nutritional information ?

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I am on quite a strict low fat diet and don't want to break it TOO much while at WDW. Any idea where I can find the nutritional info for meals at WDW?

Also, any advice on where to eat offsite with low fat, vegetarian options with a good kids menu?

TIA :goodvibes
 
You don't want to know.

My diet takes a backseat in Disney.

I think your best bet are sandwiches - Boardwalk Bakery, the French Bakery, etc. You could check out the nutritional info for Starbucks and eat the breakfast sandwiches they offer as well.
 

I was just there in April, on an extremely low calorie program and still managed to lose weight. I ate breakfast food from home I brought, packed my own food for lunch into the park, and for dinner I was able to speak to the chef at each restaurant to request no butter/oils be added to any meat I ordered and steamed veggies only. Not sure if that helps but worked for me.
 
Thanks for the replies :goodvibes I'm going to ease up on my diet while there as much as I'm able.

You don't want to know.

My diet takes a backseat in Disney.

I think your best bet are sandwiches - Boardwalk Bakery, the French Bakery, etc. You could check out the nutritional info for Starbucks and eat the breakfast sandwiches they offer as well.

Thanks for the tips, I'll definitely try that :)

No NI available.

Check out Sweet Tomatoes just beyond DTD. It's a buffet with some really nice foods.

Have seen great recommendations for Sweet Tomatoes so will definitely check it out :goodvibes

I was just there in April, on an extremely low calorie program and still managed to lose weight. I ate breakfast food from home I brought, packed my own food for lunch into the park, and for dinner I was able to speak to the chef at each restaurant to request no butter/oils be added to any meat I ordered and steamed veggies only. Not sure if that helps but worked for me.

That is a massive help, thank you!! And well done on the weight loss! My diet is for health issues but the loss of a couple of lbs would be nice too ;)
 
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On a more serious, less cynical note...

I don't know your motivation behind the low fat diet - it could be a health issue. If it is, then please ignore these next few paragraphs.

Strictly speaking from a diet standpoint (if you're trying to lose weight...) don't worry about the "low fat" fad. I'm not a dietician or a personal trainer or anything like that. I'm a copywriter - I sit at a desk all day. BUT, I have lost 90 pounds in my lifetime. I was 247 pounds and as I write this, I hover between 157 and 158. Through it all, it's been about calories in vs. calories out. Are you burning 2,000 calories a day? If you eat 2,100 calories a day, you'll gain weight. If you eat 1,900 calories a day, you'll lose weight.

I'm not gonna take over the DIS and turn it into a diet forum, but any time I've been to Disney, I've seen an uptick in weight when I get home, and then it comes off over the course of the next week or so. You're going to gain a lot of water weight in Disney - there's a lot of salt in that food. BUT - the gain is normally temporary. You're walking at least 8 miles a day in Disney. That's a lot when you really think about it!

Disney has done a great job in offering a variety of food for those with diet restrictions. It's no longer just "I'm diabetic, I need a sugar-free dessert" and they bring you some generic scoop of ice cream. THey now offer a lot of gluten-free options, plenty of sugar-free and no-sugar-added desserts and plenty of healthy options. There's salads and sandwiches at Boardwalk Bakery, there's many Create-Your-Own salads (Landscape of Flavors and other food courts) and plenty of healthy desserts and snacks (from fresh fruit to sugar-free versions of your favorite dessert.)

I eat A LOT at Disney. I diet going into my trip and purposely lose around 5 pounds before as a "buffer." One day I actually had breakfast at Tusker, a full-blown QS lunch with a dessert, popcorn, a CS dinner with a dessert, a Dole Whip and shared a cookie. I have a very, very large appetite and even bigger sweet tooth.

Now, I will say this - I think there's a lot of calories in Disney's food. I think there's far more than you'd expect. You can look online and compare it to comparable foods (for example, if you're eating a lobster roll, check out calories for a generic lobster roll.) I would then take that calorie amount and add 10%. So if a generic lobster roll is 600 calories, I'd say a Disney version is between 660 and 700.

Keep your fat at around 40-65 grams, eat your weight in protein and it's up to you for carbs. If you want some pasta, eat it - you're on vacation. Honestly - it comes down to calories in vs. calories out.. and - you're on vacation!

**EDIT - Just read your reply that it's a health issue. You can totally talk to the chefs and let them know. Best of luck!
 
I know that when we were at the Plaza in MK in November they had the BEST allergy diet binder (pictures of the labels of every item used right down to the mustard bottle). The chef said he's working on putting together the nutritional information to add to his fantastic binder. He wants to be able to help those who are diabetic, watching sodium intake any sort of diet! Worth a try i think?
 

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