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jaredsk1573
jaredsk1573 Posts: 9 Member
in Food and Nutrition
How many cups of pasta are usually served by a restaurant? I’m going to a restaurant and ordering zucchini linguine with marinara sauce and grilled chicken and trying to determine an estimate of the amount of calories.

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  • Shortgirlrunning
    Shortgirlrunning Posts: 1,020 Member
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    Totally dependent on the individual restaurant. You may be able to find more info on their website.
  • jaredsk1573
    jaredsk1573 Posts: 9 Member
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    Shortgirlrunning wrote: »
    Totally dependent on the individual restaurant. You may be able to find more info on their website.

    I know but what do you think is an estimate. I suppose most serve around 3.5-4 cups, but want to confirm.
  • LyndaBSS
    LyndaBSS Posts: 6,964 Member
    edited December 2019
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    You’ll know when you see it. Eyeball it and log accordingly.
  • MikePTY
    MikePTY Posts: 3,814 Member
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    jaredsk1573 wrote: »
    Shortgirlrunning wrote: »
    Totally dependent on the individual restaurant. You may be able to find more info on their website.

    I know but what do you think is an estimate. I suppose most serve around 3.5-4 cups, but want to confirm.

    Your best bet is to compare it to a similar dish from a chain restaurant. You can't usually compare it to plain cooked pasta, as there will likely be sauce, butter, etc to add flavor (and calories)

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