Lamb roast dinner calories ?

Who knows!?!

How big is the piece of lamb?

How much of everything are you getting? Are you eating it all and all the sides?

It is generally safe to assume that most restaurant meals--as served and including all their sides--are between 1000 and 1500 Cal. Some as high as 2000 Cal.

In Vancouver I would eye ball many Greek restaurant roast lamb dinners in the 1500 Cal category. Generally there is at least 12oz of meat, sometimes more, and with lamb, this by itself, starts us in the 900 Cal range. Rice is often in the 1.5 cup, not 1 cup, range, so another 300, plus I usually estimate a tablespoon of oil for the rice and Greek salad so another 120. Greek potatoes are incredibly tasty and, essentially, poached in oil, so make it two tablespoons of oil for the whole meal instead of one, plus the % of idealized 300 Cal Wendy's large baked russet potato I think I have in front of me. Usually half of one, sometimes more.

As you can see I was already at 1600 before the obligatory pita and tzatziki (often made with sour cream instead of yogurt) or garlic bread slice, or a few calories for the feta cheese and token veggies in the Greek salad!

The good news is that by asking for a "to go container" right away, you can carve off 1/3 or more to eat the next day. Or can substitute the rice or potatoes for Greek salad and ask for the dressing on the side.

Or you can indulge.

It is what you do 90% of the time that will determine your weight management, not what happens with the *occasional* meal.

And, of course, if you're having roast lamb with mint sauce in Britain, the counts may be wildly different!!!

So what is everything, and what are the portion sizes?