Do these restaurant calories sound right?! (Halloumi cheese)

JadedWords

Hi guys!

I've recently discovered the restaurant The Real Greek (I totally recommend it, it's amazing!) and I love how they have the calories written on the menu. However, I went last week and got a halloumi and peppers skewer - apparently it's only 98 calories?!

Do you think this is right? (I did check with them that it wasn't a typo and they said it wasn't!) There are four large chunks of halloumi on the skewer, and it comes with a light dip and peppers. See photo below - top image (not my photo!)

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I'd be delighted if it was right but I don't know whether to trust it! Nandos do a grilled halloumi side with nothing else, (two fairly large pieces) and it's 177 calories...

How can that whole skewer and dip be 98? But a large chain couldn't advertise it wrongly either, could they?!

rrowdiness

According to Livestrong, an ounce of haloumi is 90 odd calories (http://www.livestrong.com/article/193481-halloumi-cheese-nutrition-facts/) and low fat varieties could be as low as 65.

The dip has to be like 35 calories on its own though surely? Although it does look like yoghurt dip which is relatively low calorie...

Peppers aren't particularly high in calories but estimate 15-20 for those pieces...

my guess is it's closer to 150-175...

KarenJanine

Mmmm, halloumi is one of my favourite things!

98 cals seems suspiciously low for those chunks of halloumi though.


This recipe for example (http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1844/halloumi-kebabs-with-thyme-and-lemon-baste) only has 2 chunks of halloumi (low fat variety) and it's 194 cals.

JadedWords

It's one of my favs too! Thanks guys...

I think I agree... I might share it with my partner and put down 98 for half!

Terrappyn1

I've recently discovered Halloumi and love it....too bad my waist doesnt! ha!

litsy3

I'd be disappointed to get the low-fat version of halloumi in a restaurant... maybe they're not counting the dip?