How do I count the oils I eat?
The chart gives a quick guide to the amount of oils in some common foods:
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Amount of food
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Amount of oil
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Calories from oil
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Total calories
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Teaspoons /grams
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Approximate calories
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Approximate calories
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Oils:
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Vegetable oils (such as canola, corn, cottonseed, olive, peanut, safflower, soybean, and sunflower)
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1 Tbsp
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3 tsp/14 g
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120
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120
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Foods rich in oils:
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Margarine, soft (trans fat free)
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1 Tbsp
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2 ½ tsp/11 g
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100
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100
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Mayonnaise
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1 Tbsp
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2 ½ tsp/11 g
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100
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100
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Mayonnaise-type salad dressing
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1 Tbsp
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1 tsp/5 g
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45
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55
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Italian dressing
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2 Tbsp
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2 tsp/8 g
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75
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85
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Thousand Island dressing
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2 Tbsp
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2 ½ tsp/11 g
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100
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120
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Olives, ripe, canned
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4 large
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½ tsp/ 2 g
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15
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20
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Avocado*
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½ med
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3 tsp/15 g
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130
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160
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Peanut butter*
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2 T
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4 tsp/ 16 g
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140
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190
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Peanuts, dry roasted*
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1 oz
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3 tsp/14 g
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120
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165
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Mixed nuts, dry roasted*
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1 oz
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3 tsp/15 g
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130
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170
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Cashews, dry roasted*
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1 oz
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3 tsp/13 g
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115
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165
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Almonds, dry roasted*
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1 oz
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3 tsp/15 g
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130
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170
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Hazelnuts*
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1 oz
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4 tsp/18 g
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160
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185
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Sunflower seeds*
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1 oz
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3 tsp/14 g
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120
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165
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*Avocados are part of the fruit group, nuts and seeds are part of the meat and beans group.
This page was last updated on
September 11, 2008 02:41 PM