How many calories in a cheeseburger
A restaurant cheeseburger has 800 kcal, with 42 g of protein.
Portion
To burn it off
A cheeseburger is beef, cheese and a bun, and the size of the patty decides almost everything. That's why the numbers range so far.
The small one from a fast food chain is 300 kcal. A proper restaurant burger is 800, and the full meal with fries and a fizzy drink is 1,100.
The burger itself is a decent bit of protein. It's the sides that quietly double things.
Tips
- 1Swap the fizzy drink for a diet one or water and keep the fries.
- 2Share the fries, or get a small portion.
Where it comes from
The cheeseburger is usually credited to Lionel Sternberger, who at 16 worked the grill at his father's sandwich shop, The Rite Spot, in Pasadena, California. The story goes that in 1924 he dropped a slice of American cheese on a sizzling hamburger, and it went on the menu. Other diners in the United States make their own claims, so being first is hard to prove.
Where does our food come from? · Source: PBS SoCal, Were Cheeseburgers Invented in Pasadena?
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Questions
How many calories in a fast food cheeseburger?
About 300 kcal for the small single one.
How many calories in a burger meal?
Around 1,100 kcal with fries and a regular drink.
Is a double cheeseburger twice as much?
Not quite, because the bun stays the same. It is a fair bit more, though.
How many calories does the cheese add to a burger?
One slice of burger cheese is about 60 to 70 kcal. So a cheeseburger is roughly that much more than the same burger without it.
How many calories in a cheeseburger without the bun?
The bun is most of the 32 g of carbs in a fast food cheeseburger and roughly 150 kcal. Without it, the small fast food one comes to around 150.
