Search   Search by username             Help     Home   Not logged in - Login | Register

Another Diet Forum > Dietitian's Corner > Anything about Food > Ketchup

Ketchup

Moderated by: Moderator Team     New Topic     Reply     Print   Author Post mollymoo24 Distinguished Member Joined:  30 Dec 2007 Location:  Chicago, USA Posts:  9953  Posted: 8 Jun 2008 03:12 pm   Quote     Reply   I had a Boca Burger today and guess I didn't realize that Ketchup has more calories than I thought.  Being a tomato deriative and all.  I was sitting there proudly dunking my burger bits into ketchup thinking what a nice healthy lo-cal veggie-based lunch.  Only when I was updating my calorie counter did I realize that the 3 tbs of ketchup was 45 cals.  Ooops. Lesson learned. Scoobees Distinguished Member Joined:  6 Jul 2006 Location:  Smalltown, Ohio USA Posts:  3239  Posted: 8 Jun 2008 03:55 pm   Quote     Reply    I just read your post, then sprinted into my kitchen (well, maybe not actually sprinted ) and my ketchup has 20 cal per Tablespoon.   Guess a lesson learned for me, too. clarinetgurl Distinguished Member Joined:  20 Apr 2006 Location:  Smalltown, Tennessee USA Posts:  2389  Posted: 8 Jun 2008 03:58 pm   Quote     Reply   I know. And I love ketchup!! For fries, burgers, onion rings, chicken... CG MidgeH Distinguished Member Joined:  14 May 2008 Location:  St. Louis, Missouri USA Posts:  1368  Posted: 8 Jun 2008 04:35 pm   Quote     Reply   My thing with ketchup is that it's also often loaded with sugar and HFC so I avoid it. I tried making my own, it was good, but not the same. Melbelle5 New Member Joined:  26 May 2008 Location:  USA Posts:  60  Posted: 8 Jun 2008 04:43 pm   Quote     Reply   Wow, I didn't really want to know that!  I love ketchup!  My warped brain always tried to pass it off as a vegetable.  So sad...      Nir Senior Administrator Joined:  11 Jan 2006 Location:  Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom Posts:  11761  Posted: 9 Jun 2008 07:43 am   Quote     Reply   I use passata which is basically sieved tomatos. 100g is 25 calories so a tablespoon (15ml) would be 4 calories, 3 tablespoons about 11 calories. It is not the same as ketchup but is very 'tomato-like' and I have a clear consciousness Tratra Distinguished Member Joined:  1 Apr 2007 Location:  Smalltown, Massachusetts USA Posts:  290  Posted: 9 Jun 2008 02:58 pm   Quote     Reply   They make sugar free ketchup...very low calorie. mollymoo24 Distinguished Member Joined:  30 Dec 2007 Location:  Chicago, USA Posts:  9953  Posted: 9 Jun 2008 09:23 pm   Quote     Reply   Nir and Tratra 2 great suggestions - thank you! cportwine Distinguished Member Joined:  24 Mar 2008 Location:  Muscoda, Wisconsin USA Posts:  5242  Posted: 16 Jul 2008 03:20 pm   Quote     Reply   Melbelle5 wrote: Wow, I didn't really want to know that!  I love ketchup!  My warped brain always tried to pass it off as a vegetable.  So sad...      Lol, don't feel bad, my brain works the same way.  I had no idea that ketchup was so high in calories.   jessalynne New Member Joined:  13 Apr 2008 Location:  USA Posts:  163  Posted: 16 Jul 2008 04:46 pm   Quote     Reply   It's not really that bad...at least I don't think so.  When I compare to the calories in mayonaise, or the cals in an extra slice of cheese to cover up the blandness of my burger, I figure I can justify my ketchup   I love the stuff!  (Mine is 15 cal per tbl)   CrimsonAnimus Distinguished Member Joined:  4 May 2008 Location:  Tennessee USA Posts:  2005  Posted: 16 Jul 2008 06:35 pm   Quote     Reply   Melbelle5 wrote: My warped brain always tried to pass it off as a vegetable. Don't feel bad, Melbelle. You know what my favorite vegetable is? CARROT CAKE! VolleyballStar New Member Joined:  22 Jul 2008 Location:  Smalltown, Nevada USA Posts:  15  Posted: 30 Jul 2008 02:39 am   Quote     Reply   I am a ketchup-aholic, too!  But thanks to my mom, I've always known its calorie content.  However, now I buy Heinz One Carb Reduced Sugar Ketchup, which tastes good enough to me and it only has 5 calories per tbsp!  I get it at Walmart, too, so it's not super pricey.  Current time is 03:34 pm