Can anybody tell me what I had for lunch?

Gettingbettereveryday
Gettingbettereveryday Posts: 50 Member
edited October 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I work for a japanese company, and often eat lunch in the canteen. Usually there are healthy choices and I can guesstimate what I've had in the way of calories - I know it's a ball park figure but so far I don't feel I've made any really bad calls and the weight has been coming off steadily so I'm happy with how things have been going.
Today I had a japanese dish which the canteen called ton buri. It consisted of finely minced beef and vegetables mixed up with rice which had been cooked in a fish stock, topped with some pickled ginger and some kind of noodle, and served with fish stock poured over. (I thought it was really tasty). Delving into the internet I see that tonburi is a kind of sea vegetable but I can't see anything that seems anything like what I ate - does anyone have any ideas?

Thanks :-)

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  • TDGee
    TDGee Posts: 2,209 Member
    You had..... lunch.
  • ilookthetype
    ilookthetype Posts: 3,021 Member
    Ask a friend at work?
  • NewVonnie
    NewVonnie Posts: 683 Member
    Google would probably know. I dont
  • RTricia
    RTricia Posts: 720
    just add it up separately:

    beef ounces
    oil
    stock
    vegetables
    etc.

    or are you just wanting to know what you ate, and not the exact caloric content?
  • kittyloo123
    kittyloo123 Posts: 300 Member
    according to google, tonburi, is a seed type of a garnish. Also known as "land cavier"...Maybe you could find out from a co-worker.
  • bry_all01
    bry_all01 Posts: 3,100 Member
    that reminds me. I need to eat lunch....
  • Gettingbettereveryday
    Gettingbettereveryday Posts: 50 Member
    You had..... lunch.

    Duh....... of course - that was it! Thanks for clearing that up for me lol!
  • Miss_Chievous_wechange
    Miss_Chievous_wechange Posts: 1,230 Member
    I want alcohol for lunch. Is that bad?
  • Gettingbettereveryday
    Gettingbettereveryday Posts: 50 Member
    that reminds me. I need to eat lunch....

    I would recommend what I had if I knew what it was :)
  • yummy♥
    yummy♥ Posts: 612 Member
    try 'donburi' i think the spelling edit will help you
  • Gettingbettereveryday
    Gettingbettereveryday Posts: 50 Member

    or are you just wanting to know what you ate, and not the exact caloric content?

    Usually I can find something in the food database or on the internet which sounds close enough for me use for logging purposes but so far I haven't had much luck with this... You're right I can estimate the components, though because everything was so mushed up it's a bit tricky to visualise.
  • Gettingbettereveryday
    Gettingbettereveryday Posts: 50 Member
    try 'donburi' i think the spelling edit will help you

    Fabuous!!! Thanks, it's exactly what I needed. Knew this was the best place to come.
  • Gettingbettereveryday
    Gettingbettereveryday Posts: 50 Member
    I want alcohol for lunch. Is that bad?

    Only if you drink alone :-)
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