I don't count calories -- I eat well-balanced meals. I won't hesitate to eat some of that delicious "fried blooming onion" even if it's over 2000 calories; it's not like I'm eating one every day, and I'll be sharing it with everyone else at my table.

Counting calories is pointless if you are still eating out and still very irrelevant even if preparing your own meals. - K

*just eats whatever she wants within reason* I never count calories, faaar too much math for my liking. I'm not actually plump but I'm eating healthier anyway just because, and I'm actually losing weight without all the pain of strict dieting. Besides like Rossie indicates it's okay to eat something high in calories if you aren't going to have it very often. Gotta "burn more than you eat" as they say.

I dunno how I feel about the blooming onion thing... it doesn't sound that good. But if my favorite food in the world was a crazy number of calories, I'd still eat a bite. Life's no fun without good food. And most restaurants (even nice ones) are quite liberal with the butter, so you've probably had something of an equal caloric value already.

To be honest, I pay more attention to what is in the food rather than the calories; because the form the calories take - just like sugars - determines the body's ability to process them... so I've heard. And I have trouble keeping on weight - and I eat literally all the damn time Q,Q so I don't really... pay attention to calories.

I don't watch calories too closely, I know what I can eat and how to eat it in moderation. I love the blooming onion but I don't eat the sauce and only eat 5-6 petals off of it. Now if someone was sitting down eating the whole thing by themselves everyday I would consider that a problem. But enjoying one when out with friends I wouldn't worry about.

The blooming onion is delicious!

I don't pay attention to calories and am trying to gain weight. I guess there would be no limit for me.

I don't count calories. I pretty much eat what I want in moderation most of the time. but I do have those times when it's emotional feeding time w/ as much comfort food as I want.

If i'm going out I'm not counting calories. I go to the gym and eat healthy otherwise. I don't care if i eat a lot out.

I have a weakness for that blooming onion!(No pun intended)
I don't count calories and see no point in doing it, I just watch what I eat and how much I eat of it. I am not going to let the amount of calories stop me from eating something, except in the case of where the calories and chlosteral is written all over the food when it's set in front of someone. You know those meals that just scream heart attack if I eat it, a few bites of a blooming onion doesn't do that to me. Most of the "challenge" food at Texas truck stops on the other hand do and they scream it a million times over. I just eat what I want at a restaurant, but I do watch the prices though because some restaurant food is just ridiculous!