99% of People Can't Guess Which of These Foods Has Higher Hidden Calories! Can You?

By: Isadora Teich
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99% of People Can't Guess Which of These Foods Has Higher Hidden Calories! Can You?
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About This Quiz

There's a lot that goes into the nutrition of food, from healthy fat and unhealthy fat to calcium, fiber and more. People have been counting calories for decades, but do you know your low-calorie foods from your high-calorie foods? Sink your teeth into this HowStuffWorks quiz!
Which has more calories?
A Slice of Deli Ham
A Slice of American Cheese
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

A slice of deli ham has 34 calories. A slice of American cheese has 104 calories.

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Which has more calories?
A Tomato
A Slice of Cheddar Cheese
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Cheddar cheese has 113 calories a slice. One whole medium tomato has 22 calories.

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Which has more calories?
A Taco Bell Crunchwrap Supreme
A Slice of Pecan Pie
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Taco Bell's Crunchwrap Supreme has 530 calories. A single piece of pecan pie, on the other hand, has around 575 calories.

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Which has more calories?
A Wendy's Taco Salad
A Starbucks Venti Java Chip Frappuccino
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

A full-sized Wendy's Taco Salad with dressing has 590 calories. The largest size of this Starbucks drink just surpasses it, with about 600 calories.

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Which has more calories?
Bloomin' Onion
Ribeye Steak
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Both of these are served at Outback Steakhouse. While the Bloomin' Onion is a shared appetizer, a whole one is 1,954 calories. The FDA recommends a 2,000 calorie a day diet. The Ribeye Steak has 540 calories, roughly a quarter of this appetizer.

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Which has more calories?
Half a Cup of Cucumber
1 Avocado
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Half a cup of cucumber has only eight calories. A single avocado, on the other hand, has about 322, depending upon its size.

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Which has more calories?
A Taco Bell Beefy 5-Layer Burrito
A serving of pink Lemonade
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The Taco Bell Burrito has 500 calories. A serving of pink lemonade has about 105 calories, depending upon the brand.

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Which has more calories?
Burger King's Fries
McDonald's Fries
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Large fries from McDonald's have 510 calories, while fries from Burger King of the same size have 430. McDonald's fries also have 220 grams of fat, while Burger King's have 19.

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Which has more calories?
Wheat Bread
White Bread
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Wheat bread has 69 calories, while white bread has 79. While this can vary from brand to brand, this average is from USDA statistics.

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Which has more calories?
1 Cup of Kraft Mac & Cheese
1 Cup of Cooked Black Beans
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

A serving of prepared Kraft Mac & Cheese has 350 calories. A cup of cooked black beans has 227 calories.

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Which has more calories?
Two Reese's Cups
A Snickers Bars
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

A package of Reese's Cups has 232 calories. An entire Snickers bar has 215 calories.

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Which has more calories?
1 Cup of Chopped Onions
1 Small Apple
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

One cup of chopped onions has 64 calories. A small apple has 78.

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Which has more calories?
A Subway 6-inch Meatball Sub
A Chili's Half Rack of Dr. Pepper Barbecue Ribs
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This 6-inch Subway sandwich has 580 calories. The ribs from Chili's, however, have 460 calories.

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Which has more calories?
Starbucks Blonde Roast Coffee
1 Medium Potato
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

When drunk black, this coffee from Starbucks has only 5 calories a serving. An average medium potato, however, has over 100 calories.

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Which has more calories?
A Wendy's Dave's Triple Cheeseburger
A Whole Loaf of Italian Bread
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This Wendy's burger only has slightly fewer calories than an entire loaf of bread. The burger has 1,090 calories and the entire loaf of bread has 1,255.

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Which has more calories?
1 Cup of Spinach
1 Cup of Strawberries
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Vegetables and fruits contain various nutrients that do different things for your body. This serving of spinach has only seven calories, while the strawberries have 47 calories.

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Which has more calories?
A Serving of Ben and Jerry's Vanilla Ice Cream
A Serving of Spinach
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

A 1/2 cup serving of vanilla Ben and Jerry's ice cream has 230 calories. Spinach only has seven calories per serving.

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Which has more calories?
Chipotle's Chips and Guacamole
A Burger King Whopper
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The chips and guacamole from Chipotle have 800 calories. A Whopper from Burger King has 630 calories if ordered as is.

