Chicken tikka and chicken tikka masala sit one word apart on the menu. One is pieces of chicken off a skewer. The other arrives under a bowl of sauce. That one word decides what lands on your plate, and an Indian menu is full of words doing the same job.(Have you ever ordered Indian food and hoped for the best? Grab the free Eating On-The-Go Guide at go.brianparana.com/eatingonthego)Coach Brian Parana walks through the five menu words that decide your meal at an Indian restaurant. He uses published nutrition numbers from Tiffin Indian Cuisine to show what those words cost you in calories and protein. This is fat loss after 40 without giving up the food you like.By the end you will have three exact orders you can say at the table. One grilled, one curry, and one vegetarian.Chapters:- [00:00] Two chicken dishes one word apart on the menu- [02:45] Tikka, tandoori, and what masala adds to the plate- [05:00] Dal makhani, naan, and biryani: where the calories sit- [10:15] Why mild does not mean fewer calories- [12:00] Three exact orders for grilled, curry, and vegetarianKey Takeaways:- The last word on a dish name tells you how the kitchen finished it, and makhani means butter is already in there.- Grilled tells you the cooking method, so ask whether a tandoori plate is a full chicken or a half chicken.- Choose rice or naan and leave the other off the order, because a full rice serving plus bread is two starches.Resources Mentioned:- Eating On-The-Go Guide, free at go.brianparana.com/eatingonthego- Tiffin Indian Cuisine published nutrition informationCommon questions from this episode:- What is the difference between chicken tikka and chicken tikka masala?Chicken tikka is chicken marinated in yogurt and spices, then cooked on skewers in a tandoor. Chicken tikka masala serves that same chicken in a sauce. At Tiffin the skewered dish runs about 600 calories with 60 grams of protein, and the masala runs about 800 with 40.- What does makhani mean on an Indian menu?Makhani means buttery. Tiffin calls their dal makhani a buttery tomato cream sauce, and it runs about 600 calories against about 400 for dal tadka.- How many calories are in naan bread?Classic naan runs about 400 calories a piece at Tiffin. Stuffed naan runs closer to 700, so two pieces of naan can add about 800 calories to your meal.- Does mild Indian food have fewer calories than hot?No. The spice level tells you how much chili to expect and nothing else. A mild korma is built on cream, yogurt, or ground nuts and can be one of the richest dishes on the menu.The Call To Rise is a 100-day fat loss challenge for driven men ready to take their body back. It combines strength training, personalized nutrition and real accountability. Most men lose 20 plus pounds and rebuild the confidence that comes with it.This

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