why is this so high

hi all, why is this so high in calories? i am making it tonight but why so many calories for one cup..??? any ideas? i worry about calorories, carbs ect.... the dumb social worker at the support meetings said i shouldnt worry about that stuff but i do since i have pcos and i just dont want tons of calories and carbs.........this is the chili i make all the time but i add fresh garlic and 1 T of chili powder. Anita Original recipe yield: 3 to 4 servings PREP TIME 10 Min COOK TIME 20 Min READY IN 30 Min US METRIC SERVINGS About scaling and conversions INGREDIENTS 1 pound ground beef 1 onion, chopped 1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed tomatoes (i use plain tomatoes) 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans 1 1/2 cups water 1 pinch chili powder (i use 1 T) 1 pinch garlic powder ( i use fresh garlic) salt and pepper to taste DIRECTIONS In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine the beef and onion and saute until meat is browned and onion is tender. Add the stewed tomatoes with juice, tomato sauce, beans and water. Season with the chili powder, garlic powder, salt and ground black pepper to taste. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover and let simmer for 15 minutes. i cook it longer to give it more flavor..... it does make alot so must be its not one cup serving... ~~~Serving Size 1/4 of a recipe Servings Per Recipe 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amount Per Serving Calories 744 Calories from Fat 275 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % Daily Value * Total Fat 30.6g 47 % Saturated Fat 12.3g 62 % Cholesterol 96mg 32 % Sodium 800mg 32 % ** Potassium 1651mg 46 % Total Carbohydrates 73.6g 24 % Dietary Fiber 26.9g 108 % Protein 45.9g 92 % ** Sugars 8.8g ** Vitamin A 23 % ** Vitamin C 45 % ** Calcium 28 % ** Iron 113 % ** Thiamin 44 % ** Niacin 124 % ** Vitamin B6 38 % ** Magnesium 57 % ** Folate 118 % ~~~~ NUTRITION INFORMATION Servings Per Recipe: 4 Amount Per Serving Calories: 744 Total Fat: 30.6g Cholesterol: 96mg Sodium: 800mg Total Carbs: 73.6g Dietary Fiber: 26.9g Protein: 45.9g

That doesn't really make sense to me (hi, I'm new on the boards, just happened to run across your post). 744 seems like a heck of a lot of calories. Here's a suggestion to cut down on some of that though-substitute ground turkey for ground beef. It tastes almost exactly the same. I have completely cut red meat out of my life and live happily on ground turkey, lol. Its not for everyone, but it cuts down on fat and cals.

Anita, I think someone messed up the nutritional info. I went to the cupboard and found that a cup kidney beans has 220 so a 15oz can would have around 400, give or take a bit. A pound of regular ground beef, cooked and rinsed, has about 620 calories, tomatoes are approx. 180 in a 15 oz can and the rest of the ingredients add negligible calories. The entire recipe should contain approx 1200 calories. If you ate 1/4 of that recipe, you should be getting approx 300 calories. The majority of the fiber comes from the kidney beans with 6 grams in your serving nd about 2 grams of fiber from your tomato sauce. Your label states 26 grams of dietary fiber per serving...something is definitely amiss! Sad when you can't trust the labels we've come to rely on, eh? Hope this helps! Enjoy your chili and send me some! My fam doesn't care for it, so I only get chili when I go to Wendy's and I don't do that often anymore! Laurie

hi laurie, well i figured out that the recipe is totally wrong for us. we can not eat 1/4 of the whole pot. so its not right. i will have to use fitdays chili since this one is so wrong. it gets me all worked up over nothing... calories and carbs.............. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.... i only eat 1 cup of the chili. thanks for your help. anita

Anita, I have to agree with Laurie, I think someone messed up on that! Sure seems VERY high..... Debra P

yes its 1/4 of the pot.... i only eat 1 cup of it.. thanks.. i try and do what is right then i get all confused..

hi... saw your chili recipe... imake chili from a recipe on the box of saltine crackers... it's turkey chili and very tastey... check it out you may like it