You can find an introduction to the meal plans here and sample meal plans here
Calorific Value of Common foods
Calorific values are rounded to the nearest 5 kcal.
Tbsp. based on 1 level 15ml spoon.
Tsp. based on 1 level 5ml spoon.
Green – These are the foods that are highly recommended. In proportion to the nourishment provides they are the least likely to form fat.
Black – These are the foods that should be eating in moderation.
Red - These are the foods avoided or eaten sparingly. They are high in calories and/or high in fat.
Food Types
Biscuits,
Bread,
Cereal,
Cheese,
Cream,
Drinks,
Eggs,
Fats & Oils,
Fish,
Fruit,
Grains,
Kernels & Seeds,
Kitchen Essentials,
Meat,
Milk,
Nuts,
Pasta,
Pickles,
Rice,
Rolls, buns,
Sugar,
Syrups, Treacles,
Vegetables,
Alcohol,
Complete calorie count of non-branded products including breads, fats, fruit, dairy products, meat and fish, kitchen basics, nuts, pasta and vegetables.
Food: Calorie Count
BiscuitsBack to top
Calories Per Biscuit
Chocolate Digestive: 85
Cream Cracker: 38
Crispbread, rye: 27
Crispbread wheat: 20
Digestive: 68
Fig Roll: 60
Rich Tea: 35
Water Biscuit: 20
BreadBack to top
Calories Per 28g
Bran or Brown: 61
Currant: 80
French Stick: 75
Garlic: 100
Granary: 65
Soda: 75
White: 65
White, toasted: 74
Wholemeal: 61
Per medium slice from large loaf:
Brown: 80
Granary: 80
White: 80
Wholemeal: 75
CerealBack to top
Calories Per 28g
Bran Flakes: 89
Bran Wheat: 57
Cornflakes: 103
Fruit and Fibre: 98
Museli: 110
Porridge made with water: 14
Wheat Puffed: 90
Wheat Shredded: 91
CheeseBack to top
Calories Per 28g
Blue Brie: 112
Boursin: 115
Brie: 89
Camembert: 88
Cheddar: 120
Cheese spread: 70
Cottage cheese: 27
Cream cheese: 123
Edam: 93
Fromage Frais: 32
Fromage Frais No fat: 16
Gouda: 105
Mozzarella: 75
Parmesan, grated: 126
Philadelphia: 87
Stilton, blue: 115
CreamBack to top
Calories Per 28g
Clotted: 165
Double: 125
Fraiche: 106
Half Cream: 40
Single: 55
Soured Cream: 57
Whipping Cream: 105
DrinksBack to top
Coffee, black neg 0
Coffee with 1fl oz skimmed milk: 10
Coffee with 1fl oz semi-skimmed milk: 14
Coffee with 1fl oz whole milk: 21
Tea, black neg: 0
Tea with 1fl oz skimmed milk: 10
* Fruit juices and
drinks, per 5fl oz
Apple juice: 50
Grapefruit juice: 50
Orange juice: 50
Pineapple juice: 70
Tomato juice: 30
Average value for all squashes, undiluted, per fl oz: 30
Carbonated Drinks, Mixers, per 4fl oz:
Indian Tonic Water: 32
Lemonade: 30
Cans, per 330ml:
Cola: 130
Lemonade: 80
Orangeade: 110
* (Restrict to one small glass per day - all fruit juices contain natural sugar).
EggsBack to top
Eggs, fresh
Large: 95
Medium: 80
Small: 71
Scotch egg, average: 300
Fats & OilsBack to top
Butter per 1oz: 206
Lard per 1oz: 249
Low fat spreads per 1oz: 106
Margarine, all types 1oz: 204
Salad or cooking oils per 28g: 251
Spreads, very low fat: 75
FishBack to top
Calories Per 28g unless otherwise stated
Cod fillet, raw: 21
Cod fillet, in batter: 70
Cod steak, frozen, raw: 19
Cod, steamed: 25
Fish cake, one average, grilled: 60
Fish finger, one average, grilled: 50
Haddock fillet, raw: 20
Haddock fillet, smoked: 30
Haddock, steamed, 4oz: 109
Herring, grilled: 66
Herring, raw: 65
Herring roe’s, soft: 65
Herring Rollmop: 47
Kipper, baked, 4oz: 232
Kipper, one 8oz, grilled: 370
Kipper fillet, raw: 77
Mackerel, flesh only, raw: 62
Pilchards in tomato sauce: 35
Plaice fillet, raw or steamed: 26
Plaice fillet fried in breadcrumbs: 64
Prawns, peeled: 30
Prawns, unpeeled: 15
Salmon, canned: 44
Salmon, fresh, off bone: 55
Salmon, smoked: 48
Sardines, canned in oil: 61
Sardines in tomato sauce: 50
Scampi, fried: 88
Shrimps, shelled: 34
Sole fillet, Dover or Lemon Sole, raw: 24
Sole fillet, Dover, poached: 26
Trout, one average: 175
Tuna, canned in brine: 28
