Your Calorie and Nutritional guide to Party Food

Party/Buffet food and its temptations can be one of our biggest tests when trying to eat healthily, due to it being consisted of lots of “beige” foods (carbohydrates), high calorific values and finger foods which we might find difficult to stay in control of.

Then you also need to factor in that when more delicious food is in front of you the more you are likely to succumb to temptation.

This blog isn’t about telling you what you can or can’t have but making you aware of the dangers

When it comes to party food it’s really hard to decide what a portion/serving is as quite often it can depend on how generous your host/caterer is, with that in mind we’ve tried to standardise each portion so you can directly see which one could be a healthier/better choice for you

Knowledge is everything – you can’t make the best choice for you if you don’t know what the best choice is!

Breadsticks

	Size/Weight	Calories g	Fat g	Sat Fat g	Carbs g	Sugar g	Fibre g	Protein g	Salt g
Mini	each	8	0.1	0	1.4	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.02
Original	each	25	0.5	0.1	4.4	0.2	0.2	0.7	0.11
Sesame	each	37	0.5	0.2	4.5	0.2	0.2	1.2	0.09

Cheese

For information on all types of cheese please check out Your Calorie Guide To Protein – Cheese

Cheesecake

	Size/Weight	Calories g	Fat g	Sat Fat g	Carbs g	Sugar g	Fibre g	Protein g	Salt g
Chocolate	portion	252	14.3	5.5	26.6	17.5	1.1	3.7	0.16
Lemon	portion	252	14.8	7.2	26.1	14.6	0.6	3.5	0.14
Raspberry	portion	256	16	9.2	24.5	14.2	0.8	3.2	0.14
Strawberry	portion	212	10	3.7	27.1	15	1	3	0.19
Vanilla	portion	241	13.8	7	25.1	13.7	0.4	3.6	0.15

Cheese Straws

Size/Weight	Calories g	Fat g	Sat Fat g	Carbs g	Sugar g	Fibre g	Protein g	Salt g
each	64	3.9	2.7	4.9	0.4	0.5	1.9	0.18

Chicken Drumsticks

Size/Weight	Calories g	Fat g	Sat Fat g	Carbs g	Sugar g	Fibre g	Protein g	Salt g
each	104	5.1	1.4	0	0	0	14.6	0.18

Cocktail Sausages

	Size/Weight	Calories g	Fat g	Sat Fat g	Carbs g	Sugar g	Fibre g	Protein g	Salt g
Pork	each	31	2.2	0.7	1.6	0.1	0.1	1.1	0.13
Chicken	each	16	0.5	0.1	1.3	0.1	0	1.2	0.09
Quorn	each	18	0.65	0.15	1.4	0.1	0.6	1.25	0.14

Coleslaw

	Size/Weight	Calories g	Fat g	Sat Fat g	Carbs g	Sugar g	Fibre g	Protein g	Salt g
Creamy	heaped tablsp	125	12.4	1.2	2.3	2	0.6	0.5	0.26
Reduced Fat	heaped tablsp	55	4.6	0.4	3	3.2	0.8	0.4	0.25
Regular	heaped tablsp	87	8.2	0.8	3	3	0.6	0.4	0.37

Crisps

	Size/Weight	Calories g	Fat g	Sat Fat g	Carbs g	Sugar g	Fibre g	Protein g	Salt g
Ready Salted	25 g (handful)	129	7.8	0.6	13	0.1	1	1.6	0.32
Tortilla Chips	25 g (handful)	125	5.9	0.5	16.2	0.2	0.7	1.4	0.2

Dips

	Size/Weight	Calories g	Fat g	Sat Fat g	Carbs g	Sugar g	Fibre g	Protein g	Salt g
Guacamole	43 g	85	8	2.2	1.4	1.1	1.5	0.8	0.16
Hummus	43 g	132	11.5	1.1	4.5	0.3	2.1	2.9	0.44
Mature Cheddar & Chive	43 g	135	13.2	2.6	2.9	0.5	0.2	1.2	0.3
Onion, Garlic & Herb	43 g	114	11.3	2	2.5	1.1	0.2	0.7	0.36
Raita	43 g	23	0.7	0.5	3.3	2	0	0.9	0.33
Salsa	43 g	24	0.9	0	3.1	2.8	0.8	0.5	0.15
Sour Cream & Chive	43 g	111	10.7	3.2	2.7	1	0.2	1	0.28
Taramasalata	43 g	207	21.3	1.5	2.8	0.5	0.2	1	0.61
Thousand Island	43 g	98	9	0.6	4.1	3	0.3	0.3	0.47
Tzatziki	43 g	58	4.6	2.2	2	1.1	0.1	1.9	0.21

