My youngest granddaughter is spending a week with me while my daughter and her husband celebrate their anniversary on an Alaskan cruise. It seemed appropriate to eat out tonight as a treat to her, so we chose Red Robin, where my older granddaughter works.I forgot to check the nutritional info before I left (my bad), so I chose their "Simply Grilled Chicken Sandwich and switched the bun for the cibatta bun. I added a little ranch, catsup and mustard. Instead of fries, I chose the fruit bowl (they call it freckled fruit salad) and ate 5 Steak fries off Kenzie's meal. I calculated total points for my meal at 10. After looking at some of the other meal choices I considered, I think I deserve an A for selection! (However, the cibatta bun added fat grams, so I guess I should have stuck with their menu bun!)
Other meals I considered:
Whiskey River Wrap: Leaving off the fries, it would have been 1064 calories, 64 grams of fat, 71 grams of carbs, 48 grams protein and 3 grams of fiber. Grand total = 28 Pts!
Baja Turkey Club: Fully loaded per the menu it would have been 734 calories, 47 grams of fat, 29 grams of carbs, 46 grams of protein and 1 gram of fiber. Grand total = 19 Pts!
California Chicken Sandwich: Leaving off the guacamole and mayo, it has 597 calories, 22 grams of fat, 51 grams of carbs, 48 grams of protein, and 2 grams of fiber. Grand total = 15 Pts! (This wouldn't have been too bad of a second choice)
Yikes! Thank goodness I chose the Simply Grilled Chicken Sandwich!
If you like to visit Red Robin with your family, be sure to plan your meal ahead of time or you may be in for an unpleasant surprise when you calculate the points afterward. A link to The Red Robin nutritional calculator is below
Red Robin Meal Customizer
Red Robin does have high point values on most of their foods but it is so good. When you order you can choose a lettuce wrap with any burger or chicken, I usually get the simply grilled chicken as a lettuce wrap and its really good :)
ReplyDeleteUnlimited fries.....I'm weak! I must stay away.
ReplyDeleteMy diet now is almost al, plant based and if you ask your server at Red Robin, they’ll make a veggie burger for you!
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