Tips for eating out at a place where no nutrition info is av

TequillaLover89
TequillaLover89 Posts: 260 Member
edited October 3 in Food and Nutrition
I'm going out for indian food tonight and have no idea where to even start looking for nutrition info, or what size portions I will be eating. I have been just randomly picking a number and putting it in my calorie count as I have no idea what size portion I'm consuming. Any idea's on how to fix this? Or get a better idea of how much you are eating?

haha I messed the subject up. It was suposed to say, "Tips for eating out where no nutrition is available?"

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  • happydayzz
    happydayzz Posts: 64 Member
    I am always eating Indian food and have the same problem lol xD try this website; it helps me!!! ^^
    http://www.hungry-girl.com/askhg/show/2083
  • photo_kyla
    photo_kyla Posts: 322 Member
    Most authentic Indian food is pretty healthy. Pick things with lean meat and lots of veggies, and avoid fried. Curry is pretty good nutrition wise, although it can be prepared A LOT of different ways, but watch out for the rice. A cup is 200 calories, so if you aren't paying attention, it can really up your calorie count.
  • wiggleroom
    wiggleroom Posts: 322 Member
    Much of Indian food is really healthy -- but avoid anything that mentions coconut, since they usually add heavy cream to the coconut milk. Bad, bad, bad!

    You could try googling "how to survive indian restaurant" or go on Eat This, Not That and see if they have any general guidelines for Indian cuisine.
  • upsidedownpear
    upsidedownpear Posts: 101 Member
    Naan will be made of refined flour. Also, butter chicken or anything looks creamy orange is likely to have a LOT of calories.
    I'm not sure what kind of a restaurant you're going to..but the southern indian food which includes dosa, idli etc can be pretty healthy.

    I'm an Indian and I can tell you all that the indian food we get at the restaurant is very very high in calories. Let me know if you have any questions about Indian food and I'll be happy to answer them.
  • nehushtan
    nehushtan Posts: 566 Member
    Yeh, most Indian food is usually fairly high in calories. Lots of fried stuff, stuff made with lots of butter, starch, etc.

    Tandoori chicken should be OK because it's not fried or breaded, and the spices don't count. Also see if they have the mix of vegetables that has cauliflower and potatoes. That's usually roasted and not swiming in a lot of buttery gravy.
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