What Does 5.6 oz of Lasagna Look Like????

Don't know if it helps a lot or not, but I think they say a deck of playing cards is 4oz... so just a little bigger and you'll have your piece of lasagna!

lasagna is pretty heavy...I'd assume it wouldn't be to large. Have you tried to google it?

Hopefully someone can give me some sort of visual for this. I have searched online and have come up with nothing.

I am going to an Italian restaurant this evening, and have decided from their online menu that I will be ordering the lasagna. It's a local place, not a chain, so there is no way of telling the exact amount of calories. I have searched the mfp database and chose a "homemade lasagna that consists of 5.6 ounces" with calories at 398. There were some higher and some lower, so I just aimed toward the middle.

I just want to make sure that when the dish comes out, I can decide what 5.6 oz of it is and then adjust up or down depending upon how much of it I actually eat.

That is definately going to be a hard one.. because not all lasagna's are stuffed the same... I would honestly pick the highest one. You could actually probably ask the server to weigh it for you. I know that might be a bit akward.. but hey.. I am pretty sure they have a scale.

I wonder if they would mind weighing it for you? It doesn't hurt to ask.

That's so hard to judge! Lasagna can weigh drastically different amounts depending upon how many layers, how much meat, etc. I would say that 5.6 oz is a pretty small slice of lasagna. Supposedly, the palm of your hand is supposed to equal 3 oz of cooked meat. Lasagna is layered so I could easily see a slice loaded with cheese, sauce and meat being much more than 5.6 oz.

Hopefully someone can give me some sort of visual for this. I have searched online and have come up with nothing.

I am going to an Italian restaurant this evening, and have decided from their online menu that I will be ordering the lasagna. It's a local place, not a chain, so there is no way of telling the exact amount of calories. I have searched the mfp database and chose a "homemade lasagna that consists of 5.6 ounces" with calories at 398. There were some higher and some lower, so I just aimed toward the middle.

I just want to make sure that when the dish comes out, I can decide what 5.6 oz of it is and then adjust up or down depending upon how much of it I actually eat.

Not quit getting your problem. You have all of the info you need to make an informed decision about what you are going to eat. Either you can AFFORD all or part of the total calories when you go there. Heck, the lasagna won't be the problem, what about the garlic bread and the "Salad" with all of the dressing, cheese...and sodium. So, if you know you are going to the restaurant and you have 800 Calories in your Budget, decide how much of the Main course you are going to eat and how much of the sides; what about wine and dessert? That's why I hate going out to eat, sometimes you just have to say, "I may go over My Budget tonight," and get back on track tomorrow because there are so many "hidden" calories and the sodium is KILLER.

I'd eat half of what they bring you and take the other half home and weigh and then you'd be close and get a second meal out of it possibly, ..... just a thought???

That's a great idea! We should all do that when we go out to eat, anyway. Box up half of it right away.

Thank you, I thought so too, ....well then I'm gonna go home then, ... my one good idea of the day has been used up ....

Haha. I like that!