Gateau

	Size/Weight	Calories g	Fat g	Sat Fat g	Carbs g	Sugar g	Fibre g	Protein g	Salt g
Black forest	100 g	205	9.1	5.7	27	18	1.7	3.1	0.27
Chocolate	100 g	233	13	9	22	16	3.7	4.6	0.32
Strawberry	100 g	191	8.6	5.4	25	14	1.1	3	0.32

Jam Tarts

	Size/Weight	Calories g	Fat g	Sat Fat g	Carbs g	Sugar g	Fibre g	Protein g	Salt g
Lemon Curd	each	126	4.6	2.3	20	13.2	0.2	1.1	0.02
Strawberry	each	121	3.7	1.8	20.7	15	0.4	1.1	0.04

Mince Pies

	Size/Weight	Calories g	Fat g	Sat Fat g	Carbs g	Sugar g	Fibre g	Protein g	Salt g
Homemade	each	262	14.1	5.7	33.3	17.4	1.4	2.5	0.25
Shop Bought Medium	each	249	9.8	3.9	40.1	23.4	1.7	2.5	0.17
Shop Bought Mini	each	113	4.5	1.8	18.2	10.6	0.8	1.1	0.08

Olives (Pitted)

	Size/Weight	Calories g	Fat g	Sat Fat g	Carbs g	Sugar g	Fibre g	Protein g	Salt g
Black	5	19	1.9	0.3	0	0	0.4	0.1	0.45
Green	5	20	2	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.5

Onion Bhaji

Size/Weight	Calories g	Fat g	Sat Fat g	Carbs g	Sugar g	Fibre g	Protein g	Salt g
each	93	4.5	0.4	9.9	1.7	2.1	2.1	0.32

Pasta Salad

	Size/Weight	Calories g	Fat g	Sat Fat g	Carbs g	Sugar g	Fibre g	Protein g	Salt g
Cheese	100 g	157	9.2	3.3	12	1.9	1.1	5.7	0.49
Chicken & Bacon	100 g	117	4.6	0.7	12	1.9	1.2	6.4	0.42
Chicken	100 g	107	3.5	0.3	11	2.7	2.3	6.4	0.42
Mozzarella & Pesto	100 g	161	6.2	1.9	20	0.9	2.2	5.6	0.25
Pesto & Pine Nut	100 g	227	10	1.4	27	1.5	1.8	6.2	0.43
Piri Piri Chicken	100 g	104	2.8	0.3	13	3.5	2	6	0.22
Prawn	100 g	100	3.1	0.3	12	2.5	1.1	5.1	0.49
Smoky BBQ Chicken	100 g	113	3.7	0.4	13	2.5	1.4	6.2	0.31
Tuna	100 g	110	4.4	0.6	11	1.6	1.1	5.9	0.32

Pavlova

	Size/Weight	Calories g	Fat g	Sat Fat g	Carbs g	Sugar g	Fibre g	Protein g	Salt g
Chocolate & Salted Caramel	100 g	401	19	9.8	54	51	0.5	3.8	0.21
Raspberry	100 g	256	7.1	4.7	45	43	0.9	2.1	0.13
Toffee	100 g	379	16	10.2	54.6	53	0.7	3.9	0.2

Peanuts

Size/Weight	Calories g	Fat g	Sat Fat g	Carbs g	Sugar g	Fibre g	Protein g	Salt g
18 g (Handful)	108	9.5	1.7	1.3	0.7	1.4	4.4	0.18

Pizza

	Size/Weight	Calories g	Fat g	Sat Fat g	Carbs g	Sugar g	Fibre g	Protein g	Salt g
Margherita	50 g	171	8.1	3.1	17.5	1.5	0.8	5.9	0.26
Pepperoni	50 g	178	9.3	3.8	16.6	1	0.7	6.1	0.41

