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Buffet: the plate that keeps you in budget

Buffet: the plate that keeps you in budget

Buffets make you pile the plate until it spills - one hotel buffet first plate can run near 1300 kcal. A simple plate plan - half veg and salad, one small protein, one tandoori roti, one dessert - lets you taste everything for about 420 kcal.

12 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
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Buffets are fun - and sneaky. The spread looks endless, so you pile the plate high. A wedding or hotel buffet makes one loaded plate feel normal. That one plate can carry more calories than you think. But you can taste everything and still stay light. The trick is a plate plan, not willpower.

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