3-course meal tonight - help me estimate calories?

UrbanLotus
UrbanLotus Posts: 1,163 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hi all, my friends and I made dinner reservations for Restaurant Week way before I started on MFP, now I'm worried about all the calories :(. I'm eating very light today (egg white, avocado, grapefruit) but does anyone want to help me estimate how many calories this will be? I've wanted to try this place for so long so I don't want to pass up the chance to eat well :).
I am horrible at estimating portion sizes so I have no idea how big these are, its a fancy place so I assume on the small side. I know this is very vague, but any help would be appreciated!


Salad - petite oak & tango lettuce, endive, cherries, asian & bartlett pears & sherry vinaigrette

Main Course is 2 small plates:
rosemary gnocchi*- butternut squash, brussels sprout petals, mushrooms, dried cranberries, truffle butter
boneless shortrib pasta* - tagliatelle noodles, baby root vegetables, red-wine braising jus

Dessert - warm brioche bread pudding - pecans, currants, cashew brittle, creme anglaise & lemon-buttermilk ice cream

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  • melsinct
    melsinct Posts: 3,512 Member
    Honestly, it is a special occasion and one you have been looking forward to. Just enjoy the meal, call it a "cheat meal" and move on. Enjoy every bite guilt free then start right back up logging as soon as the meal is over. Sometimes you just have to live life and not worry about every single calorie. Enjoy!
  • suemcmurry
    suemcmurry Posts: 188 Member
    don't ESTIMATE, get a scale and WEIGH IT!!!!!!
  • melsinct
    melsinct Posts: 3,512 Member
    don't ESTIMATE, get a scale and WEIGH IT!!!!!!

    At a restaurant? I hope you are joking.
  • Dee_84
    Dee_84 Posts: 431 Member
    Honestly, it is a special occasion and one you have been looking forward to. Just enjoy the meal, call it a "cheat meal" and move on. Enjoy every bite guilt free then start right back up logging as soon as the meal is over. Sometimes you just have to live life and not worry about every single calorie. Enjoy!

    ^^ This!

    One meal (even high in calories) won't hurt your weight loss.
    Eat light today, enjoy your awesome dinner and get back on track tomorrow!
  • UrbanLotus
    UrbanLotus Posts: 1,163 Member
    LOL yeahhhhhh I'm not going to be weighing things at a fancy restaurant!

    The problem with a cheat meal is that I already did that on Sunday for the Superbowl, i would like to at least log the calories so I know how bad it was you know? Cheating twice in one week is no good :(
  • CoachReddy
    CoachReddy Posts: 3,949 Member
    LOL yeahhhhhh I'm not going to be weighing things at a fancy restaurant!

    The problem with a cheat meal is that I already did that on Sunday for the Superbowl, i would like to at least log the calories so I know how bad it was you know? Cheating twice in one week is no good :(

    but it also isn't the end of the world. restaurant week comes around twice a year. I did it last week, splurged, had a great time, and then got back to business the next day.

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