Dining Out While Living Well

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Dining Out While Living Well

 

by Victoria

 

Dining out is really easy once you get the hang of it.

You will eventually be able to look at any menu and find something on it you

can eat and enjoy.

 

Here are some examples of meals you can choose while

dining away from home:

 

Olive Garden or Italian Restaurants:

 

For a starch meal: Order Minestrone soup and salad with

vinaigrette dressing. Skip the breadsticks/bread because they are just white

flour and you don't need that (it will only aggravate your sugar cravings).

Say no to any parmesan or other cheese.

 

For a protein meal: Order a grilled meat of your choice.

Have some salad and if your meat comes with potatoes,

just ask them to bring you steamed veggies instead and they will gladly do it.

You can have a bit of parmesan on your salad.

 

Chevy's or another Mexican Restaurant that has grilled

foods:

 

For a starch meal: Order a side salad and eat that

first.

Order portabella mushroom or vegetable (or a combo of

both) fajitas. Order corn tortillas instead of flour and

eat just two of them. If you can't have just one or two chips and stop

yourself after that, don't even start eating them. You can eat a little rice

and beans too.

Order the whole pinto beans instead of the refried if

they have them.

 

For a protein meal: Order chicken or beef fajitas. Eat a

big salad first. Tell the waitress you don't want the tortillas. If you don't

want fajitas, order a meat in chile verde sauce and order a side of

vegetables. Don't even think about eating the chips. You can have a bit of

cheese with this meal.

 

Restaurants that serve everything:

 

Starch: Choose the soup and salad bar and follow the

rules for combining. Vegetable soup is a good option.

Don't hesitate to ask what is in the soup. I always ask.

 

Protein: Grilled meat, chicken or fish will always be on

these menus. Eat a salad first and it is okay to have some blue cheese

dressing (ON THE SIDE). Check the menu for Cobb or grilled meat salads. You

could order a Caesar salad and make sure to tell them to hold the croutons.