Ok so I have been trying to count my calories becaue I am trying to lose a few pounds and I saw on the news the other night that studies have shown the best way to lose weight is to count calories. Well I ended up at Applebee's for dinner tonight and I was looking for something healthy. I decided to choose the Orange Chicken Bowl. For those of you who have never eaten this, it is a bowl of rice, steamed veggies and orange glazed chicken. Very yummy! Anyhow seems like a healthy choice doesn't it. So I ate it and when I got home I decided to google to see how many calories were in it, much to my surpise it had 1700 calories!! Which was more than I was even trying to eat for the entire day. Learned my lesson and I will now ask for nutrition information when dining out!

Oh wow! I think I've had that orange chicken bowl from Applebees thinking the same thing... that I'll try and eat something healthy today! 1700 calories! That's almost as many calories that I need for the whole day!

I know I was upset I have been trying to stay under 1380 per day and excersing so that Orange Chicken Bowl really messed that up!

Last time I was at an Applebees there was a thing on the table that told how many calories were in each meal. It really is incredible how many calories are in almost EVERYTHING they serve. Your 1700 calorie meal was the healthy option compared to their 3000 calorie meals.

The 1700 calorie meal is their healthy ones!? Now I'm wondering about what I eat at other restaurants that I think are healthy!

Here is a link to the Orange Chicken Bowl nutrition facts. 1709 calories and 69 grams of fat!!!

http://caloriecount.about.com/calories- ... et-i113215