How do you count calories at a chinese buffet?
perci61
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Went to Chinese buffet yesterday, didn't eat but a couple bites of multiple things. How do you track your calories with that?
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if you put in chinese buffet it comes up with an average calories for a plate. Hope this helps1
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Yup, that's what I use... If you type in chinese buffet it should come up with a few listings.0
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I don't log on Chinese Buffet days anymore, but when I did... I would just 'quick add' the amount of calories I had left for the day and call it a wash. :laugh:
I'm normally an "everything in moderation" kind of person, but there's no such thing as moderation where all you can eat sushi is involved. So I don't even try.0 -
I wouldn't even bother trying to calculate calories there. If I have a meal like that I just include it in the Notes section of my Food Diary so that I'm at least monitoring what I eat, but I don't think it's really possible to get an accurate calorie count.
I don't think a day of not getting an accurate calorie count does any harm. Sometimes life just gets in the way.0 -
you DIDNT eat, apart from a COUPLE of bites of MULTIPLE things? thats eating where i come from...1
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you DIDNT eat, apart from a COUPLE of bites of MULTIPLE things? thats eating where i come from...
I think OP means they didn't eat more than a couple of bites of various different dishes.0 -
A couple bites from multiple things could still wind up being 400 calories, I don't know the size of bites you took and I don't know what the dish was. All I know is that 2-3 "bites" (TBSP) of nutella can cost me 200 calories lol
I assume you probably had a pretty reasonable calorie number...though... (200-300 calories MAYBE)
When I'm at a chinese buffet... I get generic stuff....easy logging stuff.
I know that steamed white rice is about 110-120 per 1/2 cup.
Buttered shrimp isn't bad...either, search it on here and they give estimated calorie counts. It's less calories than breaded shrimp.
I like the beef and broccoli stuff. That can be like 300-400 per cup. If you have half a cup... you can use that as part of your meal, along with a variety of other stuff....
Salad bar is great, sunflower seeds....fruit/veggies...eggs.. easily countable stuff. Even a drizzle of dressing wouldn't kill. I love cottage cheese, I just assume it's 4% .. not low fat.
I love egg drop soup, and it's about 100 per cup. Maybe 150 , depending on how it's made... some are as low as 80 calories. I'd rather over estimate than under estimate though.
Egg rolls are about 200 per roll.
Just know ahead of time what foods would be best, and stick to one plate. Don't use an all-you-can-eat buffet as a chance to "cheat" on the diet and overeat by a 1,000....because that can happen easily considering how much fried stuff they have and their desserts...
Oh, fortune cookies are 20-30 calories. Have a treat on your way out.
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That helped a lot. Thank you so much!0
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How do you count calories at a Chinese buffet?
with an abacus.
did i get it right?
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I don't log on Chinese Buffet days anymore, but when I did... I would just 'quick add' the amount of calories I had left for the day and call it a wash. :laugh:
I'm normally an "everything in moderation" kind of person, but there's no such thing as moderation where all you can eat sushi is involved. So I don't even try.
^^^ Yep for buffet type meals that's what I do too. Quick add what I have left for the day and go enjoy every bite!! HIt the gym big time the next day. It's not worth getting too stressed over it!0 -
I'm going to Chinese buffet today and I usually get a to go box and eat a 1/4 of it two or 3 times through out the day and the next. I had gastric bypass surgery and can't eat a lot at once. I struggle with figuring my calories for that time too. BUT now that I use the Fitbit, I just get an extra work out in and more steps and it gives me plenty of extra calories for that day!
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I always err on the side of over counting the calories in what I eat there.
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Also realize your sodium will be through the roof so you may retain more water than usual. Don't weigh yourself for a few days afterwards to avoid getting a skewed result.0
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I usually log as I eat, using the app on my phone. that way I don't miss anything. You'd be surprised at how easy it is to forget that spoonful of fried rice, or the dumpling you ate along side the 3 bites of Kung Pao chicken and Moo Goo Gai Pan...
Damn it, now I want Chinese food...0 -
lizziebeth1028 wrote: »I don't log on Chinese Buffet days anymore, but when I did... I would just 'quick add' the amount of calories I had left for the day and call it a wash. :laugh:
I'm normally an "everything in moderation" kind of person, but there's no such thing as moderation where all you can eat sushi is involved. So I don't even try.
^^^ Yep for buffet type meals that's what I do too. Quick add what I have left for the day and go enjoy every bite!! HIt the gym big time the next day. It's not worth getting too stressed over it!
Same here, if I'm going to a Chinese Buffet, it's on.
But, I only go to one once a year on the way to Scout Camp where the calories burned to available food makes it a wash anyway.
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Archerychickge wrote: »I usually log as I eat, using the app on my phone. that way I don't miss anything. You'd be surprised at how easy it is to forget that spoonful of fried rice, or the dumpling you ate along side the 3 bites of Kung Pao chicken and Moo Goo Gai Pan...
Damn it, now I want Chinese food...
Agreed (on both counts).