Pork Pie

	Size/Weight	Calories g	Fat g	Sat Fat g	Carbs g	Sugar g	Fibre g	Protein g	Salt g
Slice	25 g	82	5.26	1.9	5.65	0.35	0.35	2.75	0.25
Mini	½	97	6.5	2.6	6.8	0.3	0.5	2.4	0.22

Potato Salad

	Size/Weight	Calories g	Fat g	Sat Fat g	Carbs g	Sugar g	Fibre g	Protein g	Salt g
Reduced Fat	100 g	105	5.3	0.7	12.6	3.3	1.5	1	0.48
Regular	100 g	208	17.5	1.4	10.4	2.4	2.4	1	0.55

Prawn Toast

Size/Weight	Calories g	Fat g	Sat Fat g	Carbs g	Sugar g	Fibre g	Protein g	Salt g
each	107	7.8	0.8	5.2	0.4	0.7	3.6	0.33

Quiche

	Size/Weight	Calories g	Fat g	Sat Fat g	Carbs g	Sugar g	Fibre g	Protein g	Salt g
Broccoli & Tomato	50 g	110	6.5	3	9.35	1.4	0.55	3.5	0.3
Cheddar & Onion	50 g	129	8.25	4.05	8.95	1.3	0.4	4.8	0.25
Quiche Lorraine	50 g	130	8.75	4.25	7.6	1.05	0.45	5.15	0.35

Salad

While there are not always bowls of salad available at party’s/buffets there is normally salad garnish available which you can use to fill up your plate for very few calories. For information on all types of vegetables please check out Your Calorie Guide to Vegetables….

Samosa

	Size/Weight	Calories g	Fat g	Sat Fat g	Carbs g	Sugar g	Fibre g	Protein g	Salt g
Meat	each	150	9.5	2.4	10.4	1	1.5	6.3	0.56
Meat Mini	each	82	5.2	1.3	5.7	0.6	0.8	3.4	0.31
Vegetable	each	146	8.1	0.9	15.5	1.4	1.9	2.6	0.54
Vegetable Mini	each	80	4.4	0.5	8.4	0.8	1	1.4	0.29

Sandwiches

	Size/Weight	Calories g	Fat g	Sat Fat g	Carbs g	Sugar g	Fibre g	Protein g	Salt g
Cheese & Onion	2 x ¼	228	11.8	5.4	20.55	1.65	1.7	9.2	0.87
Egg & Cress	2 x ¼	174	5.15	1.25	22.8	1.15	1.5	8.2	0.77
Egg Mayonnaise	2 x ¼	202	7.45	1.75	22.5	0.7	2.2	10.25	0.6
Ham & Mustard	2 x ¼	162	4.4	0.85	19.1	2.15	2.15	10.65	1.1
Prawn Mayonnaise	2 x ¼	163	3.35	0.5	23.4	1.55	1.7	8.8	1.04
Tuna Mayonnaise	2 x ¼	148	4.95	0.55	17.6	1.55	1.2	7.45	0.48

Sausage Rolls

	Size/Weight	Calories g	Fat g	Sat Fat g	Carbs g	Sugar g	Fibre g	Protein g	Salt g
Mini	each	53	3.6	1.6	4	0.2	0.5	1.3	0.22

