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This or That: 250 Calories of Food

By: Food Network Kitchen

The Food Network Kitchen team develops recipes, tests products, preps for Food Network shows, produces videos and social content, hosts events and much more. "Food Network Kitchen" is the marker of this team's inspiring, helpful and trustworthy content on FoodNetwork.com.

250 calories may not sound like a lot of food, but it absolutely can be. Here's the best way to get the most bang for your buck.

This or That 250 Calories
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Calorie Counting

Trying to keep an eye on your calories? An easy way to make sure you’re getting as much food as possible is to pick high-volume, unprocessed foods that let you eat plenty and feel full. Here are a few side-by-sides that shocked us.

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250 Calories worth of a smoothie or unsweetened chocolate almond milk.
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Milkshake vs. Almond Milk

A 7-ounce chocolate milkshake or around 44 ounces of unsweetened chocolate almond milk

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250 Calories worth of grape juice or grapes
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Juice vs. Whole Fruit

12 ounces grape juice [not grape juice drink] or 125 grapes

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250 Calories worth of a brownie or cacao nibs.
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Baked Goods vs. Ingredients

A 2-inch brownie or 3 1/2 tablespoons dark chocolate cacao nibs

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250 Calories worth of fried shrimp or cocktail shrimp.
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Fried vs. Boiled

About 6 fried shrimp or around 38 cocktail shrimp

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250 Calories worth of cheesecake or vanilla yogurt.
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Cheesecake vs. Yogurt

2/3 of a slice of cheesecake or 1 1/4 cups vanilla-flavored yogurt

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250 Calories worth of Blueberries or a Blueberry Muffin.
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Muffin vs. Berries

About 1/2 large blueberry muffin or 320 blueberries

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250 Calories worth of a soft pretzel or pretzels.
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Thick vs. Thin

1/2 large soft pretzel or about 2 1/2 ounces whole grain pretzels

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250 Calories worth of an Egg Sandwich or Hardboiled Eggs.
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Carbs vs. Protein

About 3/4 of an egg and cheese breakfast sandwich or about 3 hard-boiled eggs

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250 Calories worth of apples or apple pie.
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Fresh-Baked vs. Fresh-Picked

2/3 of a slice of apple pie or 2 1/2 apples

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