Weight Loss Resources

Log in to Weight Loss Resources
Home tab Goals and Results Food Recording and Planning Exercise Recording and Planning Research Shopping Members forum

EAT OUT ON A DIET

Italian Food

Greek Food

Thai Food

UK Food

French Food

American & Mexican Food

Indian Food

Chinese Food

Eating Out Calorie Content

Popular Foods Calorie Counter

 

DIET REPORTS

Atkins Diet

Blood Group Diet

Cabbage Soup

Detox Diets

GI Diets

Low Fat Diets

High Fibre Diets

Low Carb Diets

South Beach Diets

 

DIET BOOK REVIEWS

Traffic Light Diet

GI Plan

Body Clock Diet

Sugar Addicts Diet

No Carbs After 5pm

Abs Diet

X Factor Diet

New York Body Plan

Coconut Diet

 

DIET SUCCESS STORIES

Lindsey

Rachael

Steve

 

WLR FREE TRIAL

WLR HOME

SITE MAP

Our Promise

Complete your food diary every day, stay within your calorie allowance and you WILL lose weight

Guaranteed

or your money back.

Eating Out on a Diet: Spanish Food

 

By WLR Dietitian
Juliette Kellow BSc RD

 

While plenty of costal areas cater for British tastes and specialise in fish and chips and full English breakfast, Spanish dishes may be kinder to your waistline. Many bars offer tapas – tasty nibbles traditionally served free with drinks. If you’re going to ‘go local’, order enough tapas to make this your main meal – going out for dinner afterwards will pile on the pounds.

 

Tapas

This can be a great choice as portions are usually small, but large amounts of olive oil are often used, pushing up the calorie content. The secret is to eat small amounts. Lower calorie choices include Setas alhomo (mushrooms in garlic sauce) and pimiento relleno (stuffed pepper).

 

Paella

Spain’s most famous national dish takes its name from a paellora – the round, flat pan it’s cooked in and combines rice with vegetables, seafood and chicken. Carb-rich rice has a medium glycaemic index making it a good choice for staving off hunger later in the day. While a tapas-sized portion contains around 200 calories, a main course serving can easily provide 700 calories. Cut the calories slightly by removing the fatty skin from chicken before tucking in.

 

Tomatoes

A rich source of the antioxidants beta-carotene (which the body uses to make vitamin A), vitamin C and lycopene, tomatoes play an important part in Spanish cuisine. Try gazpacho – chilled tomato soup – which is packed with nutrients and is very filling.

 

Booze

Tapas tend to be salty but quenching your thirst with Spanish beer, which contains around 200 calories a bottle or sangria with 100 calories a glass, isn’t a great idea. Drink water instead.

 

Spanish Food Calorie Content Chart

 

More Food Information

You can find out full nutritional information for thousands of UK foods with the database in WLR. Try it free for 24 hours.

 

 

Contact Us

Free Trial

Membership

Newsletter

Privacy

Help

Press Office

Site Map

You can track your diet and find out the nutritional content of over 40,000 foods using the food diary and databases in WLR

Try it Free for 24 hours

Email this page Email this page

Print Print this page

Bookmark

 

 

Published: 20/12/2007

Hit Counter