Estimating calories

jennydelgado09
jennydelgado09 Posts: 119 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
When going out to eat that doesn't list your calories what do you estimate?

I'm going to a Mexican restraunt tomorrow and the calories aren't listed. I was going to give myself 1000 calories.

Or should i use a bigger restraunt and use their calorie info for something similar?

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  • nic_27_grassisgreener
    nic_27_grassisgreener Posts: 193 Member
    Both of those strategies could work. I went out to a place yesterday that doesn't list calories, and found what I hope to be a comparable entry from a different restaurant. I try to overestimate in this situation.
  • fitoverfortymom
    fitoverfortymom Posts: 3,452 Member
    I usually find a similar restaurant and log that.
  • strangethingsdone
    strangethingsdone Posts: 22 Member
    Yeah, I generally just look for a similar dish/recipe that's already on MFP and guesstimate portion size, etc, then log that. I usually round up, too, to allow for any discrepancy.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,651 Member
    I too find a similar dish at a place that does have calories listed and log that. It seems to be the best way to get as close as possible.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,873 Member
    Sometimes I go to recipe sites and see if they've got something similar and list the calories.
  • leggup
    leggup Posts: 2,942 Member
    If it were me I would put in 1,000 and not worry too much about it. One meal won't make or break me.
  • jjpptt2
    jjpptt2 Posts: 5,650 Member
    jennydelgado09 wrote: »
    When going out to eat that doesn't list your calories what do you estimate?

    I'm going to a Mexican restraunt tomorrow and the calories aren't listed. I was going to give myself 1000 calories.

    Or should i use a bigger restraunt and use their calorie info for something similar?

    That's what I typically do.
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