When dining out it can pay to check the menu beforehand online and do a bit of researching so that you make the right decision on the day.
I recently went to Outback Steakhouse with a group of friends and therefore for their benefit and mine I’ll use this restaurant for an example.
If you were to order the wings and cheese fries for entrees, and split between 5, how many calories, fat and sodium would each person be consuming (figures from calorieking)?
Wings per dish (not including the cheese sauce):
Calories 2145
Total fat 185 g
Sodium 3711 mg
Cheese Fries:
Calories 2136
Total fat 151 g
Sodium 2344 mg
Per person consumed (assuming 5 people each ate the same amount):
Calories 856.2
Total fat 67.2 g
Sodium 937.6 mg
How much sodium, fat and calories should you be consuming?
As a very rough guide as it is dependent on numerous factors (figures from Calorie Fat and Carb Counter 2010):
Female:
Calories 1200
Total fat: 30
Sodium: 1600 mg
Therefore by just consuming appetiser a female you would have consumed 71% of her calories, 224% of her day’s fat, and 59% of the sodium intake for the day.
Male:
Calories: 1500
Total fat: 40
Sodium: 1600 mg
Therefore by just consuming appetiser a male he would have consumed 57% of his calories, 168% of his day’s fat, and 59% of the sodium intake for the day.
This is just an appetizer! Chances are each person would then go on to consume a drink, main and then maybe a dessert....
It’s not too hard to work out why we have an over weight population!
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