Curry

[Sazbell]

Need help and advice. It's my First week but I'm going out with my sons disability mums so v important.. But they going for a curry. What's best to hace and how do I find out how many calories are in my meal??

[albinohedgehog]

Heya. Dont worry. Get a dry spicy dish like chicken tikka or lamb kebabs. Maybe a veg curry although it probably will have a fair amounf of oil in still. Just have a little bit of rice. Poppadums are fine- have with their yogurt dip or the onion chunky dip. Avoid naan bread and curries with sauces, especially creamy ones like korma. You can google the cals afterwards, im sure nhs calorie counter will have popular indian dishes.

Maybe have Becks Blue Alcohol free lager instead of normal lager, as its only 40 cals a bottle and tastes good.

Not everyone will agree but i personally like to have one 'cheat' meal a week, where i let myself have a few hundred more cals. The juries out on how it effects weight loss, but i find it good for morale. ☺

Good luck. Just be aware of what youre eating and you will stay basically on track.

Xx

[Sazbell in reply to albinohedgehog]

Thank you so much. Just don't want ruin my first week😔

[albinohedgehog in reply to Sazbell]

Youre very welcome. ☺ you sound pretty determined which is great- im sure you will be fine. 👍☺

[Hidden]

I agree have a poppadom rather than naan. Have plain rice - pilau rice has oil etc in it. Also a lot of the veggy sides are good too. Something like saag aloo is basically spinach, potato and tomato. Lentil Daal and Chana Daal (chickpeas) are also good. Also look out for grilled options as albinohedgehog says, without the sauce, and maybe add raita/onion salad for a fresh tasting change. Be careful of portion sizes - e.g. decide beforehand what a 100g portion of grilled chicken, a 75g portion of rice etc should look like, then only eat that amount, leave the rest. Check on myfitnesspal for calories in advance, maybe use the restaurant's online menu to plan in advance what you'll have. And most of all, enjoy

[albinohedgehog in reply to Hidden]

Agreed, have fun aswell! 😉

[nteapea]

I think chaotic bread is quite low too

[MW50]

I look up the calorie content of a cup of plain rice and my favorite curry etc., before I go as a cup is an easy portion to visualise on your plate. That way I can eat what I know I will enjoy and control the serving size to avoid an unintentional calorie overload. This works well with an Indian meal where you serve yourself and can offer the remainder to the others at your table.