Nutritional value for Disneyland food?

[Tiptipa]

Is there somewhere I can find nutritional values for Disneyland menus? The only thing I see on the Disney website is a suggestion to speak to the chef of each restaurant if you have dietary restrictions. Will I have to inquire in person at each place individually?

 

[mouschievous]

Each location should have a binder that shows ingredients of all options. Most of them aren't published ahead of time because, especially right now, supply changes which changes ingredients.

Is there something specific you're looking to avoid? There are groups for food allergies at Disney and often the people in those will share the info they get when they're in the parks.

 

[Tiptipa]

Thanks for the info! It's not anything as restrictive as an allergy, I just want to make informed choices. It can often be hard to predict which foods have high levels of sugar/fat/salt from just looking at the description, so I was hoping to find the kind of nutritional information that large restaurants usually publish.

Oh, well. I imagine we'll just take our best guess.

 

[SOCALMouseMommy]

Thanks for the info! It's not anything as restrictive as an allergy, I just want to make informed choices. It can often be hard to predict which foods have high levels of sugar/fat/salt from just looking at the description, so I was hoping to find the kind of nutritional information that large restaurants usually publish.

Oh, well. I imagine we'll just take our best guess.

I wish the did! Or maybe I don’t because I’d never eat anything there again.

 

[MonocularVision]

I saw a t-shirt last week that said “Calories Don’t Count at Disneyland”.

It is a motto I can get behind.

 

[Tiptipa]

I saw a t-shirt last week that said “Calories Don’t Count at Disneyland”.

It is a motto I can get behind.

I totally get why that's some people's motto Personally, I just don't find the food at theme parks appealing, so I'd rather keep my indulgences for other parts of my vacation. Just hoping to avoid things that sound innocent and end up having 2000 calories and 38 grams of sugar...

 

[mouschievous]

I don't know the calorie/ fat/sugar info, but the chopped salad at Galactic Grill is delicious and quite filling.

 

[pennym]

It's my understanding you can get that info at Guest Relations. I have a vague memory of going with my SIL and she has huge duetary restrictions, I'm pretty sure she got a whole lot of info there.....but this was back in 2015 so I can't be sure my memory is correct.

 

[AustinTink]

With my food allergy, the servers always alert the chef to come out to my table and talk over options with me.

For nutritional content like sodium, calories, etc. idk. Just expect it to be off the charts.

 

[Tiptipa]

Thank you both for your suggestions, @pennym and @mouschievous, I will try these!

Wanted to add an update for anyone doing a future search:

After some more research, I came across a feature called "Disney check", where meals that adhere to certain healthy nutritional guidelines are designated with a mickey head and a check mark. They still don't provide individual nutritional value per meal, but at least there is a specification of what the guidelines are, so it's possible to know more or less what you're consuming (it's available on the Disney website). Seems like the program is aimed at children, but the nutritional values look like they would fit a balanced lunch for many adults (maybe with an added side or some improvisation). Hopefully this helps someone, as I was not aware it exists.

 

[Chickinvic]

I totally get why that's some people's motto Personally, I just don't find the food at theme parks appealing, so I'd rather keep my indulgences for other parts of my vacation. Just hoping to avoid things that sound innocent and end up having 2000 calories and 38 grams of sugar...

That is going to be practically everything unless you just get a piece of fruit or something. I was married to a chef, and while everything he made tasted great I couldn't believe the amount of butter and cream (for example) that went into things. At restaurants in general you will be getting a lot of crap that you probably wouldn't add in if you were cooking it at home.

 

[ImarriedGrumpy]

I would love to have this info as well - I'm on a restricted sodium diet and now eating out is a nightmare. It's not calories or fat or a common allergen that I need to know about - it's how much salt is in it. I always assume processed food is loaded with it, but only eating fresh fruit and salads with no dressing all day every day at DLR is not an appealing option. I'd love to be able to look over the nutrition information and pick something with the lowest amount of salt for just one meal a day, and then live with the safe choices after that.

 

[pharmama]

Thank you both for your suggestions, @pennym and @mouschievous, I will try these!

Wanted to add an update for anyone doing a future search:

After some more research, I came across a feature called "Disney check", where meals that adhere to certain healthy nutritional guidelines are designated with a mickey head and a check mark. They still don't provide individual nutritional value per meal, but at least there is a specification of what the guidelines are, so it's possible to know more or less what you're consuming (it's available on the Disney website). Seems like the program is aimed at children, but the nutritional values look like they would fit a balanced lunch for many adults (maybe with an added side or some improvisation). Hopefully this helps someone, as I was not aware it exists.

I don't think I've ever seen anything other than kids meals marked with the Disney Check program, FYI. So expect any Disney Check options to be pretty small portions (and generally they're also some what bland, unfortunately).

 

[StormyCA]

It's my understanding you can get that info at Guest Relations. I have a vague memory of going with my SIL and she has huge duetary restrictions, I'm pretty sure she got a whole lot of info there.....but this was back in 2015 so I can't be sure my memory is correct.

They no longer hand out the food allergy sheets. I think the last one they had at City Hall was maybe 2017? But now there are 'allergy friendly' menus at most eateries covering the major allergies as well as the ingredients binders, and knowledgeable chefs and kitchen managers. I've never been glutened at either DLR or WDW.

As far as nutritional info, that's another one of Disney's deep dark secrets (along with attendance figures lol). At most table service places the servers and chefs can point you in the 'right direction' for low fat or low sodium options but probably can't give you the exact figures on how much of whatever a dish contains. I know they do a great job for those on special 'non-allergy' diets like Kosher, diabetic, etc.

Again, for special diets it's usually easiest to stick to table service. They tend to have more 'fresh' ingredients for a chef to work with. I've had some really wonderful 'off menu' GF meals at table service places.