Fish & chips

alung2k3
alung2k3 Posts: 81 Member
edited November 9 in Health and Weight Loss
Can someone clear this up for me please. I am craving fish & chips from my local chippy but I would like to know as a rough estimation how many cals is in the meal.

I have exercised well and ate well and as a one off I want a treat.

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  • kateroot
    kateroot Posts: 435
    Totally depends on how it's prepared and portion size. If you really want it, just have it, forget about the calories, and get back on track tomorrow. If it's a huge portion, share it or just eat half.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,458 Member
    Ha! One of my favorites. Depends on how much is in the meal.

    I get two large pieces, and it comes with probably two cups of chips (fries). Yes, I eat it all.

    I log 400 for the fish and 700 for the chips. . . :ohwell:
  • alung2k3
    alung2k3 Posts: 81 Member
    Yeah I have 1350 cals odd left for today so I doubt a proper fish & chips meal would be too bad right? Also their food in general isn't poorly made.
  • purpleipod
    purpleipod Posts: 1,147 Member
    You could always Google search generic fish and chips and see what a general calorie count is for it. I would do that and estimate as close to what it is as possible. One meal isn't going to screw up your progress so just do your best.
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,266 Member
    Impossible to answer, but I will say that I just had F & C the other day....I seem to still be alive and haven't added any weight mass on.......right, it was just one meal. j/k
  • maleva720
    maleva720 Posts: 165 Member
    pretty sure anything fried in fat has got to be bad...once in a while shouldnt hurt too much lol...learn to crave baked fish
  • penmosha
    penmosha Posts: 132 Member
    pretty sure anything fried in fat has got to be bad...once in a while shouldnt hurt too much lol...learn to crave baked fish

    my understanding is that all the fat goes into the batter - I've never had a greasy fish - just the batter.
    Enjoy - life is too short!!

    Now I'm thinking fish n chips for supper tonight.... mmmmm..
  • Guitarjon
    Guitarjon Posts: 204 Member
    You may have a higher intake of fat and saturated fat etc. I guess if you keep the rest of the days calories pretty low you should be ok in terms of calorie goals. Only been on MFP a month and I had fish a chips last week. I just got one small portion of chips a fish and a battered sauage. I had fish and half the chips and my other half had the sausage and half the chips. Its the amount of chips you get what tends to be the killer in my opinion!
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