Macaroni Grill….

Today is one of my coworkers' birthday, so as per our tradition, here, we all went out to lunch at his choice of restaurant…. Which was Macaroni Grill (bastard.)

I looked through the nutrition facts for their dishes online beforehand, and was amazed at how messed up bad for you the food is there. The only menu item I could find that was even close to being zone friendly was Chicken Florentine Salad with no dressing.

Nutrition Facts
Calories 490 (Kilojoules 2048)
		% DV**
Total Fat	19 g	29%
Sat. Fat	3 g	15%
Cholesterol	-	0%
Sodium	4940 mg	206%
Total Carbs.	50 g	17%
Dietary Fiber	7 g	28%
Sugars	-
Protein	33 g

In blocks, this works out to about:

Fat - 6.3 blocks

Carb - 5.5 blocks

Protien - 5.5 blocks

Very close to balanced, and I can make up for everything over 5 on my post-lunch snack. Word.

(Note: Didn't like the salad at all, only ate half of it. Made up for the missed blocks with sliced ham, an apple, and some nuts)

I was curious, so I thought I'd look up what I normally would have ordered, before I started acting like I gave a shit about what I ate.

I otherwise would have ordered chicken fettuccini alfredo, eaten at least half a loaf of the bread they give you, and had at least two Dr Peppers.

So here's what the block total for that would have been:

Fat 36 blocks

Protien: 9.2 blocks

Carbohydrate: 17 blocks

I have no idea how I avoided getting fat.