What 200 Calories Look Like

Eyeballing what is on your plate can be an easy and useful way to get control of one's diet- especially for those who are trying to lose weight. Calorie counting can be as tedious as doing taxes. But if you knew what a certain number of calories look like, then maybe you'd have a better chance at an accurate 'guess-timate'. 

Here's what 200 calories look like on a plate...

What 200 Calories of Various Foods Look Like

We all know some foods have a much higher Calorie content than others, but how many of us know what that difference actually looks like? Information website wiseGEEK sought to answer this question way back on January 3, 2007. The result was a fascinating article that compares over 71 foods!

The images below are sorted from low to high calorie density (a way of measuring the weight associated with a specified amount of a particular food). Keep in mind this shows Calories only, of which the average adult needs to consume about 2000-2500 daily. Important factors like nutritional value are also not addressed in this project.

All pictures were taken with the same camera on a plate that was 10.25″ (26 cm) in diameter and a bowl that was 6.25″ (16 cm) in diameter. Be sure to check out the full post on wiseGEEK.com to see all 71 foods compared!

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1. Celery (1,425 grams/50.27 ounces = 200 Calories)

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2. Broccoli (588 grams/20.74 ounces = 200 Calories)

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3. Baby Carrots (570 grams/20.11 ounces = 200 Calories)

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4. Coca Cola (496 ml/17.50 ounces = 200 Calories)

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5. Apples (385 grams/13.58 ounces = 200 Calories)

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6. Canned Green Peas (357 grams/12.59 ounces = 200 Calories)

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7. Grapes (290 grams/10.26 ounces = 200 Calories)

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8. Sliced Smoked Turkey (204 grams/7.20 ounces = 200 Calories)

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9. Eggs (150 grams/5.29 ounces = 200 Calories)

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10. Cooked Pasta (145 grams/5.11 ounces = 200 Calories)

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11. Avocado (125 grams/4.41 ounces = 200 Calories)

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12. Canned Tuna in Oil (102 grams/3.6 ounces = 200 Calories)

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13. Jack in the Box Cheeseburger
(75 grams/2.65 ounces = 200 Calories)

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14. Jack in the Box French Fries
(73 grams/2.58 ounces = 200 Calories)

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15. Blueberry Muffin (72 grams/2.54 ounces = 200 Calories)

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16. Sesame Seed Bagel (70 grams/2.47 ounces = 200 Calories)

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17. Hot Dogs (66 grams/2.33 ounces = 200 Calories)

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18. Medium Cheddar Cheese (51 grams/1.8 ounces = 200 Calories)

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19. Fruit Loops Cereal (51 grams/1.8 ounces = 200 Calories)

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20. Snickers (41 grams/1.45 ounces = 200 Calories)

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21. Doritos (41 grams/1.45 ounces = 200 Calories)

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22. Fried Bacon (34 grams/1.2 ounces = 200 Calories)

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23. Peanut Butter (34 grams/1.2 ounces = 200 Calories)

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24. Salted Mixed Nuts (33 grams/1.16 ounces = 200 Calories)

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25. Butter (28 grams/0.99 ounces = 200 Calories)

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