How many calories in a Steakhouse 8 oz Filet Mignon?

ehimass
ehimass Posts: 92 Member
edited November 17 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi,

Planning a dinner date with my wife at a high-end steakhouse restaurant and think I can fit an 8 oz filet mignon into my diet for the day (sunday the 9th, open diary). My question is, about how many calories and fat/protein grams should I estimate for this? It's a smaller restaurant chain that doesn't publish nutrition facts. Unfortunately calories for an 8oz filet mignon are all over the map, from 300 at Outback, 600 at ruths chris, to 800 on other internet resources. It's a really wide spread. I know I shouldn't really sweat a few hundred calories +/- but I'm a bit OCD. Also, should I request that it be cooked without oils for lower calories maybe?

Thanks.

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  • fitmom4lifemfp
    fitmom4lifemfp Posts: 1,572 Member
    I would go with 600. It's the middle of the road from what I see online.
  • crb426
    crb426 Posts: 661 Member
    Raw filet mignon is 75 calories per ounce. 8oz would be 600 calories. They most likely put butter and other goodies so maybe 700 total.

    I'd recommend getting a 6oz filet or eating only half the 8oz and saving the leftovers for the next day. Double the enjoyment.
  • rugratz2015
    rugratz2015 Posts: 593 Member
    I would recommend you go out and log the food at the highest you can on the mfp listings and enjoy, and enjoy the dessert, enjoy the night with your wife. One night having extra calories won't kill you. If you're feeling that bad over it then reduce your calories for a few days before and after, or do an extra workout. But remember that you need this to work for you long term. I'd rather have a date with my hubby, with the extra calories than no date and sticking to my allowance.
  • loulamb7
    loulamb7 Posts: 801 Member
    I would use one of the high-end steak house entries. Order whatever cut you like and eat 6-8 oz and take the rest home for lunch. Even if you eat at maintenance or a little over for the day don't sweat it, enjoy it.
  • sheermomentum
    sheermomentum Posts: 827 Member
    While I'm a big fan of the "enjoy the meal with your wife" school, the USDA database says that an 8 oz filet is about 300-350 calories, if you trim/don't eat the fat. It really comes down to how lean the raw beef is and how much they trim it before its cooked.

    https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/show/7417?man=&lfacet=&count=&max=&qlookup=&offset=&sort=&format=Abridged&reportfmt=other&rptfrm=&ndbno=&nutrient1=&nutrient2=&nutrient3=&subset=&totCount=&measureby=&Qv=2.28&Q13706=3.0&Q13707=1&Qv=1&Q13706=3.0&Q13707=1

    https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/show/7645?man=&lfacet=&count=&max=50&qlookup=beef+tenderloin+raw&offset=&sort=default&format=Abridged&reportfmt=other&rptfrm=&ndbno=&nutrient1=&nutrient2=&nutrient3=&subset=&totCount=&measureby=&Qv=2.28&Q14025=1&Q14026=1&Qv=1&Q14025=1&Q14026=1

    (They weigh it before they cook it for you.) If it seems nice and fatty in the folds between the lean parts, and you eat that, add 100-200 calories.

    They will put butter on top if you don't ask them not to. So at least 100 extra calories for that; more if you wipe up the plate.

    Yum.

    Have a wonderful time!
  • CyberTone
    CyberTone Posts: 7,337 Member
    The restaurant will cook (and advertise) the steak as 8 ounces; that is the raw weight. Once cooked, what will end up on your plate will be fewer than 8 ounces, so you will want to log 8 ounces of raw.

    Search MFP for "beef tenderloin trimmed raw" and choose which entry is closer to what you are served and whether or not you eat the fat around the edge of the steak, if it is served like that.

    If the restaurant cooks and plates the steak with the 1/8" fat still attached and you eat the surrounding fat, use this entry. Some of the fat will have cooked off, but this entry would be the maximum Calories.

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    If the restaurant uses a fully trimmed piece without any edge fat, or you trim off the edge fat and don't eat that fat, use this one. This is normally how restaurants serve it in my area and I would use this one. If the restaurants slather it with butter, log the butter separately.

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  • MalkinMagic71
    MalkinMagic71 Posts: 1,433 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    I would just go and enjoy my steak...

    This.
  • ehimass
    ehimass Posts: 92 Member
    Thanks for the responses! Sounds like I should probably go with the 6 oz raw tenderloin trimmed to 1/8" fat and log 1 ounce of butter to go with it. That'll keep me pretty close to my daily goal. Thanks!
  • ehimass
    ehimass Posts: 92 Member
    So I ordered the 6oz and it was pretty small. I got totally out-steaked by my wife who had the 20 oz Ribeye, granted she only ate half in one sitting. The 6 oz filet was pretty small on the plate, it made about six 1/4" x 3" slices of steak. It looked pretty lean too, when I cut into it (med rare) I only saw brown and pink, no white that would indicate pure fat, even around the edges. It tasted like about 300-400 calories but IDK. Oh well, won't hurt much if I ate a few hundred calories less than planned yesterday.
  • ccsernica
    ccsernica Posts: 1,040 Member
    edited April 2017
    If you're willing to take her to Ruth's Chris, this must be a special occasion. I'd just enjoy my steak and to kitten with the calories. One day isn't going to make that much of a difference as long as you stick with the program the rest of the time.
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