macro friendly restaurants dublin

dor843088

Apart from the usual mcdonalds subway what other food joints give you the protein carb and fat breakdown of your foods . Handy when your out and about . Anyone know any good ones?

btkm8unsl0w5r4

Unfortunatly McDonalds, subway and those sell you crap food. Go to a place where you get real food that is obvious such as 10oz steak, contains 10oz of steak.

dor843088

Sienna Limited Gill wrote: »

Unfortunatly McDonalds, subway and those sell you crap food. Go to a place where you get real food that is obvious such as 10oz steak, contains 10oz of steak.

Im aware of the quality I dont eat mcdonalds its the ability to calculate my macros while still maybe grabbing the odd bite on the go is what Im after

Dravokivich

dor843088 wrote: »

Im aware of the quality I dont eat mcdonalds its the ability to calculate my macros while still maybe grabbing the odd bite on the go is what Im after

That's why he referenced knowing what you're eating.

dor843088

Dravokivich wrote: »

That's why he referenced knowing what you're eating.

Great Ill just eat lumps of steak so . I asked for food places with the macro breakdown of the food on sale much like subway or mcdonalds have . Isnt this knowing what your eating rather than taking a stab in the dark?

Hanley

dor843088 wrote: »

Great Ill just eat lumps of steak so . I asked for food places with the macro breakdown of the food on sale much like subway or mcdonalds have . Isnt this knowing what your eating rather than taking a stab in the dark?

If you don't eat in places that produce processed sh*te, it's a moot point.

Bay in Clontarf have a menu with guidelines on it.

Otherwise next time you cook a steak or chicken, weigh it and look at it. Then compare it to what you're eating to get an idea.

dor843088

Hanley wrote: »

If you don't eat in places that produce processed sh*te, it's a moot point.

Bay in Clontarf have a menu with guidelines on it.

Otherwise next time you cook a steak or chicken, weigh it and look at it. Then compare it to what you're eating to get an idea.

I dont eat mcdonalds but if it qas a choice between a mcd hamburger and eyeballing the macros in a steak sandwich id pick mcd. If you can do this with great accuracy fair play but I would definitely question how accurate you really are . Ever measured out 10g of oil ? Its not a lot .

xgtdec

dor843088 wrote: »

I dont eat mcdonalds but if it qas a choice between a mcd hamburger and eyeballing the macros in a steak sandwich id pick mcd. If you can do this with great accuracy fair play but I would definitely question how accurate you really are . Ever measured out 10g of oil ? Its not a lot .

If your really that concerned with macros then your meals are all gonna be pre planned and prepared, the notion of leaving a meal to chance while out and about wont occur to you.

Obsessing over macros is overkill imo, what if i use 8g of oil instead of 10..dear lord you havent hit your macros today and must be punished:rolleyes:

dor843088

xgtdec wrote: »

If your really that concerned with macros then your meals are all gonna be pre planned and prepared, the notion of leaving a meal to chance while out and about wont occur to you.

Obsessing over macros is overkill imo, what if i use 8g of oil instead of 10..dear lord you havent hit your macros today and must be punished:rolleyes:

I hit my macros everyday without pre planning anything and accuracy is probably the reason why Im shredded and you are most likely not . If I decide to make an adjustment to my macros of 5g of fat and 10g of carbs I need to know if its had an effect or not . I cant do that running around eyeballing everything.

Doug Cartel

Like this?

xgtdec

dor843088 wrote: »

I hit my macros everyday without pre planning anything and accuracy is probably the reason why Im shredded and you are most likely not .

Can you take a guess at what you are now???

zzxx

Sushi King have the calories on their take out menu and so do Yo Sushi. Wagamama give a decent breakdown on their site too but you have to go into each item individually to see it.

You could also manually enter the details for, say, a roll with fillings in My Fitness Pal and save it as a meal. Then just order that when you're out - it should be close enough to not send you off track.

I also keep things like a packet of oatcakes and some cheese or a protein bar with me when I'm out and about and it's enough to keep you going if you get stuck.

dor843088

Doug Cartel wrote: »

Like this?

Thanks this what I was looking for not arguments

Stench Blossoms

dor843088 wrote: »

I hit my macros everyday without pre planning anything and accuracy is probably the reason why Im shredded and you are most likely not .

Woooooaaahh meow.

matrim

Yamamori have the calorie breakdown but don't do a macro breakdown

btkm8unsl0w5r4

Gee I wish I could get shredded eating kebabs.

