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English translation: calorie-counted recipes/meals

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French term or phrase:	recettes calibrees en calories
English translation:	calorie-counted recipes/meals
Entered by:	French Foodie

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11:32 Oct 19, 2005

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Marketing - Nutrition

French term or phrase: recettes calibrees en calories

Describing a nutrition program at a corporate restaurant (cafeteria) with "recettes savoureuses et calibrees en calories". Customers basically figure out how many calories they need for lunch, make up their tray, and then get to add a "joker" (bread, beverage, yogurt, etc.) to reach the recommended number of calories.

I have this translated simply as "recipes with a set number of calories", but am now having my final-read-through doubts. More the idea that calories are listed for each item in the menu?

MTIA

French Foodie KudoZ activity Questions: 423 (none open) (8 closed without grading) Answers: 423
Local time: 08:04

calorie-counted recipes/meals

Explanation:
.. is another option which you hear used quite often..

Selected response from:

Claire Cox
Local time: 07:04

Grading comment

This was I real toss up to grade. Points go to Claire since that is the answer I used, but I would have really like to give points to Sara too for "answer that was the most helpful". Her PTDPD gave me a MUCH needed laugh that day :-)
Thanks to all!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +9

calorie-controlled recipes/meals/dishes

Sara Freitas

4 +6

calorie-counted recipes/meals

Claire Cox

recipes (or dishes) classified according to the number of calories they contain

Josephine79

nutrionally balanced recipes...

Jane Lamb-Ruiz

(tasty) balanced calorie meals

xxxCMJ_Trans

calorie conscious

Jocelyne S

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

5 mins confidence:

calorie conscious

Explanation:
The "calibrées" makes me think more of "well-balanced" meals, but perhaps "calorie conscious" might work.

Jocelyne S
France
Local time: 08:04
Native speaker of:

English

12 mins confidence:

recipes (or dishes) classified according to the number of calories they contain

Explanation:
Yes, I think your second thoughts are correct: it's the idea that you know precisely how many calories are in each option rather than the fact that the calory content is restricted. After all, not every one is trying to lose weight!

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Note added at 14 mins (2005-10-19 11:47:33 GMT)
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oops, "calorie", of course.

Josephine79
Local time: 08:04
Native speaker of:

English

14 mins confidence:

(tasty) balanced calorie meals

Explanation:
...

xxxCMJ_Trans
Local time: 08:04
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

23 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

calorie-counted recipes/meals

Explanation:
.. is another option which you hear used quite often..

Claire Cox
Local time: 07:04
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +9

calorie-controlled recipes/meals/dishes

Explanation:
HTH

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Note added at 4 mins (2005-10-19 11:37:40 GMT)
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BTW, my husband and I came up with a good name for this after a particularly neurotic episode this weekend:

PTDPD (Pre Translation Delivery Panic Disorder). Can also be used for "Post" delivery panic (which is much worse).

This happened after I asked him to proofread a press release I had *already* delivered during a moment of existential angst.

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Note added at 27 mins (2005-10-19 12:00:17 GMT)
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For me "control" does not necessarily imply "restrict". It just means that the calories have been counted so you don't have to. Just like portion-controlled means that the portion sizes have been checked so that you don't have to worry about them...you just enjoy your meal!

Sara Freitas
France
Local time: 08:04
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Sp and Fr to En: yep

1 min

-> Thanx.

agree

Sue Pasco

3 mins

-> Thanks.

agree

Marilyn Amouyal: I love the PTDPD. PTDED can be even worse and potentially fatal (Post Translation Delivery Error Discovery).

6 mins

-> :)

agree

cmwilliams

28 mins

-> Thanks.

agree

Enza Longo

29 mins

-> Thanks.

neutral

Tony M: In practice, 'control' is so often a euphemism for 'minimize' (especially in corporate-speak in terms of 'portion control'!), and it suggests the cook watches what they put in, which I'm sure isn't the case! // Just call me an old cynic ;-)

45 mins

-> This is about a nutrition program, so why wouldn't they be watching what goes in? I stand by my answer. Think about the food pyramid, it is a way of "controlling" what you eat (but not necessarily reducing/minimizing)

agree

VRN

52 mins

-> Thanks.

agree

Georges Tocco

1 hr

-> Thanks.

agree

ejike

1 hr

-> Thanks.

agree

Paige Stanton

11 hrs

-> Thanks.

neutral

Jane Lamb-Ruiz: too stark...Sara...don't u think?

11 hrs

-> Maybe, but my underlying idea is "let us do the counting so that you don't have to" (just sit back and enjoy your meal...sort of like me with my frozen diet entrees hot out of the microwave at lunch time...yum!)

8 hrs confidence:

nutrionally balanced recipes...

Explanation:
would work...gives the idea of balance which is not necessarily low calories but nutrionally worked out..ie some fat, but not too much, for example

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Note added at 8 hrs 5 mins (2005-10-19 19:38:56 GMT)
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I think the idea of calorie is not as important as balanced nutrition..and it works fine here.

Jane Lamb-Ruiz
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese

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