What shall I have for dinner tonight?
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alisam567
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I work away from home every other week for 5 days. I am running out of things to eat in my hotel room. All low cal choices are cold and getting boring - is there anything I can get - even if its fast food that comes in under 600 cals??? I have 900 left but always like to leave room for a glass of vino!
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I work away from home every other week for 5 days. I am running out of things to eat in my hotel room. All low cal choices are cold and getting boring - is there anything I can get - even if its fast food that comes in under 600 cals??? I have 900 left but always like to leave room for a glass of vino!
Steak and potato
Tacos
Omelet and home fries
Chicken/Tuna salad sandwiches0 -
I should have mentioned I have no access to a kitchen so whatever I get has to be 'eat now'0
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Wendy's tends to be my fast food place of choice if I am going to go that route (usually once every couple of weeks or so). I usually get either the Berry Almond Chicken salad, I use one dressing packet cause two is just too much for me, 410 cal with one packet, the Ultimate Chicken Grill Sandwich, 390 calories or I get a sour cream and chive potato (no butter) with a small chili and pour the chili over the potato, 500 total calories.0
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Ah I am in England - Wendy's are few and far between! I have a Burger King and a KFC - I have managed to print off nutritional guidelines for both and may be indulging in a double rodeo burger and two glasses of wine! ;-) that will leave me with a deficit of 1cal for today! Hey every calorie counts eh??0
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These are my safe foods for times like this
Salads
Yogurt0 -
Thats the problem - I am bored of the cold salad, yogurt, fruit combination. I want something I can really eat! As long as I stay within my count for the day I deserve the odd treat I think!0
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Any Mcdonald's nearby? 6 Chicken nuggets and a small fry is around 550, 600. Decent meal if you're bored of fruit and salads!0
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Thats the problem - I am bored of the cold salad, yogurt, fruit combination. I want something I can really eat! As long as I stay within my count for the day I deserve the odd treat I think!
What fast food places do you have nearby you, is it just burger king and KFC.... I would get maybe a whopper jr, no mayo and maybe small fries or if they have like apples or something as a side. KFC.. I love those mashed potato bowls there.. I think they have a smaller version of those that have less calories?0 -
If you are in England doesn't M&S have a healthy line of take away meals?0
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If you have a sonnys you can have their grilled chicken breast, babked beans and once slice of garlic bread for less that 600 cals.
If you have a logans you can have mesquite wood grilled chicken breast and an order a fries and their health nut salad for around the same depending on your dressing for the salad0 -
yes but I cant reheat anything - so its got to be cold or cooked for me ;-) I think tonight a double rodeo (504 cals) no fries and two glasses of Red wine will be just fine!! ;-) tomorrow I may even venture out and sit in a restaurant by myself! :drinker:0
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Are you bringing food from home now? Do you have to fly? Are you driving?
I'm in a hotel every other week and I don't eat the food there because someone found a cockroach one time. I pack a cooler and some of my tricks include:
Hard boiled eggs
Avocado and tuna
Pre-cooked chicken or pork skewers (I make them the night before I leave and pack 'em to go)
Popcorn
Peanut Butter and Apple
Pre-cooked roasted chicken and ratatouille
I don't usually go out because it's only one night, but if I had to I would opt for sushi or a sandwich somewhere.0 -
I looked up KFC. You could get a grilled chicken breast with mashed potatoes, and either green beans or corn and it will be under 500 calories. Add 1 biscuit to that and its under 600 calories. I think you can pick 2 sides. Not sure what the meals come with.
This website lets you build a meal and see how many calories it is!
http://www.kfc.com/nutrition/0 -
Thank you everyone for your answers - clearly I had already decided I was going to damn well have a burger! I think I was looking for affirmation! ;-)
..... it has told me that there is clearly soooooo much more choice in the States though for take out food! its made me really really hungry now!0 -
Are you bringing food from home now? Do you have to fly? Are you driving?
I'm in a hotel every other week and I don't eat the food there because someone found a cockroach one time. I pack a cooler and some of my tricks include:
Hard boiled eggs
Avocado and tuna
Pre-cooked chicken or pork skewers (I make them the night before I leave and pack 'em to go)
Popcorn
Peanut Butter and Apple
Pre-cooked roasted chicken and ratatouille
I don't usually go out because it's only one night, but if I had to I would opt for sushi or a sandwich somewhere.
Thanks for this I am here all week - there is no fridge in my hotel room so pre packing food for more than one day is not an option. I get the train here and once I am here I am stuck! I will go out with friends one night a week when I am here and I usually do extra workouts to make up for it! To be honest if I could just overcome my fear of sitting in a restaurant alone - this would probably be a lot easier0 -
Have you tried the salad and fruit bar at a morrisons? - yum even if you are fed up of other salads. You could even get some hot chicken there to go with it.0
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Hi
I'm away alot and same as you have no heating appliances so:
Mxs
- fuller longer chicken pesto flatbread (amazing and substantial) about 320 cal
- fuller longer smokey chilli beef x cheese wrap 380 cal I think
- fuller longer feta and bean salad is amazing about 400
-count on us tomato chicken pasta salad yum! 360
Normal Mxs
-ham x egg sub 390 cal
-hoisin duck wrap 285 cal
-mooli wraps 140-150 cals (3types) lots of eating x feel
Naughty as tasty.
Could you buy a salad bowl from
Mxs, get cooked chicken strips x pot of fruity cous cous x add all
Together. Sooo nice done this many times.
They also do ham x egg or ham x potato salad for 160 cals near the salad bit not sandwich bit and can add prawns etc?
Subway do lots under 400 cal and steak x cheese one is my fave maybe about 400?
I know these are all cold but they are tasty cold not boring cold hopefully. Xx0 -
No kitchen???
Easy.. go to your favorite restaurant. opt for grilled chicken.
Or call the restaurant and do take out.
Also.. beef jerky and cheese sticks!0 -
Ruby Tuesdays salad bar or Applebee's under 500 calorie menu!!0
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Are there restaurants near by that you can take meals to go? How about bringing a hotplate with you. Perhaps you can ask
at the front desk of the hotel if they have a microwave you can use to heat up food. Tell them you have a medical issue and can
only eat certain foods! Or have that hamburger you have your heart set on once every two weeks! lol0
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