How would you log this?

Cherisehirz

I went out to dinner tonight at a Mexican Restaurant. I ordered a Shrimp Cocktail (It was HUGE). It had Jumbo Shimp, cocktail shrimps, tomato, avocado, lime, cilantro, and onion. How would I log that in my food diary? Any suggestions on calories, fats, carbs, and protein in my meal? Thanks! :happy:

determined_erin

I would look up the restaurant and see if you can find a calorie count somewhere.

Cherisehirz

It is a family owned restaurant.... not a chain. So, unfortunately... No nutrition facts. :grumble:

Pebble321

Restaurants in my part of the world don't have nutrition info available... so I just look up the database and take a guess at something that sounds close... of if they all sounds like a low number I would enter 1.5 servings.

Or if you want to be more accurate you could put it into a recipe (how many shrimp, guess how much avocado, add a generic dressing etc)

kbeckley11

It is a family owned restaurant.... not a chain. So, unfortunately... No nutrition facts. :grumble:

find any mexican restaurant with shrimp cocktail. All of the shrimp cocktail I have ever had at a Mexican restaurant was how you described it, so the nutrition should be pretty comparable