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    What do you think has the lowest calories?

    Posts: 29 Member
    edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
    Hi all,

    I am going out to dinner tomorrow night at a Swiss restaurant. I don't particularly like eating out as I have no idea what is in the food i'm eating...
    Normally i'm pretty good with judging what is least bad for me, but this menu seems ALL bad. Opinions appreciated :)

    Thanks!!

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    • Posts: 2,311 Member
      Try a soup. Salads can contain hidden calories and fats depending on how the meat is prepared and the dressing being used. You can also ask for half the order and the other half boxed up in a doggy bag for tomorrow.
    • Posts: 29 Member
      Woops i was meant to post the link to the menu.. there is no salad :(http://www.urbanspoon.com/cities/337/restaurants/1798008/menu_photos/419006
    • Posts: 18,874 Member
      I tend to go for the steak, because you know the weight and can ask for the sauce on the side. The Spatzle will be fairly high in calories, if you like saurkraut, I'd get them to swap out for that and some seasonal vegetables.
    • Posts: 2,311 Member
      I would probably go with 13M since it seems to be one not in a cream sauce. Only eat half of it since restaurant portions are pretty big.
    • Posts: 2,311 Member
      Alatariel75 wrote: »
      I tend to go for the steak, because you know the weight and can ask for the sauce on the side. The Spatzle will be fairly high in calories, if you like saurkraut, I'd get them to swap out for that and some seasonal vegetables.

      I like her answer better. Go with this idea.
    • Posts: 29,136 Member
      why don't you just go out to the restaurant, get what you want, try to log it as accurately as possible, enjoy the meal, and move on the next day …???
    • Posts: 15,573 Member
      yum
    • Posts: 2 Member
      Just get what looks good, chalk it up to a cheat day, and move on with your life hahahah
    • Posts: 279 Member
      Yeah eat the spatzle and then log 400 calories for just that alone because you know it's in cream and cheese and has a ton of high calorie flour.
    • Posts: 6,124 Member
      Your ticker says 0 pounds to lose. One meal will not make or break you ... enjoy it.
    • Posts: 622 Member
      As a lactose-intolerant person, just reading that menu hurt my gut. They seem like they would make substitutions due to dietary restrictions based on the symbols on the bottom, so maybe you can ask them to swap the cream sauce for tomato sauce in the veggie lasagna. That, or the steak with the sauce on the side (or ask more mushrooms without cream) and subbing Spatzle for something else as Alatariel75 suggested.
    • Posts: 14,678 Member
      Hi could I have the steak, medium/medium rare, please and would you kindly trade my starch for extra veggies no sauce or butter or margarine on top of any of my food please. Glass of water with a slice of lemon. Thank you.

      *substitute any of the other meat items if you don't want to go for the more expensive steak--you are still avoiding sauces and starches and other high calorie items.

      a 6 to 8oz steak and veggies will be what? Anywhere from 500 to 800 calories.
    • Posts: 46 Member
      Yikes that's a tough menu to choose from! I agree on beef but be careful about sauces and sides...
    • Posts: 971 Member
      I'd do #1 or #10, both with sauce on the side.

      Chicken is something you can usually eat quite a lot of, as far as calories. The steak is probably the next best choice. Some of those dishes, like goulash, can easily rack up to a 1000+ calories, depending on preparation. I'd try to avoid that.

    • Posts: 29 Member
      Thanks so much everyone, I appreciate the help!

      And it's not so much for weight loss, I just know it's bad for me (any of them) so i'm trying to minimise the crap I put in.

      And it's not that one meal won't 'make or break me', i've recently had the past two weeks of over eating and eating crap. I'm trying to get back into my good eating behaviours. Don't want to potential fall back when i'm only recently getting back to it! :)
    • Posts: 3,198 Member
      Asked for steamed veggies (no butter), choose grilled over fried, ask for sauces on the side...
    • Posts: 29 Member
      amf0324 wrote: »
      Yikes that's a tough menu to choose from! I agree on beef but be careful about sauces and sides...

