| Did you know the average restaurant meal
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| | Opt for a vinegar-based dressing if
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| contains more than 1,000 calories? Even
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| | possible. If you love Ranch or Bleu
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| breakfast fare such as pancakes, waffles,
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| | Cheese, order it on the side, and try
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| and French toast, served in
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| | dipping your fork into the dressing
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| restaurant-sized portions can contain as
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| | before each bite. That will give you a
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| many as 900 calories. And studies show
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| | nice distribution of flavor and you might
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| that kids eat nearly twice as many
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| | be surprised by how little dressing you
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| calories when eating a restaurant meal
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| | have used once your salad plate is clear.
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| compared with eating a meal cooked and
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| | When choosing your entree, opt for
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| served at home.
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| | something that has been grilled or
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| With all these extra calories, it's easy
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| | broiled, not fried. You'll save fat grams
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| to sabotage your diet. Plus, we all want
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| | and calories, and you'll also eat fewer
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| to get our money's worth and because
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| | of those unhealthy trans fats.
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| we're often paying a lot more for food
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| | Ask your waiter or waitress to replace
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| served at a restaurant, we may use the
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| | the starch with a second order of
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| prices themselves as justification for
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| | vegetables. You'll save on calories and
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| cleaning the plate.
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| | get another serving of the good stuff.
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| The truth is, you don't have to sacrifice
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| | Skip the cream. When ordering soup, opt
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| flavor and nutrition when you are
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| | for clear soups instead of cream soups.
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| treating yourself to a night out. Just
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| | When ordering sauces, choose the
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| follow these simple guidelines.
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| | tomato-based sauce over the creamy one.
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| Be wary of your drinking glass. It's easy
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| | You'll save even more calories if you ask
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| to consume vast quantities of empty
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| | for all sauces to be served on the side.
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| calories through a straw. A large Coke at
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| | When the meal comes, split it. Make a
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| McDonalds has more than 300 calories. And
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| | mental line down the center of your plate
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| when we are sitting in a restaurant, we
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| | and stop eating once you've reached the
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| often find our drinks refilled over and
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| | halfway point, if not before. If you have
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| over. The bar is no better: A pint of
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| | a hard time quitting when it's time, ask
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| beer will give you about 150 calories.
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| | for a takeout container at the beginning
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| And a glass of dry wine will contribute
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| | of your meal and remove half the meal
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| 100 or so, while a jumbo margarita can
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| | from your plate before you even begin
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| get up in the 400-calorie range. You can
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| | eating.
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| save lots of calories (and a few dollars,
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| | If you can't skip dessert altogether,
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| too) by opting for unsweetened iced tea,
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| | choose fresh fruit or another low calorie
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| a diet soft drink, or simply water with
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| | treat. Many restaurants are offering at
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| lemon or lime wedges.
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| | least one or two dessert choices that are
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| Skip the appetizers. Some of these
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| | lower in fat or calories. Give these a
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| pre-meal splurges contain more fat and
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| | try. Or simply order one dessert for the
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| calories than the entree. And many
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| | entire table and make a point to eat
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| appetizers are deep fried and served with
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| | very, very slowly. Before you know it,
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| rich and heavy sauces. An order of cheese
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| | the dessert will be gone and so will all
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| fries with Ranch dressing can exceed
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| | that temptation. And here's food for
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| 3,000 calories, for example. Cut this
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| | thought: Have you ever noticed that it's
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| part of the meal altogether.
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| | the first three bites of any big
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| Go for a salad. Replace those fatty
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| | indulgence that we truly enjoy: way more
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| appetizers with a pre-meal salad. Fill up
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| | than we enjoy subsequent bites? So take a
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| on the good stuff before the main meal
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| | few nibbles and truly enjoy them. Then
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| begins and you will eat fewer calories by
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| | put down your spoon. Order a cup of
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| meal's end. And be careful not to ruin
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| | coffee (with some skim milk) if you still
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| the healthy salad. Skip the Caesar option
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| | need a little something to cap your meal.
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| because Caesar salads are often saturated
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| | Many restaurants are offering more
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| with creamy dressing. If there's an
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| | healthy choices than ever before, so it
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| option between spinach and iceberg,
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| | is becoming easier to stick to a healthy
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| choose the former. Make sure that you ask
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| | diet and have an enjoyable dining
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| for no cheese or croutons (or remove them
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| | experience, as well.
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| once the salad arrives at your table.)
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