Your choices
Let's take a look at your choices from the Indian menu:
Popadoms and chutney
Where are the carbs? Gram (chickpea) flour, chutney
Fat content: High if large portion
Protein content: Minimal
GI: High
Onion bhaji
Where are the carbs? Gram flour, lentils, yoghurt sauce
Fat content: High
Protein content: Moderate
GI: Low
Chicken pakora
Where are the carbs? Gram flour
Fat content: High
Protein content: High
GI: Low
Chicken Tikka Masala with rice and nan
Where are the carbs? Yoghurt, rice, nan bread
Fat content: Very High
Protein content: High
GI: Low to medium
Lamb Rogan Josh rice and nan
Where are the carbs? Rice and chapatti
Fat content: Medium
Protein content: High
GI: Medium
Vegetable Biryani
Where are the carbs? basmati rice, nan bread and small amount in veg curry sauce
Fat content: Moderate
Protein content: Low
GI: Medium
Pistachio Kulfi
Where are the carbs? Ice cream, nuts
Fat content: High
Protein content: High
GI: Medium
Kheer
Where are the carbs? Rice, milk, sugar
Fat content: Medium
Protein content: Medium
GI: Medium
Gajar ka Halwa
Where are the carbs? Nuts, milk, sugar
Fat content: High
Protein content: High
GI: Low to medium
Let's take a look at your choices from the Chinese menu:
Sticky prawns
Where are the carbs? Sugar in the sweet tomato sauce
Fat content: Medium
Protein content: High
GI: Low
Crispy aromatic duck with pancakes
Where are the carbs? Pancakes and some sugar in Hoi Sin sauce
Fat content: Medium/high
Protein content: High
GI: Medium
Vegetable spring rolls
Where are the carbs? Rice flour
Fat content: High
Protein content: Low
GI: Medium
Sweet and sour chicken and rice
Where are the carbs? Flour in batter, sweet sauce, pineapple, rice
Fat content: High
Protein content: High
GI: Medium
Beef in black bean sauce and rice
Where are the carbs? Rice
Fat content: Medium
Protein content: High
GI: Medium
Ma Po Tofu with boiled rice
Where are the carbs? Rice, sugar in sauce
Fat content: Low
Protein content: High
GI: Medium
Fortune cookies
Where are the carbs? Flour, sugar in cookie
Fat content: Low
Protein content: Low
GI: Medium/high
Pineapple fritter, syrup and ice cream
Where are the carbs? Pineapple, flour in fritter batter, syrup and Ice cream
Fat content: High
Protein content: Low
GI: Medium
Chocolate ginger lychees
Where are the carbs? Chocolate, lychees
Fat content: Low
Protein content: Low
GI: Medium/high
Let's take a look at your choices from the Pub food menu:
Pea and ham soup with bread
Where are the carbs? Bread, peas in soup
Fat content: Low
Protein content: Medium
GI: Low
Prawn cocktail with bread
Where are the carbs? Bread
Fat content: High
Protein content: High
GI: Low/medium
Garlic and herb breaded mushrooms
Where are the carbs? Bread crumbs on mushrooms
Fat content: High
Protein content: Low
GI: Low
Haddock and chips
Where are the carbs? Flour in batter, chips, peas
Fat content: High
Protein content: High
GI: Low/medium
Steak and chips and onion rings
Where are the carbs? Chips, onion rings
Fat content: High
Protein content: High
GI: Medium
Red pepper and cheese quiche and new potatoes
Where are the carbs? Pastry in quiche, potatoes
Fat content: High
Protein content: Medium
GI: Low
Caramel Apple Betty and custard
Where are the carbs? Pastry, apple, crumble, caramel, milk and cornflour in custard
Fat content: High
Protein content: Low
GI: Medium
Vanilla and berry cheesecake
Where are the carbs? Sugar in the cheese cake, oats and sugar in biscuit base, berries and sugar in compote
Fat content: High
Protein content: Medium
GI: Low/medium
Ice cream and sauce
Where are the carbs? Sugar in ice cream and in sauce, milk in ice cream
Fat content: High
Protein content: Medium
GI: Medium/high
Let's take a look at your choices from the Italian menu:
Bruschetta
Where are the carbs? Bread
Fat content: Medium
Protein content: Low
GI: Medium
Gamberi and bread
Where are the carbs? Bread
Fat content: Medium
Protein content: High
GI: Medium
Mozzarella pomodoro
Where are the carbs? none
Fat content: High
Protein content: High
GI: Low
Lasagna with green salad
Where are the carbs? Lasagna, flour in béchamel sauce
Fat content: Medium/high
Protein content: High
GI: Low
Melanzane Parmigiana
Where are the carbs? Flour in béchamel sauce, breadcrumbs
Fat content: Medium
Protein content: Medium
GI: Low
Penne Pollo & Pancetta
Where are the carbs? Penne pasta
Fat content: High
Protein content: High
GI: Low/medium
Tiramisu
Where are the carbs? Sponge, marsala wine
Fat content: High
Protein content: Low
GI: Low/medium
Caffe Realé
Where are the carbs? Figs, syrup
Fat content: High
Protein content: Low
GI: Medium/high
Panna Cotta
Where are the carbs? Sugar in cream custard and syrup
Fat content: High
Protein content: Low
GI: Low/medium
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