Red Robin… yum!
I’m going to Red Robin for dinner tonight. Yum! Since I know this ahead of time, I decided to check out the nutritional information on the website to get an idea of what some good choices would be.
The website has a very cool feature called the Meal Nutrition Customizer! You choose an item off of the menu and customize it by adding or removing ingredients and/or adding a side dish. It gives you nutritional information for the regular dish as it is usually served, and also gives you the nutritional info for your modifications. For example, the blackened chicken burger is about 800 calories. But when I remove the cheese and mayo, it goes down to 470 calories. Pretty cool huh?
It’s disgusting how many calories are in some of these burgers. The famous Whiskey River BBQ Burger is 1129 calories… that’s without the “bottomless” basket of fries that in comes in.
I suppose that’s where portion control plays a big role. If the idea of ordering a plain chicken sandwich depresses you, just remember that you can get the regular 800 calorie one with the works, but eat half.
*****EDIT: I ordered the Teriyaki Chicken Burger with just the chicken, teriyaki sauce, tomato and lettuce, and it was delicious! The chicken was juicy and the sauce was tasty so I didn’t miss the mayo or cheese. It’s much better than your typical plain grilled chicken sandwich. Only 425 calories, the way I ordered it. I recommend. *******
XML Feed
I agree with you portion control plays a major role. You’re doing the right thing by looking up the calories beforehand and requesting that they take of stuff like mayo and cheese. Have fun tonight.
Yesterday we went for lunch at Denny’s. I was so close to ordering the meat lover’s breakfast but I remember it’s loaded with calories; most likely I’ll eat all that food but then get hungry a few hours later. I instead ordered their tilipia dinner w/ sauce on the side, and veggie sides. It kept me full till 6pm.
Thanks for sharing. I ate at Friendly’s yesterday and got their Western Burger and fries but since I didn’t know how many calories were in the meal that is all I ate for the day.. Probably still over did it!! Ha,ha…
Who would have thought…healthy eating at Red Robin! Sounds delicious!
Tammy
That is one of my favorite restaurants and I had not idea they have that feature on the website how cool…the whiskey river chicken is my usual and I’m dumbfounded by how many calories are in it. I guess I will be think twice next time before I go and take a look at the site.