Diet Fitness Health

You might think that it’s not possible to maintain a healthy diet when you eat out at restaurants. This is often true. However, you can still enjoy restaurants occasionally and maintain your healthy diet. You simply need to learn a little bit about nutrition, which will allow you to make the correct food choices to stay healthy, active, mentally stable and happy.

When you pick up the menu, start by skipping over the drinks section. Although you may be tempted to enjoy a beer or mixed beverage with your dinner, these usually have many empty calories, which is not good for your body. Red wine is an exception to this rule, and may actually help prevent heart disease. Try to have only a single glass.

Also skip over the appetizer menu, unless it’s a side salad. Most restaurant appetisers are high-fat foods, which can make you crave more of the same. Examples of these are mozzarella sticks, potato skins, and wings. Rather just have a main course, or share a single serving with a couple of other people.

When choosing your main dish, it is of course important that you look at the ingredients of the dish. Anything with cream sauces or high-fat meats should be avoided, and pass up the potatoes or onion rings. Instead order side dishes like vegetables or ask for just the main course when possible.

Remember too that portion control is everything. Order off the lunch menu whenever you can, and ask for a doggie bag right away. To avoid being tempted to eat the whole main course, split it in two and bag one half.

At the end of your meal, skip over the dessert menu, just like you did with the appetizers. Again, you can share a single dessert with the entire table if you feel compelled to order something, or split your portion in half. Many fancy desserts in restaurants have more calories than your entire meal, so keep this in mind before you flag down the waitress to put in an order! Of course, on special occasions, it’s alright to cheat a little, but overall healthy eating requires lots of resisting temptation around you.

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