Savoury Biscuits for Cheese

	Size/Weight	Calories g	Fat g	Sat Fat g	Carbs g	Sugar g	Fibre g	Protein g	Salt g
Carr’s Melts Black Olive	each	22	1.1	0.7	2.6	0.4	0.1	0.3	0.09
Carr’s Melts Caramelised Red Onion	each	21	0.9	0.6	2.8	0.3	0.1	0.4	0.06
Carr’s Melts Cheese	each	22	1	0.7	2.8	0.3	0.1	0.5	0.09
Carr’s Melts Italian Herbs	each	21	0.9	0.7	2.7	0.3	0.1	0.4	0.1
Carr’s Melts Original	each	21	0.9	0.6	2.5	0.3	0.2	0.4	0.09
Carr’s Melts Warm Chilli	each	22	1	0.7	2.9	0.5	0.1	0.4	0.09
Carr’s Table Water Biscuits	each	14	0.3	0.1	2.5	0	0.1	0.3	0.05
Hovis Crackers	each	28	1.1	0.5	3.6	0.3	0.4	0.6	0.11
Hovis Digestive Biscuits	each	57	2.4	1.1	7.8	2.3	0.4	1	0.13
Jacob’s Butter Puffs	each	54	2.7	1.3	6.3	0	0.3	1	0.1
Jacob’s Cornish Wafers	each	46	2.5	1.2	5	0	0.2	0.8	0.07
Jacob’s Cream Crackers	each	35	1.1	0.5	5.4	0	0.2	0.8	0.1
Jacob’s High Fibre Cream Crackers	each	35	1.4	0.7	4.7	0.1	0.5	0.7	0.13
Jacob’s Krackawheat	each	35	1.4	0.7	4.7	0.1	0.5	0.8	0.13
Jacob’s Light Cream Crackers	each	32	0.6	0.2	5.5	0.3	0.2	1	0.04
Jacob’s Multigrain Crackers	each	32	1.1	0.5	4.6	0.4	0.4	0.6	0.13
Jacob’s Tuc Crackers	each	26	1.5	0.7	2.7	0.3	0.1	0.3	0.12
Nairn’s Cheese Oatcakes	each	39	2.2	1	3.7	0	0.6	1.1	0.23
Nairn’s Cheese & Onion Oatcakes	each	42	1.7	0.6	5.2	0.2	0.9	1	0.16
Nairn’s Fine Milled Oatcakes	each	37	1.6	0.7	4.3	0.1	0.8	0.8	0.13
Nairn’s Fruit & Seed Oatcakes	each	54	1.9	0.6	7.4	2	1.1	1.2	0.1
Nairn’s Gluten Free Original Oatcakes	each	42	2	0.8	4.6	0.1	0.7	1	0.14
Nairn’s Marmite & Cheese Oatcakes	each	38	1.8	0.8	4	0.1	0.6	1.2	0.18
Nairn’s Organic Scottish Oatcakes	each	45	1.7	0.4	5.9	0	1.1	1	0.18
Nairn’s Organic Super Seeded Oatcakes	each	44	1.9	0.4	5	0.1	0.9	1.3	0.18
Nairn’s Rough Oatcakes	each	46	1.8	0.6	5.8	0.1	1.1	1.1	0.15
Ritz	30 g (8 crackers)	146	6.9	3.3	18	2.6	1	2.3	0.39
Ritz Cheese Flavour	30 g (8 crackers)	148	7.2	3.3	17.4	0.9	0.7	2.8	0.42
Ritz Tomato & Herb Flavour	30 g (8 crackers)	147	7.5	0.7	17.1	2.6	1.2	2.3	0.39

Scotch Eggs

	Size/Weight	Calories g	Fat g	Sat Fat g	Carbs g	Sugar g	Fibre g	Protein g	Salt g
Mini	each	35	2.2	0.6	2.5	0.1	0.2	1.2	0.09
Regular	½	137	9.1	2.45	7.45	0	0.95	6.8	0.47

Spring Rolls

	Size/Weight	Calories g	Fat g	Sat Fat g	Carbs g	Sugar g	Fibre g	Protein g	Salt g
Duck	each	88	4.4	0.5	9.3	2.2	0.5	2.6	0.29
Vegetable	each	92	2.5	0.25	4.85	0.45	0.3	0.85	0.11

Trifle

Size/Weight	Calories g	Fat g	Sat Fat g	Carbs g	Sugar g	Fibre g	Protein g	Salt g
Medium bowl (170 g)	537	47	27.3	19.6	14.4	1.6	4.9	0.21

Vol au Vents

	Size/Weight	Calories g	Fat g	Sat Fat g	Carbs g	Sugar g	Fibre g	Protein g	Salt g
Prawn Cocktail	each	69	4.8	2.6	4.9	0	0.2	1.5	0.2
Salmon, White Wine & Dill	each	50	3.6	1.8	3.2	0.1	0.2	1.2	0.14

If you have missed any of our previous calorie guide blogs here are the links

Your Calorie Guide to Vegetables….

Your Calorie Guide To Protein – Cheese

Your Calorie and Nutritional guide to Poultry and Eggs

Your Calorie and Nutritional guide to Milk, Cream and Yoghurts and Dairy Free Alternatives

Your Calorie and Nutritional guide to Alcoholic Drinks

Your Calorie and Nutritional guide to Non Alcoholic Drinks