Fine dining

Road Restaurant Strategy

Explore the local eats! How to make the best healthy eating decisions on the road.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tips for Dining Out

  • Portion Control: Most restaurants are notorious for serving large portions. A pasta serving at a restaurant is approximately 8 serving sizes!
  • Order an Appetizer as a meal: The portion sizes for an appetizer are generally much smaller than a regular meal and definitely adequate for your meal.
  • Have a good healthy snack about ½ hour before you leave for the restaurant. This helps you make better choices for your meal and to avoid the chips or bread that is served before your meal.
  • Skip the ALL YOU CAN EAT or BUFFET STYLE Restaurants.
  • DON’T SKIP MEALS!
  • Skip fried choices and opt for steamed veggies or a baked potato as a side dish instead of the fries. Order salad dressing on the side and keep to the vinaigrettes instead of the creamy, high calorie choices.
  • Avoid Alcohol: stick to having one glass of wine or light beer and don’t forget to count these calories!
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TIPS FOR EATING OUT

Portion Control – Most restaurants are notorious for serving large portions (a pasta serving at a restaurant is approximately 8 serving sizes). So instead of eating the entire dinner, share with a friend or immediately ask for a to go box and place at least half inside before you begin your meal. If you don’t before, it’s too easy to think how good it tastes and keep eating it.

Order an Appetizer as a meal – The portion sizes for an appetizer are generally much smaller than a regular meal and definitely adequate for your meal.

Have a good healthy snack about ½ hour before you leave for the restaurant. This helps you make better choices for your meal and to avoid the chips or bread that is served before your meal.

Skip the ALL YOU CAN EAT or BUFFET STYLE Restaurants. Do I need to elaborate here??????
We will cover briefly how to work within these types of establishments as they work well for rally’s and pot-lucks too!

DON’T SKIP MEALS early in the day to save your calories for later. Skipping meals is one of the quickest ways to derail your healthy eating goals. Have a smaller healthy meal at lunch and keep yourself somewhat active throughout your day.

Skip fried choices and opt for steamed veggies or a baked potato as a side dish instead of the fries. Order salad dressing on the side and keep to the vinaigrettes instead of the creamy, high calorie choices.

Avoid Alcohol – stick to having one glass of wine or light beer and don’t forget to count these calories!!!

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