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Old 02-26-2013, 03:13 PM   #1  
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Hey y'all. Could you please help me out with this? I am trying to estimate calories for dinner tonight - eating out at my fave greek restaurant and they have no nutritional info available.

I usually get a lamb gyro platter, which consists of:
-small serving of tzatziki (in a plastic cup - probably about 2 tbs?)
-around 6 thin slices lamb gyro meat
-white pita (about 6 in)
-larrrrrrgeeee greek salad (think salad plate sized, but maybe 4 inches tall in the middle!) that comes topped with feta, red onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, iceberg and maybe butter lettuce? (not dark greens, unfortunately). I always ask them to hold the olives and pepperoncinis.
-homemade greek dressing on the side (I try to pour off the oil first, but otherwise it is a vinaigrette with feta and oregano in it).

Usually I eat all of the gyro meat, half the pita, half the tzatziki, the whole salad, and however much dressing comes out of the bottle! Any ideas on amount of calories in this? The salad can't be much except for the feta and dressing....

Edit: by the way, I have 640 calories left to spend on dinner. Am I going to be in trouble?

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Old 02-26-2013, 04:01 PM   #2  
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Tzatziki - 2 tbsp 30 cals

4 oz lamb (had to guess on prep) - 244 cals

Pita - 165 cals

Greek Salad (4 cups estimated) - 372 cals

(hyperlinked each to where I found it on calorieking)

Approximate estimated best guess: 811.

Based on info given, of course that is just a guess. I have no idea how much 6 slices of lamb weighs, or exactly what salad dressing they use, etc etc.
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Thanks so much! I don't know what prep they use either... all I know is that the slices are very thin! I think I may cut out the feta and the pita so that I can still enjoy my salad and the lamb. Thank you so much for your help.
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No problem!!! Have fun at dinner!
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