I get salad, estimate the dressing best I can, and if they have that grilled chicken on a stick I will add it to my salad. Very filling. Then usually just the broth from the wonton soup, also filling and honestly I don't even count it. The green beans (I know they are probably swimming in butter but green equals healthy, right? lol). And then sushi rolls, which are easy to find in the MFP database.
If I've been good for the day and have enough calories left, I will get one of their big chocolate chip cookies, break it in half and put a very small scoop of vanilla ice cream in between for a treat that's not great calorie-wise but not as bad as it could be. Yum!
Seriously, we do buffets a lot and I love getting creative. I usually get strange looks from the other patrons when I'm whipping up some new creation. Yes, I've been known to dip vegetables in the chocolate fountain at Golden Corral.
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I don't...Went to Chinese buffet yesterday, didn't eat but a couple bites of multiple things. How do you track your calories with that?
Seriously, why go to a chinese buffet just to make yourself miserable eating rice cakes and celery sticks? I never eat out except on a cheat day. It's never worth it to order a salad while everybody else is pigging out on all the nasty, unhealthy foods I love.
Anyway, I lost over 90 pounds enjoying moderation and delayed gratification but still have one day each week where anything goes.
That's when I hit the chinese buffet...and Katie, BAR THE DOOR!0 -
If you're counting calories you don't go to a Chinese Buffet. Or any buffet.0
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I don't. The MSG in that stuff will guarantee that it won't stick around in my stomach long enough to be digested.
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You can just estimate .however,i woudnt bother trying to count the calories at a buffet though. I went to a buffet on my birthday.It wasn't a chinesse but basically you eat for free on your birthday and I over ate so much that I felt like crap afterwards and I had to sit down for a while so I could walk home. I was so stuffed with food
I didn't bother trying to count the calories. It was only for that day and the next day I went back on track. It didn't effect my weight loss whatsoever.So if I were you,i wouldn't stress myself trying to count the calories at buffet as long its only for that day. Once in while is fine0 -
BernadetteChurch wrote: »you DIDNT eat, apart from a COUPLE of bites of MULTIPLE things? thats eating where i come from...
I think OP means they didn't eat more than a couple of bites of various different dishes.
But that's still eating. And, at a Chinese Buffet, a couple of bites of various dishes can add up very, very quickly.
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I don't...Went to Chinese buffet yesterday, didn't eat but a couple bites of multiple things. How do you track your calories with that?
Seriously, why go to a chinese buffet just to make yourself miserable eating rice cakes and celery sticks? I never eat out except on a cheat day. It's never worth it to order a salad while everybody else is pigging out on all the nasty, unhealthy foods I love.
Anyway, I lost over 90 pounds enjoying moderation and delayed gratification but still have one day each week where anything goes.
That's when I hit the chinese buffet...and Katie, BAR THE DOOR!
I so agree! I enjoy when I go and just record it high and don't weigh for a few days at least. Friday or Saturday are usually my cheat day and then the other days I try to do good. But I've lost 112 lbs.0 -
112 pounds gone? WOW~!
I don't...Went to Chinese buffet yesterday, didn't eat but a couple bites of multiple things. How do you track your calories with that?
Seriously, why go to a chinese buffet just to make yourself miserable eating rice cakes and celery sticks? I never eat out except on a cheat day. It's never worth it to order a salad while everybody else is pigging out on all the nasty, unhealthy foods I love.
Anyway, I lost over 90 pounds enjoying moderation and delayed gratification but still have one day each week where anything goes.
That's when I hit the chinese buffet...and Katie, BAR THE DOOR!
I so agree! I enjoy when I go and just record it high and don't weigh for a few days at least. Friday or Saturday are usually my cheat day and then the other days I try to do good. But I've lost 112 lbs.
Those of us who were real obese sure know how to have fun at a chinese buffet...lol
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I would say just do your best, estimate amounts of each thing. A good strategy at a buffet is to limit the number of things you try as the variety always leads to eating more than you would otherwise. Pick out a few items you want most and have those. I had a holiday dinner out and there were a lot of surprise courses and I ended up eating a little of a lot of things, but I went through and did my best to find similar items and log amounts. I use my hand to get ideas of amounts, thumb is tablespoon, palm is 1/2 cup or 3 oz, fist is 1 cup.0
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Next time, try this fun Weight Watchers cheat sheet:
http://www.weightwatchers.com/util/art/index_art.aspx?tabnum=1&art_id=82061
FYI each WW points plus is worth 40 calories, more or less.0 -
Wow....2500+ calories for me - OUCH!Next time, try this fun Weight Watchers cheat sheet:
http://www.weightwatchers.com/util/art/index_art.aspx?tabnum=1&art_id=82061
FYI each WW points plus is worth 40 calories, more or less.
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+Wow....2500+ calories for me - OUCH!
btw on the cheat sheet, I was told at WW, each "helping" is about the size of a fist. nevertheless, a Chinese buffet is very calorific...
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For events like that. Even though I stick with the spoon of this, 2 spoons of that I take a picture of my plate(s) from a few angles. It's worth it to me. But I am that woman who even take pictures of my homemade meals because I like to post them and I enjoy food pictures. I'm sure that's just me.0
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