, fried 1 oz 6 104 Tuvar, whole 1/2 cup 1 116
Soup, tortilla 1 cup 11 250
Sour sop pulp 1/2 cup 0 75
Sous meat
Spam musubi
1 oz
1 each
4
9
51
220
Urad dahl 1/2 cup 1 174
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