5 diet friendly restaurants in Newcastle upon Tyne that may surprise you

By Tom

Aug

09

2017

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Who said you can’t eat out whilst dieting? It may be difficult to find a diet friendly restaurant in Newcastle, especially with the majority of them not providing nutritional information for their meals. However, by simply doing a little bit of research, you can find plenty of restaurants which do. This way you can save yourself from over eating and ruining your diet.

Here are 5 restaurants in Newcastle upon Tyne that provide nutritional information and offer meals below 600 calories.

Nando’s

Address: 6 St. Georges Way, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 7JD ·

In my opinion, Nando’s is one of the best restaurants to go to whilst dieting. Their high protein, low fat options make it simple to stay within your calorie and macronutrient limits making it a great choice.

Diet Friendly Meal:

Main – Chicken Butterfly
Calories - 330	Protein - 57.2	Carbs - 0.4	Fat - 11
Side – Supergrain
Calories - 118	Protein – 7.5	Carbs – 28.9	Fat – 6.1

How to ruin your diet:

Despite Nandos generally being diet friendly, it can still be really easy to ruin your diet if you are not careful. By opting for a double side and having a dessert, you can really put yourself over your calorie limit. One side of Peri-Salted Chips is more than double the calories of a chicken butterfly and side of supergrains.

Main – Chicken Butterfly
Calories - 330	Protein - 57.2	Carbs - 0.4	Fat - 11
Side 1 – Garlic Bread
Calories - 672	Protein – 13.4	Carbs – 78.2	Fat – 32.8
Side 2 – Peri-Salted Chips
Calories – 1029	Protein – 14.2	Carbs – 148.4	Fat – 38.5
Dessert – Carrot Cake
Calories – 711	Protein – 7.5	Carbs – 56.2	Fat – 48.7

Find the nutritional information here:

https://www.nandos.co.uk/food/menu

Ask Italian

Address: The Gate Newgate Street, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne NE1 5TG

Unlike Nando’s, Ask Italian is definitely not what you’d expect to be diet friendly; many of their dishes are extremely high in calories, some even reach over 2500 which is the recommended daily allowance for a male! However, they also have meals available for those watching their weight.

Diet Friendly Meal:

Main – Sea Bass al Forno & a side of potatoes
Calories: 562	Protein: 58	Carbs: 35	Fat: 22

How to ruin your diet:

This is how easy it is to ruin your diet at Ask Italian. A side of garlic bread with mozzarella contains more calories than the whole Sea Bass dish. Avoid starters, sides and desserts when eating here, unless you are certain you can fit them in to your daily calorie limit.

Starter – MUSHROOMS AL FORNO
Calories: 540	Protein: 10	Carbs: 29	Fat: 43
Main – Linguine Carbonara
Calories: 1035	Protein: 34	Carbs: 103	Fat: 58
Side – Garlic Bread with Mozzarella
Calories: 784	Protein: 30	Carbs: 83	Fat: 31
Dessert – Honeycomb Cheesecake with gelato
Calories: 719	Protein: 8.3	Carbs: 57	Fat: 52

Find the nutritional information here:

https://www.askitalian.co.uk/media/1883/nutritional-autumn-winter-2016.pdf

Wagamama

Address: 6 Eldon Square, North East England NE1 6JG

Wagamma is great for those on a diet; they offer a wide variety of dishes below 500 calories, so eating there couldn’t be easier. Take a look at their menu to see what you fancy.

Diet Friendly Meal:

Main – Chicken Ramen
Calories: 476	Protein: 41	Carbs: 63	Fat: 6

How to ruin your diet:

Try to avoid fatty cuts of meats like duck and lamb as they can easily increase the overall calories of a dish, and instead opt for the leaner meats like tuna and chicken.

Main – Grilled Duck Donburi
Calories – 1133	Protein – 33	Carbs – 149	Fat – 44
Dessert – Chocolate layer cake
Calories - 485	Protein – 5.5	Carbs – 52	Fat – 28

Find the nutritional information here:

https://www.wagamama.com/our-menu/

Pizza Hut

Address: 112-116 Grey St, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 6JG

Pizza Hut has recently introduced flatbread pizzas, all of which contain less than 600 calories, they taste delicious and are a great alternative to real pizza.

Diet Friendly Meal:

Main – Chicken Delight Flatbread
Calories: 443	Protein: 33	Carbs: 48	Fat: 13

How to ruin your diet:

Even a margarita pizza contains 182 calories per slice so don’t be tempted to buy one when you arrive. And forget having a garlic mayonnaise dip – one of those contains half the amount of calories as a whole flatbread pizza!

Main – Meat Feast
Calories – 2688	Protein – 157	Carbs – 242	Fat – 118
Dip – Garlic Mayonnaise
Calories - 243	Protein – 1	Carbs – 2	Fat – 26

Find the nutritional information here:

https://pizzahut.co.uk/restaurants/r/globalassets/price-bands/nutrition-documents/core-nutritionals---may-17.pdf

Harvester

Address: Metro Centre, Metro centre, Gateshead NE11 9YG

This is by far the most boring meal on the list but for a quick lunch when you’re out, this is a great choice and can be easily fitted into your diet.

Diet Friendly Meal:

Main – Simply Grilled Chicken & Baked Potato
Calories: 540	Protein: 51.4	Carbs: 65.7	Fat: 5.7

How to ruin your diet:

Harvester has an amazing ability to jam calories into many of their dishes, so it’s always worth referring to their nutrition guide before ordering; fortunately they provide this on their menu. I’d also recommend thinking twice before ordering a dessert; for such a small volume of food they contain a lot of calories.

Starter – Cheese and bacon loaded potato skins
Calories: 378	Protein: 16.9	Carbs: 34.2	Fat: 20.4
Main – Spiked Maple-Glazed Pork Belly
Calories: 1637	Protein: 61.3	Carbs: 108.3	Fat: 103.2
Dessert – Chocolate Fudge Cake
Calories: 1221	Protein: 17.4	Carbs: 159.1	Fat: 55.5