All about Bowls!

 

The humble ‘chicken or beef bowl’ has been growing in popularity, so much so that in LA, the bowl rivals burgers, pizzas and tacos as the ‘fast food’ of choice. So let me talk a little about the various ‘bowls’ available from the popular chains, to help you make a better choice, before you grab the next one.

 

Yoshinoya is at least partly responsible for the current craze and here are their numbers: (without the sauce)

Beef Bowl:

Small-685 cals, 27 g fat, 81 g carb

Large- 970 cals, 38 g fat, 116 g carb

Chicken Bowl:

Small- 610 cals, 12 g fat, 94 g carb

Large- 910 cals, 17 g fat, 140 g carb

Shrimp Bowl:

Grilled, Small-505 cals, 3 g fat, 96 g carb

Teriyaki Sauce: 130 cals, 30 g carb

Seafood Sauce: 130 cals, 30 g carb

El Pollo Loco:

Original Pollo Bowl-690 cals, 10 g fat, 106 g carb

Ultimata Pollo Bowl- 1050 cals, 34 g fat, 110 g carb

Jack in the Box:

Chicken Bowl-690 cals, 6 g fat, 133 g carb

 

Pei Wei:

Chicken Teriyaki Bowl-1120 cals, 26 g fat, 160 g carb

Shrimp Teriyaki Bowl-1060 cals, 24 g fat, 160 g carb

PF Chang’s:

Sesame Chicken-1070 cals, 30 g fat, 152 g carb

Shrimp w/ Lobster sauce-680 cals, 20 g fat, 90 g carb

Wahoo’s Fish Taco:

Blackened Chicken Bowl-860 cals, 15 g fat, 127 g carb

Charboiled Fish Bowl-930 cals, 22 g fat, 127 g carb

 

REMEMBER MOST WOMEN NEED A TOTAL DAILY CALORIE INTAKE OF 1300 CALORIES!