“We do a lot of traveling in the summer and I always gain so much weight! Do you have any suggestions on how to eat out without blowing up?”
I sure do! Here are just a few suggestions to help you stay in your swimsuit all summer long and not look like a beached whale on Labor Day weekend.
Stay away from fried foods. Opt for broiled meats or fish and ask that they go easy on any butters or oils in preparing the meat. Decorative dollops of herbed butter are notorious for showing up on steaks and fish. Baked, grilled, broiled, poached or steamed are much better alternatives to fried foods.
Ask your server to have the chef not add butter or other fats to your foods. Some restaurants will add butter to vegetables and meats.
Order lean meats like white meat chicken or turkey, any fish, wild or organic game meats, Bison, or lean cuts of pork or beef like tenderloin and flank steaks.
Skip the French fries or baked potatoes slathered in butter and sour cream and ask for an extra serving of vegetables or a side salad instead.
Stay away from cream based salad dressings like ranch, blue cheese or thousand island and ask for a light vinagarette, an herbed vinegar or even a lemon wedge instead. Always ask for your salad dressing on the side.
Avoid falling for the appetizer, entree and dessert deal unless you’re splitting the meal with someone else. Ordering all three is the equivalent to ordering three meals’ worth of calories.
Stay away from large portions. Try having an appetizer and a salad instead of a big entree.
Restaurants are never known for helping you diet, at least not the ones that stay in business. Their goal is to make you feel full and satisfied so that you feel you got your money’s worth and decide to go back again. That means they’ll add fats at any possible turn. Just remember they are there to please you. You can and should ask how your meal will be prepared and feel free to make special requests. After all, you are paying for it.
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