I fry or saute 100 calories of green beans and tomatoes by weight in
Pam (cooking spray).... total calories I believe after frying or
sauteeing is still 100 calories....

I fry or saute 100 calories of green beans and tomatoes by weight in 2
tablespoons of vegetable oil or the equivalent amount in unsalted
butter... How many calories would this be when fried or sauteed in unsalted
butter or vegetable oil....I do not need much verificatiion, but at
least 2 if possible and thanks

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Clarification of Question by fredg2004-ga on 16 Apr 2005 05:21 PDT

i thank you for the answer. i am giving you five stars and 2.50 tip. i
believe i now will await your posting on the answer so i can formally
acknowledge it. thanks. man, am i hungry.....

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Clarification of Question by fredg2004-ga on 16 Apr 2005 12:25 PDT

rhenium_ga. thank you then. i am going to cancel the question then....

How much Pam cooking spray do you use when frying the green beans and
tomatoes? Pam cooking spray is mainly canola oil, but they are able to
call it fat free because they use an incredibly tiny "serving size" of
only 0.266g (a 1/3 second spray). If you spray lots of it into the pan
you might as well use regular canola oil, or even better: olive oil.

Two tablespoons vegetable oil contains 28g fat, 240 calories (kcal).

http://www.scientificpsychic.com/fitness/labels2.html
http://www.annecollins.com/calories/calories-oils.htm

thank you. the question was almost answered. it seems then commonsense
wise, 100 calories of the tomatoes and green beans sauteed or fried in
2 tablespoons of vegetable oil....the end product would be 340
calories......do you concur?

Yes, 100 kcal of tomatoes and green beans fried in two tablespoons
vegetable oil contains around 340 kcal (+/- a few calories, depending
on the size of the spoon).

Second source: "1 tablespoon of vegetable fat has about 14 grams of
fat, 125 calories."
http://www.usaweekend.com/food/carper_archive/960303carper_eatsmart.html

Just keep in mind that 100 kcal of tomatoes and green beans fried in
two tablespoons Pam cooking spray also contains around 340 kcal :)

rhenium-ga...  i am accepting your answer and giving you 5 stars and a
tip. dont you have to do something now before this goes into effect?

fredg2004-ga:

I'm just a member like yourself, not a researcher, so this was a
freebie:-) Thanks for the kind words!

-Rhenium