What do you eat when the restaurant doesn't show calories?
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Whatever sounds the tastiest, it's not like you have be on your diet/ in a deficit at all times. Enjoy yourself and eat what you want
This. It's not like I eat out every day/week. So I'll chose what looks like it'll taste the best.
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I usually eat 2 appetizers for a meal:
1 soup (avoid "cream" soups) or salad (no dressing, I ask for Balsamic vinegar only)
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1 protein appetizer dish. Preferably a grilled meat (rather than fried) or a tartar of fish or beef.0 -
Tonight I'm going to a sports bar and grill, that I don't care for, I'm ordering their "grilled" chicken breast sandwich, but no bun, and I'm getting a side of steamed veggies instead of the fries.
Depending on where we are going, if its somewhere I love, I will order what I want and eat a smaller portion!0 -
Thank you so much. Everyone is very helpful. I'm so thankful that I found this site. Going to Outback Steakhouse and going for grilled fish and veggies and salad. I'll bring my own dressing. No bread and no cheese fries for me anymore.0
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Whatever sounds good, but no meat or poultry unless I know where it came from. Thankfully some restaurants do include that information.0
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I always go with salmon/chicken and mixed veggies/grilled asparagus0
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Hotwings and beer.0
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If you can, plan ahead! Look up calories for a bunch of common foods (hamburger, small steak with a potato and veggies, etc) and be mindful of how many calories you have available. You'll pretty quickly learn to be reasonable in your estimation of calories, if not perfect (but if you had to be perfect all the time to lose weight, we'd all be screwed!).0
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If you can, plan ahead! Look up calories for a bunch of common foods (hamburger, small steak with a potato and veggies, etc) and be mindful of how many calories you have available. You'll pretty quickly learn to be reasonable in your estimation of calories, if not perfect (but if you had to be perfect all the time to lose weight, we'd all be screwed!).
I do something similar; if it's a planned outing I look it up ahead of time - most restaurants publish their nutrition guidelines online.0 -
I don' eat out often so I get what I want and don't worry about the cals... but I don't stuff myself either.
Salads and lean meats are usually good options.0 -
Kinda hard to say if you do eat your favorite foods have a small portion.
You could also have a side salad with low fat dressing
stick with chicken(grilled)...don't be afraid to tell them to hold the mayo, and instead of fries have a steamed veggie on the side0 -
Thank you so much. Everyone is very helpful. I'm so thankful that I found this site. Going to Outback Steakhouse and going for grilled fish and veggies and salad. I'll bring my own dressing. No bread and no cheese fries for me anymore.
Looks like other members put in the calories for some items at outback already. Maybe you should take a look at them to help you decide what to eat.
Edit: what you picked sounds good also btw!0 -
My perspective is that if I'm eating out, I want to enjoy something I can't (or won't) make at home. If a restaurant happens to have a yummy salad, that's great-- but I won't force it. And if I want fries, I eat my husband's They taste better from his plate anyway, and that way we share and I can't eat them all. I also believe in portioning the meal. These days I'll actually eat the leftovers for lunch, so that's one other thing I don't have to worry about!
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Generally if I'm being good I'll try to order something low-carb. If I'm feeling naughty I'll order what I actually want and just deal with the consequences later.0
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I don't go to restaurants very often, so when I do I see it as a treat and order whatever the heck I feel like0
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In those cases I order things I can easily guesstimate. For example, lean protein, veggies, and a carb are usually pretty easy to log. You do need are add some additional fat though.0
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salad and ask for vinegar and no oil.0
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Lot's of options.
1. Look it up beforehand on this site or on their website.
2. Chose something generic (steak and baked potato) that I can roughly estimate from experience, or look up similar on my smart phone. The plainer the dish the less likely that it has been loaded up with fats.
3. Say f-it and eat what I want and make up for it later.
Avoid things with creamy dressings or sauces. I have found restaurants load those with sugar and fat to "make it taste better". Like the salads at Applebees, they have like 100 grams of fat, it must be all in the dressing as there is nothing else to them.0 -
Another thing I do is cut down on the carbs by asking for veggies instead of the fries, mashed potatoes, rice, pasta, etc. That really helps with the calories.0
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Outback's nutrition is on the web. I go for the small sirloin special..not so bad! The calories are in the apps, the toppings for potatoes, etc. Even the bread isn't that bad if you don't eat the whole loaf!0
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