Hi I'm VERy nervous about going out to dinner tonight.  It's the first time going out since starting on the pills earlier this week.  I've eaten there many times but never thought about what was healthy before.  I know there is hidden fat in many foods and I know that many times the calorie and fat counts restaurants give are not accurate.  Please help!!  I'm worried I'll choose wrong and have severe TE which I've only had once and would like to keep that way!!!  Thanks for any help.

Ann

Anything from their guiltless grill should be good.  Here are some choices: (The numbers in (  ) are the number of points if you do weight watchers)

Guiltless Grill
Black Bean Burger [as served] (650 cal/12 g fat/26 g fiber/96 g carbs) 9 (13)
Black Bean Burger Patty Only [without bun or toppings] (200 cal/2 g fat/20 g fiber/25 g carbs) 0 (3.5)
Guiltless Big Mouth Bun: unbuttered [1 Each] (330 cal/6 g fat/2 g fiber/55 g carbs) 6.5
Guiltless Whole Wheat Bun: unbuttered [1 Each] (90 cal/2 g fat/1 g fiber/16 g carbs) 2
Guiltless Grilled Chicken Pita [as served] (550 cal/9 g fat/13 g fiber/70 g carbs) 9 (11)
Guiltless Chicken Platter [as served] (580 cal/9 g fat/5 g fiber/85 g carbs) 11.5
Guiltless Chicken Sandwich [as served] (490 cal/8 g fat/11 g fiber/63 g carbs) 8.5 (9.5)
Guiltless Grill Salmon [as served] (480 cal/14 g fat/10 g fiber/31 g carbs) 9 (10)
Guiltless Tomato Basil Pasta [as served] (650 cal/14 g fat/7 g fiber/107 g carbs) 13 (13.5)

 Wow Shaelynn now I know who to turn to for food help!  How great that you posted that information!  Way to go!

 I have access to all restaurants information - if anyone needs help in this area, please post and I'll paste it in for ya!  :o)

Do you know any of the info for The Cheesecake Factory.  I always try to take half of what I order home because their meals are so big, but I'd like to know how many calories and fat.  My work always holds event at The Cheesecake Factory so it's hard for me not to go.

Also do you know about The Melting Pot?  I have not been able to find nutritional information from them either.

Thanks!

I really like www.calorieking.com (they seem to have a lot of calorie information there)...

Good luck!!

 This site also has a slew of restaurant nutrition info:

http://www.dwlz.com/

E

 Hi:

   I finally went to the CF recently as I have tried really hard to avoid anything associated with  "cheesecake". They have a light menu where they can actually tell and print you the nutrional value of the entree.I can't remember the exact name of the salad but it had roasted chicken,corn,rice,and assortment  of peppers and it was super flavorful and huge. So, flavorful I did use the dressing as I am not a big fan of dressings anyway. Also, going on memory I think it was like 14 grams of fat? Again, I asked the waitress about the nutrional and she said she would check and she came back with a receipt size print out of all the information.

Enjoy but not too much!LOL

Here are healthy options at the Cheese Cake Factory:

Weight Management Menu
Asian Chicken Salad (574 cal/31 g fat/68 g carbs) 14.5
Spicy Chicken Salad (490 cal/14 g fat/61 g carbs) 11
Pear Endive Salad (500 cal/23 g fat/50 g carbs) 12
California Salad (560 cal/28 g fat/43 g carbs) 14
Salmon Seafood Salad (566 cal/35 g fat/39 g carbs) 14.5 

Tuna Seafood Salad (520 cal/22 g fat/39 g carbs) 12.5

Here are some not so healthy options:

Other Menu Items
Luau Salad (4 servings) (801 cal/31.9 g fat/10.6 g fiber/90.4 g carbs) 17 (18)
Cheesecake (per slice)
6 Carb Cheesecake (1 slice, no whipped cream or berries) (610 cal/29 g fat/0 g fiber/6 g carbs) 15
Brownie Sundae Cheesecake (960 cal/62 g fat/96 g carb) 24.5
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheesecake (1 slice) (1090 cal/72 g fat/3 g fiber/102 g carbs) 27.5 
Dulce de Leche Caramel Cheesecake (1010 cal/71 g fat/84 g carb) 26.5
Fresh Banana Cream Cheesecake (860 cal/61 g fat/70 g carb) 22.5
Keylime Cheesecake (710 cal/49 g fat/64 g carb) 18.5
Low Carb Cheesecake (made w/Splenda) (420 cal/38 g fat/12 g fiber/35 g carb) 9.5 (11)
Original Cheesecake (640 cal/45 g fat/54 g carb) 17
Plain Cheesecake (1 slice) (315 cal/20 g fat/0 g fiber/25 g carbs) 8
Snicker's Cheesecake (1 slice) (920 cal/63 g fat/2 g fiber/84 g carbs) 23.5
Vanilla Bean Cheesecake (870 cal/62 g fat/69 g carb) 23
White Chocolate Raspberry Truffle (910 cal/61 g fat/81 g carb) 23.5

Melting Pot must not be a national chain as I couldn't locate anything on it.

I tried posting the link to the site where I get this info - but Alli moderators deleted it.  I am not sure how others get thier posts to stay when they refer to other sites.  They said I was advertising and it's not allowed?

shaelynn:

Melting Pot must not be a national chain as I couldn't locate anything on it.

 Actually, it is in many states...35-40 I think. It's a fondue place. They have a website which you can easily locate but no nutrition info on it.

Being fondue with cheese dips and chocolate dips I'd say they are a high fat place to eat. There are some healthy options like sea food and chicken and veggies and fruit but the fondue part sends the fat total way up. I've only been there one. It was delicious and pricey (but worth it).

E