Measuring calories when eating out?
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tforre7777
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I haven't been out to eat since starting MFP. However I am a bit apprehensive. How do I go about calculating calories on restaurant food? Like my Thai Crispy Calamari and my tamarind snapper? Any suggestions?
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If its a chain restaurant then you should be able to get the nutritional information from their website or from the waiter. I tend to eat at local places without such information so I just make an educated guess and find something similar in the data base. Eating out is a treat so I just make sure I have a fair amount of calories left before I go. My only rule is portion size! A lot of restaurants have huge meals so I only eat half and like with chips and salsa I count out 6 or 7nchips on a napkin and only eat those otherwise I'd eat the whole bowl if I wasn't paying attention!0
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