Tuna, canned in oil: 53
Tuna steak, fresh: 38
FruitBack to top
Calories Per 28g unless otherwise stated
Apple, average one: 51
Apple, cooking, one: 75
Apple, stewed, no sugar: 10
Apricot, fresh: 8
Apricot, dried: 53
Avocado, average pear, flesh only: 190
Banana, one small whole fruit (av. 4oz): 75
Blackcurrants, fresh: 8
Cherries, fresh: 11
Currants, dried: 82
Dates, with stone, each, dried or fresh: 15
Figs, dried: 59
Fruit salad, canned: 25
Gooseberries, stewed, no sugar: 4
Grapefruit, half a fresh: 15
Grapes, white or black: 16
Kiwi fruit, one average: 34
Lemon, one average: 20
Mandarins, canned in syrup: 16
Mandarin, fresh, per average fruit: 20
Melon, one 4oz slice: 15
Melon, Honeydew or Ogen: 5
Olives, stuffed, each: 5
Olives, without stone: 30
Orange, one average: 70
Orange, canned, natural juice: 9
Peach, one average: 60
Pear, one dessert average: 55
Pineapple, fresh: 15
Plum, one average: 18
Prunes, with stones, dried: 60
Raisins, dried: 76
Raspberries, fresh or frozen: 7
Rhubarb, stewed, no sugar: 2
Satsuma, one average: 20
Strawberries, fresh: 7
Sultanas, dried: 70
Tangerine, one average: 20
Watermelon: 3
GrainsBack to top
Calories Per 28g
Barley, pearl, raw: 103
Couscous: 103
Wheat Bran: 58
Wheat Germ: 102
Kernels & SeedsBack to top
Calories Per 28g
Sesame seeds: 165
Sunflower seeds: 162
Kitchen EssentialsBack to top
Calories Per 28g unless otherwise stated
Beef stock cubes: 89
Bisto Chicken Gravy Granules, made up: 10
Bisto Rich Gravy Granules, made up: 10
Bovril Chicken Stock Cubes: 54
Brown Sauce: 27
Caster sugar: 112
Chickpeas, dried, boiled: 34
Cocoa powder: 89
Cocoa, made up with skimmed milk: 16
Curry powder: 65
Custard powder: 101
Drinking chocolate made up with semi-skimmed milk: 20
Extra Virgin Olive Oil: 231
Figs, dried: 58
Honey: 80
Hummus: 52
Jams, average: 73
Jelly made with water: 17
Lentils, brown boiled: 29
Mixed fruit, dried: 63
Noodles, egg, boiled: 17
Oils, Coconut/Corn/Olive/Soya/ Sunflour: 251
Pastry, puff, frozen: 119
Pastry, shortcrust,frozen: 124
Peanut butter: 174
Red kidney beans, boiled: 28
Rice, white, boiled: 38
Sage & onion stuffing, made up: 31
Soya milk: 9
Sultanas: 77
Tomato ketchup, 1 tablespoon: 15
Vegetable stock cubes: 91
MeatBack to top
Calories Per 28g unless otherwise stated
Bacon, lean, fried: 93
Bacon, lean, grilled: 81
Beef burger, grilled: 60
Beef, braising: 55
Beef, braising, lean: 36
Beef, brisket, cooked: 92
Beef, lean, quick fry: 36
Beef, lean mince, raw: 55
Beef, lean mince, cooked, no fat: 67
Beef, lean rump steak, grilled or raw: 55
Beef, silverside, roast: 78
Beef, sirloin, roast: 78
Beef, steak, fillet, grilled: 42
Beef, stewing steak: 50
Black pudding: 80
Calf ’s liver, fried: 70
Chicken liver, fried: 56
Chicken, roast meat only: 41
Chicken, roast whole: 65
Chicken, breast, roast: 42
Chicken, drumstick, skin on, roast: 46
Chicken, drumstick, skin off, roast: 29
Chicken, quarter, skin on, roast: 49
Chicken, quarter, skin off, roast: 32
Chicken, thigh, skin off, roast: 22
Corned beef: 61
Faggots: 75
Gammon joints, boiled: 80
Gammon steaks, lean, grilled: 47
Garlic sausage: 70
Goose, roasted meat only: 89
Ham, canned: 29
Ham, honey roast: 50
Ham, lean, boiled: 45
Lamb, breast, lean & fat, roast: 114
Lamb, breast, lean only, roast: 62
Lamb chops, lean & fat, grilled: 88
Lamb chops, lean only, grilled: 62
Lamb cutlets, lean only, grilled: 62
Lamb, leg roast, lean & fat: 74
Lamb, lean mince, raw: 59
Lamb, lean mince, cooked weight, no fat: 79
Lamb, shoulder, roast, lean only: 54
Liver sausage: 87
Luncheon meat: 89
Ox tongue, cooked: 85
Pork, braising steak, lean, raw: 36
Pork chops, lean only, grilled: 63
Pork crackling, per 1/2 oz: 100
Pork, leg, lean only, roast: 51
Pork, leg, lean & fat, roast: 71
Pork sausage, grilled: 75
