How To Dine Out On A Diet
Is it really possible to dine out on a diet and not ruin things?
Dining out when you are on a diet can be very difficult. This is especially true for people that love to eat like I do.
The good news is that here is no reason why you have to give up dining out all together.
You just need to understand that there are adjustments that need to be made and different things to consider when someone else is preparing your food for you.
Generally speaking restaurants use more salt and more butter than anyone would normally use cooking at home. This can have a huge impact on your calorie intake unless you do something about it.
It is no longer unusual to ask servers at most restaurants how things are prepared and most restaurants will offer you options without any fuss. Simply requesting that your food be broiled or baked instead of fried is huge.
Low sodium options are now pretty standard too. Don’t be shy, just ask. Aside from asking about low sodium options, there is absolutely no need to add salt to any dish you are served at a restaurant. Rest assured there is plenty of salt already in the dish.
If you are a calorie counter, most restaurants serve portions that are bigger than the portions you are giving yourself at home. Simply don’t eat it all and take a doggie bag home. Cleaning your plate is a habit from the fifties. Don’t waste anything. Take it home.
Sauces and salad dressings are two other killers at restaurants. Get your salad dressing on the side every time and when you get your salad, don’t pour the dressing on your salad, dip you salad in bite by bite. This way you will use half the dressing.
Sauces in general are fattening. The best advice is don’t get your dish with the sauce. If you absolutely need something, lemon juice is good for fish and mustard won’t kill you. Dry seasoning is usually ok too, but be careful about sodium with the dry seasonings
Other good tips are don’t eat bread before your meal and drink water or a glass of red wine instead of soda or juice.
Generally speaking it isn’t carbohydrates or calories that make you gain weight. It’s BAD calories and carbohydrates that do.
Don’t eat anything white. Order brown bread, eat red potatoes and don’t use white sugar. Use honey or carry stevia packets around with you. You can get them almost anywhere now.
Eating out on a diet plan is a necessary evil in most of our lives because we are so busy. Social pressure and a healthier outlook by society in general have made it much easier to eat well when eating out. You just have to use a little common sense


20. Jun, 2010 