Killgore Trout

Borlottie do great Salads with macro breakdowns.

http://www.borlottie.ie/system/assets/4/original/menu.pdf

Hanley

Stench Blossoms wrote: »

Woooooaaahh meow.

Prolly cranky cos of kcal deprivation.

what does "hit my macros" even mean?!

dor843088

Sienna Limited Gill wrote: »

Gee I wish I could get shredded eating kebabs.

Leave out the fatty sauces and its a reasonably acceptable meal no? Meat bread and salad.

dor843088

Killgore Trout wrote: »

Borlottie do great Salads with macro breakdowns.

http://www.borlottie.ie/system/assets/4/original/menu.pdf

Great suggestion will be hitting them up for sure. Thanks

dor843088

Hanley wrote: »

Prolly cranky cos of kcal deprivation.

what does "hit my macros" even mean?!

I take it you just yolo your diet then ? Nothing wrong with that its just not what I do .

n1ck

dor843088 wrote: »

I take it you just yolo your diet then ? Nothing wrong with that its just not what I do .

"Yolo"

Wish I could "yolo" my diet and be in the same shape as Hanley.

dor843088

n1ck wrote: »

"Yolo"

Wish I could "yolo" my diet and be in the same shape as Hanley.

I wish I could be in great shape too not even knowing what a macro is . Although Im guessing good shape to me is far from what good shape to you means .

Stench Blossoms

dor843088 wrote: »

I wish I could be in great shape too not even knowing what a macro is . Although Im guessing good shape to me is far from what good shape to you means .

I think you need to have a better read around this forum and maybe the humour forum as well.

I also think you should show us what 'in good shape' is.

thegreatiam

dor843088 wrote: »

Leave out the fatty sauces and its a reasonably acceptable meal no? Meat bread and salad.

1/3 aint bad

dor843088

Stench Blossoms wrote: »

I think you need to have a better read around this forum and maybe the humour forum as well.

I also think you should show us what 'in good shape' is.

I didnt come here for advice on how to diet or how accurate to be I asked about places that give the nutrition info . Everyone can tell you how to do it but very few can do it. I dont mean to come across as snappy but there seemw to be a lot of advice flying around from people without a clue what they are talking about.

Thud

Where's Will when you need him!

dor843088

Thud wrote: »

Where's Will when you need him!

Thud ! Is that the noise you make when you fall off coach wills dick.

btkm8unsl0w5r4

In all fairness you are in very good shape, it took Hanley more than 80 posts to put up pictures of himself in his jocks and your not short of confidence, maybe there is a new king in town.

Stench Blossoms

Sienna Limited Gill wrote: »

In all fairness you are in very good shape, it took Hanley more than 80 posts to put up pictures of himself in his jocks and your not short of confidence, maybe there is a new king in town.

ferike1 is better and he's always putting up pics of himself in his jocks.

btkm8unsl0w5r4

Stench Blossoms wrote: »

ferike1 is better and he's always putting up pics of himself in his jocks.

I dont think ferike actually owns any clothes, but hell if I had his abs I would forget mine too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArslbLGpisM

rubadub

You have to be careful of places underestimating portion sizes, to appear low in cals.

http://www.zaytoon.ie/nutrition.asp

We truly believe in the wholesome and quality nature of our food.
So we commissioned some friendly scientists to tell us the exact composition of every meal we serve.

If you look at the zaytoon list it has "per 100g" and "per unit" beside it. So you can workout they are claiming a chicken shish kebab is 120g and a lamb doner is 179grams & 495kcal.

For comparison Big macs are about 200-210g here and 490kcal.

If I got a 179g doner for €8 I would never go back. I remember getting my last one and it was so big on the plate I didn't know how to tackle it.

Abras list there doner as 642kcal.
http://www.abrakebabra.com/images/Abra_Nutritional_Info_March_2013.pdf

dor843088

rubadub wrote: »

You have to be careful of places underestimating portion sizes, to appear low in cals.

http://www.zaytoon.ie/nutrition.asp


If you look at the zaytoon list it has "per 100g" and "per unit" beside it. So you can workout they are claiming a chicken shish kebab is 120g and a lamb doner is 179grams & 495kcal.

For comparison Big macs are about 200-210g here and 490kcal.

If I got a 179g doner for €8 I would never go back. I remember getting my last one and it was so big on the plate I didn't know how to tackle it.

