Pepperoni Crisps

[diwitch]

I adore these things and have been pondering how to get an accurate calorie/fat count on them.

First of all, I have one of those digital scales measures in grams/ounces/pounds..accurate to one gram.

So here's my thinking...

Get gram weight count of pepperoni first (I use Boar's Head Sandwich Pepperoni, 1 gram carb per ounce). Zap on paper towels/paper plate combo til crispy.

Weigh crispies after zapping.

Pre Zap counts: per 28 grams

Fat - 11 gr
Calories - 130
Carbs 1 (I am assuming zapping does not change the carb count)
Protein: 0

All pretty straight forward so far, lol.

If I have 28 grams of pepperoni before zappage & have say 20 grams afterwards. That would mean I lost 8 grams of fat. If memory serves me correctly 1gr of fat = approx 9 calories.

So.. 9 x 8 = 72

Post zap counts would then be:

Calories - 58 (130 - 72 calories lost due to fat on paper towels)
Fat - 3 gr. (11 minus the 8 grams lost in zapping)
Protein - 0
Carb - 1 gram

What do you all think?

[Miss Phode]

Re: Pepperoni Crisps

I would just count what is on the package for the weight before cooking. I think that's the safest way.

[diwitch]

Re: Pepperoni Crisps

I can see leaving the carbs the same....but not the fat or calories. As a matter of fact I just did 6 of them (28 weight grams before cooking, weighed 15 grams after cooking.). Now I know they are not as high in either fat or calories as they were before I zapped em.

[Lyssie]

Re: Pepperoni Crisps

you're zapping out water, not just fat.

I agree with Miss Phode and would use pre-zap measurements.

[Lyssie]

Re: Pepperoni Crisps

umm... btw, higher fat is *good*, and we don't count calories...

[diwitch]

Re: Pepperoni Crisps

I surrender, lol. I just tend to overanalyze things..plus I am tracking everything I put in my mouth. I know we don't count calories or fat, but fitday sure does!

[Lyssie]

Re: Pepperoni Crisps

I track everything I eat too. I just can't do like, if I spray a baking sheet with Pam, then put my spicy wings on it to bake, how much Pam am I ingesting?! That takes too much of my life and it doesn't matter that much.

[diwitch]

Re: Pepperoni Crisps

Oh I don't worry about the little stuff like that...but alot of fat comes out of those pepperoni rounds, lol. Like when I fry chicken breasts I don't measure the oil in the pan before and after cooking, I am not quite that bad. But I have a very boring job, leaves me too much time to think about things like pepperoni chips and how much fat I zap out of em.

I noticed your ticker thingie, that's one heck of a weight loss, congrats.

[Lyssie]

Re: Pepperoni Crisps

I'm backwards, if I use over like, 1T of oil or something, I count it. No matter how much doesn't get absorbed, I include at least some of it..

Thanks.. it's taken a while, can't wait 'til I hit goal.