Eating out? It's pretty easy to underestimate your intake!

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  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    rainbowbow wrote: »
    rileysowner wrote: »
    Oddly enough fast food joints running on low margin tend to have fairly accurate calories compared to what they post in nutritional information when tested by independent labs, likely because their product preparation is very controlled unlike restaurants where cooks/chefs can get very liberal with things like oil, sauces, and butter.

    yep! I know for example mcdonalds, and the like have condiment guns which dispense the exact amount. They also have strict rules on 3 pickles for this, etc. I know some places like chipotle try their best with their leveled scoops, etc.

    I can always tell who's the new person working the counter. They're the ones who are measuring and counting out sammich toppings.
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,279 Member
    I eat out and guestimate a lot and take serving sizes of muesli bars , crisps and the like as having what the scanner says they have, I never weigh them to check.it averages out.

    Lost weight to plan just fine doing this.

    I believe there is a point beyond which accuracy is not needed - if you are reasonably accurate and you are losing as expected, that is good enough.
  • Gisel2015
    Gisel2015 Posts: 4,186 Member
    I eat out twice or three times at week and my husband and I don't go to fast food places. Sometimes chain restaurants like Red Robin or Apple's Bee but most of the time to local places without nutritional information.

    The key is to learn what to ask for and how to judge portions sizes and have self control (or just eat what ever you want and call it a day).

    If the main dish is too big (I ask the waiter), I may choose an appetizer and a size salad instead or eat half of my meal and take home the rest, if I am going straight home after my meal.

    I very seldom eat my exercise calories during the week so I have extra calories banked away to compensate for any under estimation or over eating during the weekend. If I don't have access to the nutritional information, I just don't log my food because I see no benefit in underestimating or over estimating.

    I have maintain my weight for close to 6 years with only +/- 2 lbs fluctuation.
  • hotasfire36
    hotasfire36 Posts: 235 Member
    Wow

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