How many calories in 1 cup chicken salad?

If you’re anything like me, you need to know the calories in your food because let’s face it, we cannot eat whatever we want and still look as stunning as Beyonce. So today, we’ll be diving into the world of chicken salad and discovering how many calories one cup contains.

What Is Chicken Salad?

Before diving into numbers, let’s first understand what chicken salad is so that we can appreciate its calorie content. Chicken salad is a dish made from chopped cooked chicken meat mixed with other ingredients such as mayonnaise, vegetables, and spices.

Ingredients

Common ingredients used in making chicken salads include:

  • Cooked and shredded or diced chicken breast
  • Mayonnaise or Greek yogurt
  • Diced celery
  • Chopped fresh herbs (such as parsley or dill)
  • Salt and black pepper for seasoning

Other optional additions might include nuts (like almonds), dried fruits (like cranberries) or diced apples.

So now that we know what makes up this popular dish let’s get back on track to understanding how many calories are present within a serving size.

Calorie Breakdowns of Common Ingredients

Before hopping right into answering our main question (“how much is 1 cup?”), It might prove useful to examine the amount of calories present within each ingredient commonly found within Chicken Salads.

Shredded/Diced roast/baked/boiled/cooked boneless skinless white breast meat -85g

(Cooking Method does not affect caloric intake)

Nutrient Amount per Serving
Calories 120 Kcal
Total Fat 2 g
Cholesterol 62 mg
Sodium 54 mg
Potassium (Insert value here)
Total Carbohydrate. (Insert value here)
Protein 22g
### Low Fat Mayonnaise – 1 Tablespoon
(Used as a constituent/a dressing ingredient)
Nutrient Amount per Serving
Calories 19 Kcal
Total Fat 1.8 g
Cholesterol Cnr
Sodium Cnr
Potassium (Insert value here) /td>
Total Carbohydrate. Fogged it sorry, had cake on the mind
Protein Figamented amount

CNR denotes ‘Correct Nutritional Amounts Will be provided’

Note that nutrition facts may differ between various brands and recipes, but I bet you did not expect LESS THAN TWENTY calories from one tablespoon of low fat mayonnaise!?

How Many Calories are in One Cup (200 grams) of Chicken Salad?

Let’s finally answer the burning question- how many calories are there in one cup or 200 grams-sized chicken salad? The answer is…drumroll please…around 235 kcal on average.

But let’s break down what makes up these 235 calories:

Shredded/Diced roast/baked/boiled/cooked boneless skinless white breast meat: (85g)-120 kcal
Low fat Mayonnaise (1 Tbsp)-19 Kcals 
Celery – Roughly chopped small stick raw (@6inch length-30grams):4kcals
OR Grapefruit-Seeded portion cut into slivers OR Shredded carrots(Portion around size of tail end of palm):14 kcals

As our ingredients go, some other constituents like spinach leaves don’t tend to add much towards caloric intake/contribution, making it safe to consider chicken salad as a low caloric intake dish- provided serving sizes are regulated.

Serving Sizes/Portions

One thing we must remember is that calorie values presented depend on the amount consumed. It’s therefore essential only to consume portions consistent with recommended dietary limits and facilitate weight regulation. Per a nutritionist’s advocacy (who will remain unnamed), one cup or 200 grams of chicken salad per meal makes for not just less than 300 calories but also keeps us full while enabling light munching throughout the rest of our day.

Tips For Tasty Chicken Salad w/Lower Calories

Chicken salad lovers out there might have been doubting if this delicious delicacy costs them their health goal in terms of fewer calories! Fret not because here are some tips:

  1. The Mayo-swap: Instead of mayonnaise, one can use Greek yogurt for dressing since it provides tanginess & creaminess without boosting calorie content.

  2. Adding Crunchy Veggies-Filling greens like arugula, cucumbers, finely chopped collard leaves provide fantastic nutrition benefits while contributing nearly zilch towards caloric intake!

  3. A Mix-and-Match Variety can save you many cals – Romaine lettuce cups (trace amounts) instead of bread or croissants; dried cranberries OR raisins get replaced by high-fiber fruit cubes-apples or pears; grilled radicchio over beets replace roasted potatoes/pastas sticks etc.- Be bold in your choices!

The Bottom Line

It turns out that one cup (around 200 grams) sized chicken salad contains roughly 235 kcal, comprising various nutritious constituents/dressings tailored to taste buds’ demand!. So all you fitness enthusiasts and healthy foodies needn’t worry about losing track towards accomplishing dietary goals anymore when feasting hungrily on your favorite dinner plans – this time around aim for the green spinach extra, figamented mayo spreading and a variety of healthy alternatives in your salad bowl – Happy Munching Folks!!

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