Calories in Rainforest Cafe Food

Calories in Rainforest Cafe Food
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The Rainforest Cafe is a concept restaurant with locations across America. Guests are seated in a rainforest-themed dining room with waterfalls, plant life and sounds of the jungle. According to its website, the chain has 25 locations throughout the country, including three at Walt Disney theme parks.

Salads

The Rainforest Cafe has seven salads on its menu, including five entrée-size salads. According to LiveStrong.com's Daily Plate, the Jungle Chop Salad has 227 calories when the pecans, blue cheese and dressing are removed. My Fitness Pal estimates the Volcanic Cobb Salad, formerly known as the Volcano, at 746 calories.

Pastas

A trio of pasta dishes are featured on the menu. The Rasta Pasta --- grilled chicken, walnut pesto, broccoli, red peppers and spinach tossed with Alfredo sauce and penne pasta --- has 994 calories in a 14-ounce serving, according to My Fitness Pal. The Planet Earth Pasta features penne pasta tossed with Italian sausage, olive oil and garlic, and then baked with a mozzarella cheese topping. The Daily Plate reports that the meal has 990 calories.

Entrées

Of the menu's 26 entrées, 14 feature meat or seafood as the primary ingredient. The Tuscan Chicken --- chicken breast, marinated, grilled and served with cucumbers, kalamata olives, tomatoes and a honey mustard sauce --- comes in at 525 calories, according to the Daily Plate. The highest calorie count belongs to Maya's Combo --- a sampler platter of barbecued ribs, Tuscan chicken and coconut shrimp served with french fries --- which comes in at 2,697 calories, according to My Fitness Pal.

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Article reviewed by Marti T Last updated on: Jun 14, 2011

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