How many calories in a bagel
A plain bagel has about 270 kcal before anything goes on it.
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To burn it off
A bagel is dense bread that's boiled before it's baked, which is why it's so chewy. One plain bagel is 270 kcal, with 53 g of carbs.
That's three slices of bread at 90 kcal each. It doesn't look like much, it's just very compact.
Then there's the filling. Cream cheese and smoked salmon is the classic, and the cream cheese is usually the bigger number.
Tips
- 1Use light cream cheese, or a thinner layer.
- 2Have half a bagel with eggs on top instead of a whole one.
- 3Go for a thin bagel if your supermarket has them.
Where it comes from
The first written mention of the bagel is from Kraków, Poland, in 1610, in rules from the Jewish community limiting how lavish a celebration for a newborn boy could be. Boiling the dough before baking set it apart from other bread. The name probably comes from the Yiddish beigen, to bend. A popular story about a Vienna baker in 1683 came later than that first record.
Read the full story · Where does our food come from? · Source: Aish, Bagels: A Surprising Jewish History
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Questions
How many slices of bread is a bagel?
About three. A plain bagel is 270 kcal, a slice of bread 90.
How many calories in a bagel with cream cheese?
The bagel is 270 kcal. Type it with the cream cheese and Caltype adds the rest.
Does a toasted bagel have fewer calories?
No, toasting only dries it out a bit.
How many calories in a bagel with peanut butter?
The bagel is 270 kcal and a tablespoon of peanut butter about 95, so around 365. With two spoons it's about 460.
Is a bagel good before a run?
A lot of runners have one, as it's 53 g of carbs with only 2 g of fat. Have it an hour or two before, so it has time to settle.