Abras list there doner as 642kcal.
http://www.abrakebabra.com/images/Abra_Nutritional_Info_March_2013.pdf

I hear you thats why I created this thread to see if there was any places out there that I could expect a reasonable amount of accuracy and honesty from the nutrition info except subway and mcdonalds. Not many I guess. I believe in some parts of America its widespread.

dor843088

Sienna Limited Gill wrote: »

In all fairness you are in very good shape, it took Hanley more than 80 posts to put up pictures of himself in his jocks and your not short of confidence, maybe there is a new king in town.

Someone called me out obviously it was either put a pic up or shut up . Lol

dor843088

Stench Blossoms wrote: »

ferike1 is better and he's always putting up pics of himself in his jocks.

Im not in competition with anyone nor do I want to be . But FYI im not finished dieting .

xgtdec

dor843088 wrote: »

Someone called me out obviously it was either put a pic up or shut up . Lol

Id adjust your claims of "shredded"

In shape.....no doubt
Lean.....absolutely
Shredded, not yet!!

dor843088

xgtdec wrote: »

Id adjust your claims of "shredded"

In shape.....no doubt
Lean.....absolutely
Shredded, not yet!!

I can accept what your saying its subjective I guess . bearing in mind I need to maintain health and sanity and although I am going to get a bit leaner, iv no reason to reach crazy low bf%

SV

dor843088 wrote: »

iv no reason to reach crazy low bf%

You do if you want to be 'shredded'.
In fairness to ya you're in good shape though and the IIFYM philosophy seems to be doing the job!

btkm8unsl0w5r4

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/13/opinion/calorie-detective.html?_r=0

dor843088

SV wrote: »

You do if you want to be 'shredded'.
In fairness to ya you're in good shape though and the IIFYM philosophy seems to be doing the job!

Thanks I do apply iifym but I eat 95% "clean" just have the odd treat or what have you and fit it in.

dor843088

Sienna Limited Gill wrote: »

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/13/opinion/calorie-detective.html?_r=0

Very interesting read. I guess youv just got to work with what youv got.

thegreatiam

dor843088 wrote: »

I hear you thats why I created this thread to see if there was any places out there that I could expect a reasonable amount of accuracy and honesty from the nutrition info except subway and mcdonalds. Not many I guess. I believe in some parts of America its widespread.

While I agree with the concept the problem is many places will either fudge the results in their favour or lie. Often figuring out the ingredients will be the only accurate way of judging the macros.

No I can't eyeball a donner kebab and tell you the macros, I can't with a mcD's either.

but I can eyeball a steak sandwhich cooked in a place with real ingredients,
6oz of steak 300 calories, minimal carbs, 12g of fat 50g of protein
ciabatta, 250 cals, 60 carbs, minimal fat, 10g protein
mayo 90 cals, 10g of fat.
onion 100g, 50 cals, 10g carbs

It's not hard to figure the ingredients of most meals,
sure you may be off by a few grams of oil here and there, but if you are that worried then cook your on food.

You will not get an accurate reading from a restaurant menu, mostly because they will skew the facts to make it look healthier, or chefs will not accurately weigh every ingredient it may say 10g of oil in the recipe but Ive never met a cook who weighs his oil.
The most accurate method you have is eyeballing. So practice that.

DL Saint

I have found that if you go to a good restaurant and you tell them that you are on a diet so you want your steak to be grilled as apposed to fried and trimmed of fat or you want 200g potato, they will normally be quite accommodating as they value your custom.

However as has been said if you want to be shredded by using flexible dieting you have to be super accurate so preparing your own foods is the only way to do this...

nocoverart

dor843088 wrote: »

Great Ill just eat lumps of steak so . I asked for food places with the macro breakdown of the food on sale much like subway or mcdonalds have . Isnt this knowing what your eating rather than taking a stab in the dark?

Maybe you should eat Crab(by)

dor843088

Think ill stick to subways the odd time while im cutting at least

David K. Woodard

dor843088 wrote: »

Apart from the usual mcdonalds subway what other food joints give you the protein carb and fat breakdown of your foods . Handy when your out and about . Anyone know any good ones?

If you want good protein and nutrition then simple avoid these all crap food and try make a proper diet chart including fruits.it will nurious our body and skin very well internally and externally.;)

Sangre

+1 Borloitte.

David K. Woodard

Sangre wrote: »

+1 Borloitte.

I checked out the site and found very affordable and lots of varieties of fruits salads,fresh food and drink which I found to be great for healthy looking skin and hair.Thanks for sharing.

Hanley

Everyone's raving about those boys!!