About the Restaurant Menu Calorie Estimator
What is the Restaurant Menu Calorie Estimator?
Restaurant food usually has far more oil, butter and cream than home cooking. This restaurant menu calorie estimator uses typical portion values for popular dishes.
Choose the cooking style to adjust for lighter or richer kitchens.
How to use the Restaurant Menu Calorie Estimator
- Your Order (one per line: dish, quantity) (sample: Butter chicken, 1 Butter naan, 2 Dal makhani, 1 Gulab jamun, 1 Soft drink, 1)
- Cooking Style (sample: Typical restaurant)
- Your Weight (kg, for walking time) (sample: 70)
- Press Estimate Meal Calories (results also refresh as you type). The result card shows the Estimated Calories, along with Share of a 2,000 kcal day, Protein, Carbohydrates and Fat.
Formula used
Total = Σ (dish calories × quantity) × style factor
- Walking burn = 3.5 METs × 3.5 × weight ÷ 200 kcal per minute
Worked example
These are the sample values already filled in the calculator above, and the result it returns for them:
| Input | Sample value |
|---|---|
| Your Order (one per line: dish, quantity) | Butter chicken, 1 Butter naan, 2 Dal makhani, 1 Gulab jamun, 1 Soft drink, 1 |
| Cooking Style | Typical restaurant |
| Your Weight (kg, for walking time) | 70 |
| Result | Value |
|---|---|
| Estimated Calories | 1,806 kcal |
| Share of a 2,000 kcal day | 90% |
| Protein | 61 g |
| Carbohydrates | 215 g |
| Fat | 77 g |
| Brisk walking to burn it | 421 minutes |
Tips for using the Restaurant Menu Calorie Estimator
- Choose tandoori roti over butter naan to save about 190 kcal each.
- Share rich gravies and fill up on salad, dal and grilled items.