What should I order?

recipe4success
recipe4success Posts: 469 Member
edited September 21 in Food and Nutrition
Going out for supper tonight and looking at the menu online to decide what to order. There is no nutritional information available.

I'm trying to decide between:

1. Mixed greens with julienned carrots, cranberries, red onions and toasted
sunfl ower seeds, tossed with our housemade citrus melon dressing. I would add a grilled chicken breast to this.

2. Cajun Trout Salad: Fresh Trout spiced and grilled. Served over a mixed green
salad with bell peppers, black beans, sweet corn kernels and chopped dates
in a honey-lime dressing.


And just for interest, this is what i would order if i wasn't trying to watch what i eat:

Butternut squash-stuffed pasta tossed with roasted vegetables in a pesto
cream sauce.


What do you think? I think number 2 would taste much better but i'm not sure how many more calories it would be...

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  • hooah_mj
    hooah_mj Posts: 1,004 Member
    Oh yes! #2
    Yum....hope you really enjoy yourself
  • resptech97
    resptech97 Posts: 147
    You could get your best approximation on here by looking through the database for something that is about the same as what you are looking for to see which one would be the best.
  • recipe4success
    recipe4success Posts: 469 Member
    Oh yes! #2
    Yum....hope you really enjoy yourself

    That is where i am leaning to as well! Thanks!
  • recipe4success
    recipe4success Posts: 469 Member
    You could get your best approximation on here by looking through the database for something that is about the same as what you are looking for to see which one would be the best.

    Great idea...i will do that now (although hard because i won't know the portion size until i get there)
  • ErinGiam
    ErinGiam Posts: 396 Member
    Um I would definitely go with number 2..it sounds delish! See if you can even order the dressing on the side since they usually put way to much on wherever you go..good luck :smile:
  • recipe4success
    recipe4success Posts: 469 Member
    Um I would definitely go with number 2..it sounds delish! See if you can even order the dressing on the side since they usually put way to much on wherever you go..good luck :smile:

    Thanks! Yes definitely dressing on the side, must remember to say that! :)
  • cjjohnson
    cjjohnson Posts: 32 Member
    When you gat back you should go to the recipe creator and put it together. It will then tell you how many calories you ate, and you can save it for the next time.
  • godblessourhome
    godblessourhome Posts: 3,892 Member
    another vote for #2. nom, nom, nom!
  • MsElphaba
    MsElphaba Posts: 432 Member
    I would go with what I want and only eat 1/4 to a half, with a house salad.


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  • pchristie
    pchristie Posts: 38
    I'm in the minority, but I would choose the salad with the chicken because the second choice sounded too sweet to me, but if you really like sweet flavor, you should get what you like. I think there's a rule that restaurants have to provide nutritional info when asked.

    When eating out, I try to get what I want, eat slowly, and if I know ahead of time, I do an extra workout to make up for whatever damage I am going to do. If I eat slowly, and drink water, I get full quickly and never finish a meal. Then I have lunch for the next day:happy:

    I hope you enjoy your evening tremendously.
  • recipe4success
    recipe4success Posts: 469 Member
    thanks everyone :)

    i'm eating out too much lately to get what i want, haha :P just the way the last week has gone..

    so, i get to the restaurant, and the menu has changed from the website...needless to say i wasn't impressed.

    I ended up getting something similar to the second salad:

    Blackened Salmon salad with corn, tomatoes, black beans, avocado and a cumin lime vinegrette. I got the dressing on the side and used my fork to dip into it.
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