Question about Beef Jerky?!
Question about Beef Jerky?
You know those jerkys that are in the store for like 1.99 and they are like big, thin slabs? About how much calories are in each one? They say low in carbs.. I was thinking of adding them to my diet as a snack, since they are filling and good, but I don't want to be eating like alot of calories. Thanks
Answers:
It should have that type of information on the package.
There are only about 80 calories per ounce of jerky, so its probably not that much.
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Hello Hilary,
From what I know they are all different in calories. (So many different makes, even home made so that is almost impossible to know the calories except a certain brand.
So I included this web site to help you out.
Good luck :
http://www.wholefoodtoday.com/jerky/?gcl...
Those are kind of fatty, but they don't have any carbs. If you're on a low-carb diet like Atkins you're actually supposed to embrace fatty foods. So it's not bad, but it does have a lot of fat and protein in it. I think the bags of jerky are a lot leaner. They're mostly all protein. All of them have a lot of salt though, and sodium-nitrate (a preservative found commonly in lunchmeats and bacon.) I wouldn't worry too much about it. Even if you start eating them, you'll eventually get tired of them.