calories in 1 lb breakfast sausage
High in Calories. One pound of Italian sausage contains 1,463 calories. On average, adult women need anywhere from 1,600 to 2,400 calories a day, and adult men need 2,000 to 3,000 calories a day. So 1 pound of sausage meets almost all or at least half your daily calorie needs. Even if you eat a reasonable 3.5-ounce portion, it still has 323 calories. Compared to a lean meat such as white meat chicken, which has 173 calories in a 3.5-ounce portion, Italian sausage is a high-calorie meat.