French: recettes calibrees en caloriesEnglish translation: calorie-counted recipes/meals 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | French term or phrase: | recettes calibrees en calories | | English translation: | calorie-counted recipes/meals | | Entered by: | French Foodie |
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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?
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| | Clarification request(s) and responseFrench Foodie: 3:00pm Oct 19, 2005: FYI: joker is the French term. It's the idea of a wild card. You can choose from a variety of "pleasure" items to top up your calorie count.
Claire Cox: 8:30am Oct 20, 2005: I suppose the "joker" idea could be translated as "treat" - I think that's the word they use in diets where you can have two squares of choocolate if you've been good all week! -
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 Claire Cox
United Kingdom
| Note from asker to answererThis 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!
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| recipes (or dishes) classified according to the number of calories they contain
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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.
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| calorie-counted recipes/meals
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.. is another option which you hear used quite often..
| Claire Cox
United Kingdom
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 4
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| Note from asker to answererThis 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! |
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