Eating Right When You Have to Eat Out?

Answer 1

Eating out is something that happens from time to time. At least for most of us it does once and a while. When you get to eating out you will have a lot of choices to make about eating out that will impact just how many calories you spend when you are being served. That is why today we are going to talk about ways that you can make your time spent eating out a painless as possible while still having some great dishes to choose from. We will begin with the drinks, which are fairly universal.

Your Drinks

It should go without saying that you first choice of drinks should be water. It is calorie free and unlike Diet Soda will not cause an increase of sodium. If you have to choose a drink with flavor try to get the most punch for you calories by avoiding the empty sugars in soda and alcohol and going from a juice or a milk drink which will at least give you some health benefits to balance out those calories.

Italian

Pasta may be the quintessential Italian dish to most people, but try to get a dish where it is not the only player in the dish. Instead find flavors that mix in lean meats or seafood in order to make things right.

Chinese

Get your food steamed, with the sauce on the side to begin with. Then be sure to carefully monitor your intake of rice, which can get out of control very quickly in the calorie department if you are not careful. It should go without saying that anything fried is a bad plan here.

Japanese

Skip anything batter dipped and get either sushi, which has a lot of lean fish and vegetables, or pick options such as miso soup as your starters. If you find yourself in a hibachi then you should stay away from fatty meat options and calorie-pricy add-ons like noodles.

Diner or American Style Restaurant

Avoid things that are fried, smothered in sauces, made with cream or otherwise prepared in a way that you would avoid at home. While you are at it, do yourself a favor and skip the appetizers in favor of a simple salad. In that section there be dragons. Here you can try to get something similar to what you may make a home, juts be aware that the restaurant style foods will always be bigger in portion and higher in calories then what you make at home.

Fast Food Joint (Burgers)

Try to get a salad. Everything else is going to post a bit of a challenge when it comes to eating well. If you have to have the burger and fries combo then go ahead a get the smallest size, by ordering a kids meal. It is your best choice in terms of limiting your portions without missing out on the flavors you want.

There you have it. Now you can go ahead and make the best choices possible in fast food.