Per 100g, grilled cheese delivers 350 calories. Carb- or fat-dominant macros; not a strong protein source. A typical restaurant portion is 200-400g, so calorie totals scale fast.
Calories scale with portion. Here's how a typical grilled cheese serving translates in your tracker:
Calorie-dense and fatty — 21 g of fat per 100g means small portions add up fast, so weigh it rather than eyeballing.
How grilled cheese stacks up on calories and protein against foods people commonly compare it to:
Point your iPhone camera at grilled cheese and Spotwell's on-device AI estimates the portion and macros in under a second — no manual entry, no barcode hunting.
Download on theApp StoreGrilled Cheese has approximately 350 calories per 100g. A typical serving — 3 oz (85g) — comes in at 298 calories.
12g of protein per 100g. That puts grilled cheese at roughly 3.4g of protein per 100 calories — a useful lens when comparing to other prepared foods sources.
The simplest method: weigh it on a kitchen scale, then enter grams in your tracker. With Spotwell, you can skip the scale — point the camera at the plate and the AI estimates the portion in under a second. Adjust the value if it looks off.
It depends on your overall calorie target. Grilled Cheese sits in a moderate calorie range. It can fit any goal — weight loss, maintenance, or muscle gain — when portioned to your daily target.