Bahrain Calorie Calculator
Estimate calories, macros and portions for Bahraini foods including machboos, harees, thareed, luqaimat and everyday Bahraini meals.
Bahrain calorie calculator for Bahraini meals
Bahraini cooking leans on rice and fish more than any other Gulf cuisine. Machboos is the everyday plate, but grilled hamour and safi (samak mashwi), sweet muhammar rice and slow-cooked harees are just as central to how people in Manama, Muharraq and Riffa actually eat. This hub gathers CalorieMetrica's Bahraini calorie references in one place so you can check a dish, weigh a portion and plan around real Bahraini meals rather than a generic food list.
Popular Bahraini mains
Machboos Bahrain
The everyday Bahraini rice plate — about 600–720 kcal per serving.
Harees Bahrain
Slow-cooked wheat and meat; ~525–640 kcal per 350g bowl.
Thareed Bahrain
Bread-and-stew comfort dish; ~560–700 kcal per bowl.
Samak Mashwi Bahrain
Grilled hamour or safi — the leanest Bahraini main at 330–420 kcal.
Bahraini street food & snacks
Bahraini drinks & sweets
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Bahraini dishes at a glance
These estimates come from CalorieMetrica's individual Bahraini food pages, so the numbers here match what you will find on each linked page.
| Dish | Typical serving | Estimated calories |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken machboos | 1 plate (~430g) | 600–720 kcal |
| Harees | 1 bowl (350g) | 525–640 kcal |
| Thareed | 1 bowl (~380g) | 560–700 kcal |
| Muhammar (sweet rice) | 175g serving | 420–510 kcal |
| Samak mashwi (grilled fish) | 1 serving | 330–420 kcal |
| Balaleet | 1 portion (~180g) | 490–540 kcal |
| Khubz Bahraini | 1 medium round (~100g) | 240–290 kcal |
| Luqaimat | 10 pieces (~140g) | 400–500 kcal |
| Karak tea | 200ml cup | 120–150 kcal |
A realistic Bahraini food day
Karak with breakfast (~130 kcal), a chicken machboos plate at lunch (~650 kcal) and samak mashwi with salad and a small rice portion at dinner (~500 kcal) comes to roughly 1,300 kcal — comfortably inside most fat-loss budgets. Add a 10-piece luqaimat serving (~450 kcal) and two more cups of karak (~260 kcal) and the same day reaches roughly 2,000 kcal. Bahraini food fits any goal; the difference is almost always the extras, not the mains.
Practical tips for Bahrain
Choose grilled (mashwi) over fried fish — hamour and safi are among the leanest proteins in the local diet. Treat muhammar as a sweetened rice: at 420–510 kcal per 175g serving it sits closer to a dessert than to plain rice. And after a big Friday family lunch, keep dinner to fish or salad rather than a second rice plate.
Bahrain Calorie Calculator FAQs
Is machboos good for weight loss in Bahrain?
A standard chicken machboos plate (~430g) runs about 600–720 kcal. It can fit a fat-loss day if you halve the rice, keep the chicken and add salad — see the Machboos Bahrain page for portion-by-portion figures.
What is the lightest traditional Bahraini meal?
Samak mashwi — grilled hamour or safi with rice on the side — is the leanest choice at roughly 330–420 kcal per fish serving. Balaleet and muhammar are the heaviest per portion because both are sweetened.
How many calories are in Bahraini karak?
A 200ml cup with sweetened milk is about 120–150 kcal. Three cups across a working day adds roughly 400 kcal — worth counting if you drink karak habitually.
What should I use next?
Work out your daily target with the TDEE Calculator, then build a routine with the Meal Planner or log meals in the Daily Meal Tracker.