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Same-portion calorie comparison

How many calories are on an office party plate?

Repeated handfuls from a shared table are easy to miss, especially cheese, salami, crisps and nuts. Add each visit to the table in Calk.

Office party plate: lower- and higher-calorie Calk versions side by side

Same 200 g portion, different choices: pizza, bread, cheese and charcuterie, vegetables, dips and party snacks, sweets.

Which office-party snacks change the total most

In these two examples, the changes are: cheese and charcuterie — added: cheese, cheese and charcuterie — added: salami, cheese and charcuterie — added: olives, dips and party snacks — hummus → chips, dips and party snacks — added: nuts.

Lower calorie 256 kcal 200 g 128 kcal per 100 g
higher vs lower calorie +243%
Higher calorie 877 kcal 200 g 439 kcal per 100 g
Lower calorie Calk card for Office party food: 128 kcal per 100 g, protein/fat/carbs 15/62/22 Higher calorie Calk card for Office party food: 439 kcal per 100 g, protein/fat/carbs 13/66/21
  • Raw carrot, cucumber, celery and tomato are about 90% water
  • Even with a hummus dip the veggie plate stays near 120 kcal per 100 g.
  • Cheese, salami, crisps and nuts each pack 350-600 kcal per 100 g, so the same two handfuls carry three to four times the energy.
  • Serving yourself repeatedly from a shared snack table can make the total portion harder to estimate.

Vegetable, cheese and charcuterie party plate calories

Calculate calories and macros for a vegetable-and-hummus plate, cheese and cold cuts, crisps, pizza and celebration cake.

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Questions about calories in office party food

How do you count calories from a shared office party table?
The two versions shown in Calk contain 256 and 877 kcal per 200 g. Repeated handfuls from a shared table are easy to miss, especially cheese, salami, crisps and nuts.
Why is a cheese, salami and crisp plate higher in calories than vegetables with hummus?
Raw carrot, cucumber, celery and tomato are about 90% water Even with a hummus dip the veggie plate stays near 120 kcal per 100 g.
How do I calculate everything I ate at an office party?
Open Office party food in Calk and add each vegetable, dip, cheese slice, cold cut, handful of crisps, pizza slice and piece of cake.

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