      It is a very tough menu! :) I ormally have no problems choosing something half-healthy... but i've never eaten this sort of food so i don't know what's in it or how it's cooked :O
    • Posts: 6,124 Member
      It's standard central European fare (German, Swiss, Austrian) ... most will be either broiled, pan fried, or roasted. The cordon bleu will be breaded. The "creamy mushroom sauce" should be a slightly thickened gravy with mushrooms if they're being authentic. The filet without the sauce is decent sized piece of beef. The currywurst is a sausage with curry sauce (usually what is best described as a seasoned ketchup type sauce) with fries. Spätzle is delicious, but calorie rich ... even moreso when cheese gets mixed in.

      If you can eat pub food at a place like Pig & Whistle, you can survive a dinner at that Swiss place.
    • Posts: 41,865 Member
      I eat out very rarely...it sounds like you do the same...just enjoy yourself, an evening out is pretty damned irrelevant to the big picture.
    • Posts: 7
      Go for a run or walk before you go and then just use good judgement.
      Go easy on the sauces, meats etc and don't eat anything fried. Avoid breads, keep potatoes to a small serving.
      Then try to pile extra salads and vegies on your plate. If it's not a regular occurrence then just enjoy
    • Posts: 41,865 Member
      nutritionenthusiast wrote: »
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      It is a very tough menu! :) I ormally have no problems choosing something half-healthy... but i've never eaten this sort of food so i don't know what's in it or how it's cooked :O

      I see lot of healthy things on the menu...calorie dense for sure, but also healthy.
    • Posts: 7
      jennifershoo wrote: »
      Asked for steamed veggies (no butter), choose grilled over fried, ask for sauces on the side...
      Vegies with a little butter is better than no vegies. Enjoy your food

    • Posts: 669 Member
      OK I'll tell you what sends off warning bells for high calories (not that this is a bad thing but just a warning)

      - stuff with cream in it
      - stuff made of sausage (sausage is fatty)
      - stuff with pasta
      - anything crumbed eg schnitzel

      I agree with others I'd go either the steak or Hungarian Goulash. Also another tip is to look up the calories in advance of menu items eg. Hungarian goulash

      However I'd go the veal pastry cups, that looks tasty.
    • Posts: 29 Member
      Thanks all :)
    • Posts: 21,219 Member
      nutritionenthusiast wrote: »
      Thanks so much everyone, I appreciate the help!

      And it's not so much for weight loss, I just know it's bad for me (any of them) so i'm trying to minimise the crap I put in.

      And it's not that one meal won't 'make or break me', i've recently had the past two weeks of over eating and eating crap. I'm trying to get back into my good eating behaviours. Don't want to potential fall back when i'm only recently getting back to it! :)

      It sounds like you are trying to force extremes in your eating. You call food crap and think it's bad for you instead of viewing an overall balance of eating nutrient dense foods while fitting tasty things in.
    • Posts: 12,950 Member
      13M.

      GET 13M!
    • Posts: 26,368 Member
      Going to a restaurant like that and getting steak would make me very sad.

      I'd probably get 12M personally. Count 300-350 calories for the sausage, maybe 100 for the sauerkraut and even 400 for the potatoes... it could be worse.

      I mean the steak alone would be 600 calories too.
    • Posts: 1,690 Member
      The steak with sauce on the side will be your best bet for body composition. It's easy to look up the calories in a grilled filet. They should tell you how many ounces it is.
    • Posts: 29,136 Member
      nutritionenthusiast wrote: »
      Thanks so much everyone, I appreciate the help!

      And it's not so much for weight loss, I just know it's bad for me (any of them) so i'm trying to minimise the crap I put in.

      And it's not that one meal won't 'make or break me', i've recently had the past two weeks of over eating and eating crap. I'm trying to get back into my good eating behaviours. Don't want to potential fall back when i'm only recently getting back to it! :)

      it is not "bad' for you ..it is just food ..

      if you maintain your deficit for the day you will be fine…

    • Posts: 29,136 Member
      PAV8888 wrote: »
      Hi could I have the steak, medium/medium rare, please and would you kindly trade my starch for extra veggies no sauce or butter or margarine on top of any of my food please. Glass of water with a slice of lemon. Thank you.

      *substitute any of the other meat items if you don't want to go for the more expensive steak--you are still avoiding sauces and starches and other high calorie items.

      a 6 to 8oz steak and veggies will be what? Anywhere from 500 to 800 calories.

      does that come with a side of tears?
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