Nutritional info for WDW restaurants?

[soozaay]

Is there a website that has the menu nutritional info for WDW restaurants?

 

[DumboDash2006]

I'm almost positive there is not. DD has Type 1 diabetes and the carb counts would be SO helpful. However they did not have them available on our last trip and from what I hear on diabetes discussion boards they still don't. They say it's too difficult with the often changing menus, different chefs etc. I understand their point but it would be nice if they could.

 

[soozaay]

I'm almost positive there is not. DD has Type 1 diabetes and the carb counts would be SO helpful. However they did not have them available on our last trip and from what I hear on diabetes discussion boards they still don't. They say it's too difficult with the often changing menus, different chefs etc. I understand their point but it would be nice if they could.

sure would be! we don't have any serious dietary issues (thank goodness), but we're trying to lose weight and it would be nice if i could plan ahead...at least at the big sit-down restaurants around the parks...and see what our healthy choices would be. i guess we'll have to go on what we believe to be the healthier choice.

 

[ArielsMommy]

I don't believe they are available online, but most restaurants (especially the counter service locations) have at least some nutritional information available if you ask. I have food allergies and have asked multiple times to see ingredients for items. I remember the information also included calories, but I don't remember what else was listed since I was only interested in the ingredients. HTH

 

[MisWal]

I'm almost positive there is not. DD has Type 1 diabetes and the carb counts would be SO helpful. However they did not have them available on our last trip and from what I hear on diabetes discussion boards they still don't. They say it's too difficult with the often changing menus, different chefs etc. I understand their point but it would be nice if they could.

I am Type 1 also and even an estimate would be incredibly helpful!

 

[soozaay]

I don't believe they are available online, but most restaurants (especially the counter service locations) have at least some nutritional information available if you ask. I have food allergies and have asked multiple times to see ingredients for items. I remember the information also included calories, but I don't remember what else was listed since I was only interested in the ingredients. HTH

Thanks! I'll give it a try!

 

[clanmcculloch]

I don't believe they are available online, but most restaurants (especially the counter service locations) have at least some nutritional information available if you ask. I have food allergies and have asked multiple times to see ingredients for items. I remember the information also included calories, but I don't remember what else was listed since I was only interested in the ingredients. HTH

This only works for packaged, premade items. It does make sense that this will be more available at CS locations since most CS food at WDW is premade packaged food. This is not the case at TS locations. For those of us with allergies there are a few things at TS locations that are packaged but those are mainly desserts and chicken tenders. Actually, at CS locations, they'll have a book with the ingredients listed and I don't recall calorie counts in the book. Maybe things have changed since you were last there? Or maybe I just wasn't paying attention to anything besides the ingredients since that's what matters to us.

Basically, if you're not dealing with special dietary needs such as diabetes or allergies then it really does come down to the same kind of things you'd do at home. Sauces add calories and usually fat. Served portion sizes are huge so splitting meals or else asking for a separate plate so you can take a portion of the food off your plate before eating will help with portion control. Steamed is lower in calories than sauteed or fried. All the same things you'd think of at home are still true at WDW.

For diabetics, you really unfortunately need to be very familiar with how to count carbs for yourself. A chef can go over dishes with you and let you know if there's sugar or starch added to a dish that wouldn't be obvious but they can not give you carb counts. You also need to be very careful of sugar free options because they can be very high in carbs and sugar alcohols can play havoc with blood sugar in some diabetics (some are fine with them but a vacation is not the time to first experiment; try them at home a few times first so you know how your body reacts).

 

[soozaay]

Thanks....that's just what I'll do then

 

[DumboDash2006]

For diabetics, you really unfortunately need to be very familiar with how to count carbs for yourself. A chef can go over dishes with you and let you know if there's sugar or starch added to a dish that wouldn't be obvious but they can not give you carb counts. You also need to be very careful of sugar free options because they can be very high in carbs and sugar alcohols can play havoc with blood sugar in some diabetics (some are fine with them but a vacation is not the time to first experiment; try them at home a few times first so you know how your body reacts).

Oh after five years of this we certainly can do this now. But it does take time and when we went a few months after dd's diagnosis, this information would have been such a stress saver. And they CAN do it, they provide this information for the big Children with Diabetes conference held at CSR every other summer. So it's not impossible, just difficult. At this point I am not going to stress over it at on our next trip.