Just Some Things About Food You Can Impress Your Friends With, And Other Things You’d Like To Forget

On Average, There Are About 100 More Calories Per Item Than Restaurants Claim

This is just a way to quickly ruin all your hard work if you count calories. A 2011 study out of Tuff’s University found that 20% of foods they tested from restaurants had, on average, 100 calories or more than what was claimed on the menu.

While counting calories has come under fire for being a flawed system of understanding your body’s food requirements, it is still commonly used by many as a baseline when ordering out. If you are strict about it, be sure to allow for an extra 100 calories when eating out just in case.