in case you were wondering

I've been noticing that this site gets a decent number of hits from search engines, looking for nutritional information on various restaurants. So, in case anyone's wondering where I get my calorie counts...

Jason's deli: I only eat the sandwiches whose calorie counts are listed on the menu. (Anything labeled "heart healthy", generally)

Quizno's: their website only lists nutritional info for their lite sandwiches. Anything else I eat from there, I make an educated guess, or look up the ingredients individually. (Fitday is good for this, although I've found it a bit tedious for everyday use. If I were tracking more than calories, I would probably use it more.)

Panera (aka, my happiest lunch place on earth): Their website has none. When I googled for it, I found this site had the most comprehensive list. Also, she has info on a ton of other restaurants, and weight watchers point values for these places as well (if you're into that sort of thing).

McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, etc. values are all taken from the nutritional information posted on their respective websites. If they don't have nutritional info on the particular thing I happen to be eating, I make an estimate based on another food that they do have in their list.

When I cook meat at home, I eat the separable lean parts only, and use a value of 37 - 40 calories per ounce. For pizza, I use a scale based on Tombstone's nutritional info for their sausage/pepperoni combo (380 for 1/4 pizza, or 190/slice). Delivery pizza varies, of course, but I figure that's close enough. Everything else that I eat at home comes from a box, carton, or bag with nutritional info on the label. I'm no gourmet. :)