[DRose]

So for dinner tonight I gave in and had a bowl of clam chowder at one of the places on campus. I looked up Clam Chowder on TheDailyPlate and just picked a random recipe that sounded right. I probably had 3-4 cups, and I estimated it at 360 calories. I'm wondering if it was actually more. If it indeed was about 360 calories I'm still under by about 500 calories today. I think maybe later tonight I'll have a light snack like my soy yogurt or half of my odwalla protein shakes? Anyway...Just wondering if you all had ideas about how to estimate stuff like this.

[PhotoChick]

360 calories sounds very low for 3-4 cups of clam chowder. Chowder is made with cream or milk, potatoes, clams, and butter. And a single serving is usually 1 cup (8 oz).

So 3-4 cups would be 3-4 servings, and probably around 200 or 250 cals per serving.

That's just my estimate ... not knowing exactly what went into the recipe.

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[Thighs Be Gone]

Maybe inquire where you purchased it as far as how it is made. If it's some mass made stuff, it might have come from a can with a nutrition label.

[Suzanne 3FC]

Which type of clam chowder was it? A Manhattan clam chowder is in a tomato based broth and it's pretty low in calories. New England style clam chowder is cream based and also includes potatoes. It's very high calories.

[DRose]

It was New England style. I did some more browsing on TheDailyPlate and estimated it at 700 calories. And I'm still within my calories for the day so that is okay...

[raw23]

700 sounds more like it. That's what I would've guessed.