MMMMM....Lobster!

ErinRNinMaine

Hey All! Hope all you dads had a great Father's Day! My husband was greeted home from work by a few fellas...he and I split 4 Maine lobsters to celebrate his greatness! We could only get the 3-year-old to eat some with us. The two older one's turned up their noses. Oh well, their loss! Little confused as to the calorie content of lobster. Here says a Maine lobster has 98 calories for a whole one, while other sites say there's almost 300 calories in just 4 ounces. They were 1 1/4 pounders, and the seafood person said to halve that for how much you'd get for meat. Does that sound right?

How did everyone else celebrate their day?

ErinRNinMaine

Hey All! Hope all you dads had a great Father's Day! My husband was greeted home from work by a few fellas...he and I split 4 Maine lobsters to celebrate his greatness! We could only get the 3-year-old to eat some with us. The two older one's turned up their noses. Oh well, their loss! Little confused as to the calorie content of lobster. Here says a Maine lobster has 98 calories for a whole one, while other sites say there's almost 300 calories in just 4 ounces. They were 1 1/4 pounders, and the seafood person said to halve that for how much you'd get for meat. Does that sound right?

How did everyone else celebrate their day?

Manda86

Well, I haven't made anyone a father just yet (although I am looking forward to celebrating it with (my future) hubby someday *heart melts*) , so I made my daddy some lunch-

Oven roasted butternut squash soup with generous dollops of cream, sauteed summer squash, and homemade croutons sprinkled lightly with cinnamon for dipping.

2Shoes

I found this................. http://www.calorie-count.com/calories/item/117981.html

It says it's about 145 calories for 1 1/4 pounds.

BTW, YUUUMMMMMMMMMMM!!

2Shoes

Hey All! Hope all you dads had a great Father's Day! My husband was greeted home from work by a few fellas...he and I split 4 Maine lobsters to celebrate his greatness! We could only get the 3-year-old to eat some with us. The two older one's turned up their noses. Oh well, their loss! Little confused as to the calorie content of lobster. Here says a Maine lobster has 98 calories for a whole one, while other sites say there's almost 300 calories in just 4 ounces. They were 1 1/4 pounders, and the seafood person said to halve that for how much you'd get for meat. Does that sound right?

How did everyone else celebrate their day?

I saw that Calorie King had 360 calories in Lobster BISQUE....maybe you didn't see the bisque part.

ErinRNinMaine

Well, I haven't made anyone a father just yet (although I am looking forward to celebrating it with (my future) hubby someday *heart melts*) , so I made my daddy some lunch-

Oven roasted butternut squash soup with generous dollops of cream, sauteed summer squash, and homemade croutons sprinkled lightly with cinnamon for dipping.

How sweet! (the first part!)

That sounds like a yummy lunch! Those croutons sound really good! Did your dad like it?

ErinRNinMaine

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I saw that Calorie King had 360 calories in Lobster BISQUE....maybe you didn't see the bisque part.
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That may have been it. It's so hard to tell because there's so much conflicting info out there. I mean 98 cal vs 300 cal. That's quite the discrepency! I guess we just need to invest in a kitchen scale. Either way, the lobster was sooooo good. We live in Maine, so it's always fresh. Especially driving to the coast and hitting a lobster pound--with fresh steamed clams and melted butter for dipping!! Oh, so good! I'd highly recommend it to anyone coming this way.

Manda86

Well, I haven't made anyone a father just yet (although I am looking forward to celebrating it with (my future) hubby someday *heart melts*) , so I made my daddy some lunch-

Oven roasted butternut squash soup with generous dollops of cream, sauteed summer squash, and homemade croutons sprinkled lightly with cinnamon for dipping.

How sweet! (the first part!)

That sounds like a yummy lunch! Those croutons sound really good! Did your dad like it?

He did, he's really a meat n' taters kind of a guy, I was a little surprised at how much he liked it, actually- I wanted to make him something healthy and tasty- it's pretty reflective of my style of cooking, I like to take classic recipes and put my own spin on it... he says I make "hippie food"... lol.. he had two bowls, though, so I think I won him over... the cream was really the only fattening part of the meal.. and it wouldn't have been the same without it.. needless to say, I skipped on counting calories today.. *shrugs*

sgtinvincible

I want some hippy food. LOL

Healthier_Me

I saw that Calorie King had 360 calories in Lobster BISQUE....maybe you didn't see the bisque part.


That may have been it. It's so hard to tell because there's so much conflicting info out there. I mean 98 cal vs 300 cal. That's quite the discrepency! I guess we just need to invest in a kitchen scale. Either way, the lobster was sooooo good. We live in Maine, so it's always fresh. Especially driving to the coast and hitting a lobster pound--with fresh steamed clams and melted butter for dipping!! Oh, so good! I'd highly recommend it to anyone coming this way.

I lobster bisque!!
Gonna make some 2morrow. num num

Manda86

I want some hippy food. LOL

Well come on over!!