For as much as I advocate cooking food at home from scratch I realize that it can become a boring chore. It is perfectly OK to dine out if you are on a weight loss program. You just need to know which restaurants to attend and what to eat.
The general rule is to go through the menu with your weigh loss goal in mind.
Here are some points to consider while dining out:
1. Chinese restaurants. Avoid white rice and deep fried food (including dough-wrapped food). The food to eat in Chinese restaurants are soups and mixed salads.
2. Avoid going to buffets unless you can control the portion size and eat lots of vegetable and fruit salads. Do not use excessive dressings in your salads - a little bit of lemon and olive oil is enough.
3. Visit vegetarian restaurants to be on the safe side. While lean chicken is good for you most of the restaurants add a lot of fat while cooking the chicken. By visiting vegetarian restaurants you will avoid the consumption of trans-fats. Choose raw salads, legumes and avoid the excessive salad dressing.
4. Greek restaurants. Eat salads with olives and olive oil, hummus is good too, try yogurt sauces. You can also order grilled chicken once in a while. Try to avoid dessert or share it.
5. Mexican restaurant. Avoid excessive consumption of chips - few are OK; do not order rice. Instead eat guacamole, whole beans, grilled chicken, salsa. Limit the consumption of flour-containing items.
6. Japanese restaurants. Avoid rice; eat miso soup, try sashimi instead of sushi, seaweed salads, drink green tea.
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