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Calories in 2 plates

825 kcal 2 plates — 500 g in total — comes to about 825 calories, with 19.0 g protein, 125.0 g carbohydrate and 27.5 g fat.

Protein 19.0 g · 9.2% of energy Carbs 125.0 g · 60.7% of energy Fat 27.5 g · 30.1% of energy

Serving assumed: 1 plate ≈ 250 g — indo-chinese restaurant style, wok-fried in oil. Change the portion and every number below changes with it.

Vegetable Fried Rice, portion by portion

Vegetable Fried Rice — calories and macros by number of servings, at 250 g per plate.
PortionGramsCaloriesProteinCarbsFatFibre
1 plate250 g 413 kcal9.5 g62.5 g13.8 g3.8 g
2 plates500 g 825 kcal19.0 g125.0 g27.5 g7.5 g
3 plates750 g 1,238 kcal28.5 g187.5 g41.3 g11.3 g

Figures in kilocalories — the "calories" on a food label. Carbohydrate is available carbohydrate; fibre is listed separately and is included in neither the carbohydrate column nor the energy figure.

What it takes to burn off 2 plates

Minutes of activity for a 70 kg adult to spend 825 kcal, using MET values from the 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities. This is a scale check, not a licence — appetite rises with activity and the two do not cancel neatly.

192 min
Walking · easy pace, 4 km/h
157 min
Brisk walking · 5.6 km/h
90 min
Cycling · moderate, 19 km/h
69 min
Running · 8 km/h

Calculated as MET × 3.5 × 70 kg ÷ 200 kcal per minute. Full working on the method page, and the whole activity dataset at BurnLab.

Questions

How many calories are in 2 plates?

About 825 kcal, taking one plate as 250 g (indo-chinese restaurant style, wok-fried in oil). That is 19.0 g protein, 125.0 g carbohydrate and 27.5 g fat across 500 g of food.

Is 2 plates too much?

It depends entirely on the rest of the day. 825 kcal is roughly 41% of a 2,000 kcal day and 52% of a 1,600 kcal day. The honest answer is that 2 plates rarely makes a meal on its own — what goes with it usually decides the total.

How long does it take to burn off 2 plates?

Roughly 192 minutes of easy walking, 157 minutes of brisk walking or 69 minutes of running for a 70 kg adult. Useful for scale — not a licence, since appetite rises with activity.

Nutrient values are averages for the stated preparation, based on the Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 (ICMR–NIN) and standard recipe analysis. Energy is reconciled against the macronutrients with Atwater factors on every build. General information only — not medical or nutrition advice. Home-cooked Indian food varies enormously with oil, ghee and portion size; every value here is an average for a stated serving, with the assumption shown.

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