Quorn, meat substitute: 24
Turkey, meat only, roast: 39
Turkey, meat & skin, roast: 48
Turkey, light meat, roast: 37
Turkey, dark meat, roast: 41
Veal fillet, breaded and fried: 60
Venison, roast meat only: 55
MilkBack to top
Milk, condensed, sweetened, per 1oz: 95
Milk, fresh, gold top, per pint: 440
Milk, fresh, silver top, per pint: 370
Milk, instant dried, low-fat per 1oz: 101
Milk, skimmed, per pint: 195
Milk, semi-skimmed, per pint: 255
Milk, soya, unsweetened, per pint: 205
NutsBack to top
Calories Per 28g unless otherwise stated
Brazil nuts, shelled: 198
Cashew nuts: 176
Chestnuts: 47
Coconut, fresh: 100
Hazelnuts, shelled: 182
Mixed nuts, chopped: 169
Nuts & raisins: 142
Peanuts, fresh: 157
Peanuts, roasted: 164
Pecan: 192
Pistachio nuts: 180
Popcorn: 134
Walnuts: 192
PastaBack to top
Calories Per 28g
Pasta, chinese, egg noodles, dry: 92
Pasta, egg, uncooked: 105
Pasta, white, boiled, all types: 36
Pasta, wholewheat, boiled, all types: 33
PicklesBack to top
Calories Per 28g
Beetroot in vinegar: 15
Pickled onions: 6
Sweet pickles: 39
RiceBack to top
Calories Per 28g
Rice, brown, boiled, all types: 38
Rice, white, boiled, all types: 35
Rice, wild, boiled: 50
Rolls, bunsBack to top
Each
Bagel, one average: 150
Bap, one average: 130
Bread stick, one: 15
Brown roll, one average: 140
Chapatti, one, heated without fat: 120
Croissant, average: 275
Crumpet, one: 75
Currant bun, average: 150
Jam doughnut, per 100g: 341
Muffin: 125
Pitta bread, one average: 195
Scone, plain,average: 200
Tea cake, average: 160
White roll, one average: 150
Wholemeal roll, one average: 150
SugarBack to top
Calories Per 28g
Demerara: 112
Rich brown: 100
Soft brown: 112
White, granulated: 112
Syrups, TreaclesBack to top
Calories Per 28g
Black treacle: 72
Golden syrup: 83
Maple syrup: 70
Molasses: 80
VegetablesBack to top
Calories Per 28g unless otherwise stated
Avocado, average: 190
Beans Aduki, dried: 80
Beans, baked in tomato sauce: 20
Beans, Black Eye, or Aduki, boiled: 32
Beans, broad, boiled: 14
Beans, butter, boiled, canned: 28
Beans, French: 10
Beans, Haricot, boiled: 26
Beans, runner, boiled: 5
Beans, red kidney, boiled: 28
Beans, soya, cooked: 39
Beansprouts, mung, fresh: 9
Beansprouts, mung, boiled: 7
Beetroot, boiled: 13
Broccoli, boiled: 7
Brussels Sprouts, boiled: 10
Cabbage, white, Savoy, spring, boiled: 4
Calabrese, boiled: 7
Carrots, boiled: 7
Cauliflower, boiled: 8
Celery, raw, per stick: 5
Chick peas, boiled: 32
Chinese leaves, raw: 3
Corn on the cob, one whole: 120
Courgettes: 4
Cucumber: 3
Garlic, one clove: 2
Leeks, raw or boiled: 6
Lentils, dried: 88
Lettuce, one whole: 15
Mangetout, boiled: 8
Mixed vegetables, frozen: 12
Mushrooms, raw: 4
Onion, raw: 10
Onion, spring, one: 5
Parsnips, raw or boiled: 19
Parsnip, roasted: 29
Peas, fresh: 25
Peas, frozen, boiled: 19
Peas, garden, canned: 22
Peas, processed, canned: 25
Peppers, one average: 17
Potatoes, raw, new: 22
Potatoes, raw, old: 21
Potatoes, baked, one 6oz with skin: 150
Potatoes, boiled, old: 20
Potatoes, chips, average: 54
Potatoes, roast, per 2oz chunk: 80
Spinach, cooked: 5
Spring greens, cooked: 6
Swede, boiled: 4
Sweetcorn, boiled: 31
Tomato, one average: 14
Tomato, canned, including juice: 3
Turnips, boiled: 4
AlcoholBack to top
Per pub measure or standard bottle
Ale, strong, 1/2 pint: 200
Bacardi: 50
Bitter, pale ale, 1/2 pint: 90
Cider, dry, 1/2 pint: 104
Gin, Brandy, Vodka, Whisky: 55
Gin & Tonic: 85
Guiness or Stout: 105
Lager, 1/2 pint: 83
Lager, German: 112
Lager, Special Brew, 1/2 pint: 200
Malibu: 50
Martini, dry: 50
Rum or Brandy: 75
Sherry, cream: 75
Sherry, dry: 60
Table Wines, per 5fl oz glass:
Asti Spumante: 120
Champagne: 95
Dry red: 75
Dry white: 85
Rose or white medium: 90
Sparkling white: 110
Sweet white: 102