help - need to estimate japanese meal calories

dam2763
dam2763 Posts: 4
in Health and Weight Loss
Hello,
I'm sort of brand-new at this calorie counting stuff. I ate at a Japanese place today and I think I probably blew most of my calorie budget, but I'm having trouble finding a good calorie and carb/fat/protein estimate:

beef teriyaki
brocolli
steamed rice
tempura mix ~7 pieces, 1 shrimp
soup - a simple chicken broth with tofu

I have the Calorie King app, but still learning how to use it.

Thanks in advance for any advice.
--Dave

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  • ladynocturne
    ladynocturne Posts: 865 Member
    Without even knowing how many oz or grams of food your beef teriyaki was, it's impossible for us to help you at all.

    Was it 1 cup of rice or 2?

    If it was a chain restaurant, you can try their website and see if they have their nutrition info posted.
  • dam2763
    dam2763 Posts: 4
    ladynocturne
    Thank you. Unfortunately this particular restaurant doesn't make their nutrition information available. The quantity of steamed rice was ~1.5 cups. The quantity of beef was "typical" for a japanese lunch meal, maybe 12-15 thin tender strips of beef in dark teriyaki sauce, ~4-6 oz.? Only ~6 or 8 small broccoli tops on the side with the beef/sauce. Soup ~1 cup, maybe 1.25? I was hoping to find a similar meal from another japanese place and use it to help me estimate. Also they give you this sauce to dip the tempura in. I will spend more time this evening looking up each part of the meal as best I can. I've never had to estimate quantities so much. I'm sure I'll get better at it. It's probably not that terrible without the deep fried tempura. I meant to tell them to hold that, but I was too late. Next time.
    --Dave
  • ladynocturne
    ladynocturne Posts: 865 Member
    ladynocturne
    Thank you. Unfortunately this particular restaurant doesn't make their nutrition information available. The quantity of steamed rice was ~1.5 cups. The quantity of beef was "typical" for a japanese lunch meal, maybe 12-15 thin tender strips of beef in dark teriyaki sauce, ~4-6 oz.? Only ~6 or 8 small broccoli tops on the side with the beef/sauce. Soup ~1 cup, maybe 1.25? I was hoping to find a similar meal from another japanese place and use it to help me estimate. Also they give you this sauce to dip the tempura in. I will spend more time this evening looking up each part of the meal as best I can. I've never had to estimate quantities so much. I'm sure I'll get better at it. It's probably not that terrible without the deep fried tempura. I meant to tell them to hold that, but I was too late. Next time.
    --Dave

    You will definitely get better at this, we all have had hiccups.


    1.5 cups of rice = 300 calories

    Beef teriyaki = 600 to 700 calories

    Soup = 50 caloires

    Tempura = 400 to 500 calories

    So anywhere from 1200-1550 calories.

    I would recommend trying to eat out at a place that provides nutrition data in the future, it'll make this whole thing soooo much simpler.

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