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Which has more calories per serving?
A Large Dominoes Cheese Pizza
A Large Pizza Hut Cheese Pizza
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Per serving, the Dominoes pizza has more calories than the one from Pizza Hut. This Dominoes pizza is 290 calories a slice, while Pizza Hut's large cheese pizza is 220 calories per slice.

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Which has more calories?
Twizzlers
Twix
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Twix candy has 286 calories a package. A serving size of Twizzlers, which is four pieces, has 160 calories.

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Which has more calories?
A Subway Footlong Chicken Bacon Ranch Sub
An Outback Steakhouse New York Strip Steak
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This Subway sandwich is a caloric monster, containing 1,110 calories. The New York Strip Steak, as prepared by Outback Steakhouse, has 620 calories. This is roughly half of the sandwich.

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Which has more calories?
1 Serving of Almond Milk
1 Serving of Whole Dairy Milk
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

1 cup of whole dairy milk has 148 calories. 8 ounces of unsweetened almond milk has only 40 calories.

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Which has more calories?
1 Slice of a Medium Pizza Hut Stuffed Crust Meat Lover's Pizza
A McDonald's Quarter Pounder With Cheese
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

A slice of this pizza has 320 calories, meaning that an entire pizza has 2,560 calories. The McDonald's burger, on the other hand, has 530 calories.

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Which has more calories?
A Dunkin Donuts Bavarian Kreme Donut
A Saxby's Spicy Roast Beef Sandwich With Cheese
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The donut has 270 calories. The Saxby's sandwich has 520 calories.

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Which has more calories?
A Slice of Apple Pie
A McDonald's Big Mac
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

An average slice of apple pie has about 405 calories, according to the USDA. A Big Mac from McDonald's, on the other hand, has 540 calories.

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Which has more calories?
Jimmy John's Gourmet Veggie Club Sandwich
Jimmy John's Turkey Tom Sub Sandwich
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Often salads and veggie offerings at chain restaurants are deceptively high in unhealthy fat, calories and sodium. The veggie club has 970 calories, while the turkey sub has 510.

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Which has more calories?
1 Cup of Whole Milk
1 Cup of Orange Juice
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Whole milk has more calories on average than orange juice. 1 cup of whole milk has 148 calories, while one cup of orange juice has 111 calories.

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Which has more calories?
1 Tablespoon of Sour Cream
1 Cup of Raw Diced Pineapple
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This serving size of pineapple has 75 calories. One tablespoon of sour cream has only 25.

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Which has more calories?
Lean Cuisine's Swedish Meatballs
A McDonald's Bacon McDouble
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Lean Cuisine's meals are famously low calorie. This particular meal has 290 calories. McDonald's Bacon McDouble has 460 calories.

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Which has more calories?
A Dunkin' Donuts Chocolate Frosted Donut
A Dunkin' Donuts Big N' Toasted Sandwich
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Dunkin Donuts Chocolate Frosted Donut has 280 calories. It's Big N' Toasted sandwich, which contains bacon, eggs and cheese, has 630 calories,

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Which has more calories?
Boneless Buffalo Chicken Salad
Cheesecake
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Both of these dishes are served at Chili's. Surprisingly, this salad has a whopping 1,020 calories. The cheesecake has only 730.

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Which has more calories?
A McDonald's Bacon and Cheese Quarter Pounder
1 Cup of Slivered Almonds
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This McDonald's sandwich weighs in at 599 calories. The entire cup of almonds has 795 calories. However, almonds contain iron, calcium, vitamin E, manganese and a whole host of nutrients that a Bacon and Cheese Quarter Pounder does not.

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Which has more calories?
A Burger King Cheeseburger
A McDonald's Cheeseburger
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

A cheeseburger from McDonald's has 300 calories. A Burger King cheeseburger has 550.

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Which has more calories?
1 Yoplait Original Strawberry Yogurt
1 Serving of French Vanilla Breyer's Ice Cream
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

A container of Yoplait Original Strawberry Yogurt has 150 calories. A serving of Breyer's has only 118 calories.

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Which has more calories?
Chicken Breast
Chicken Leg
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

There are 81 calories in a small chicken leg and 86 in a chicken breast. This may not seem like much of a difference, but their sizes should be taken into consideration.

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