With this being the end of the week...many of us will be going out to a restaurant instead of cooking at home. For those on a diet, going to a restaurant can be a challenge. No worries..we have your back. Below is a Menu Language Decoded article from the Food Network and some helpful tips from Jacki. Hope this is helpful to you! Jackis tips: 1.) Do your research! Before you pick a restaurant or if one has been chosen for you, go to the website and review the menu. Pre-select your meal before even going to the restaurant. Pick your main course, review the substitutes and make sure it falls in line with your diet. 2.) Youre in charge! Let the waitstaff know that you are on a diet and ask for any suggestions on healthy alternatives. Ask how the meal is prepared and suggest alternatives if it is not prepared to your liking. For example, ask for your meat to be cooked with olive oil instead of butter. 3.) Drink H20 before the free stuff or other beverages. I know....the bread is nice and warm and the chips & salsa is the reason for living, right! You can eat them and you can also have a drink however before you do....drink 1 to 2 cups/glasses of water before you do. Not only will hydrate your amazing body...you will also eat less of the free stuff and drink less a well :) 4.) Eat the good stuff before the bad! Eat all your fruits & vegetables first, then your protein/meat and then everything else. Youll thank you later :) 5.) Dont join the clean-plate-club! Sorry theres no more room in the clean-plate-club. And ignore your mothers voice, eat all your food before you leave the table. If youre SATISFIED (dont go to full), stop there and either let the waitstaff box it or take it away immediately. No more picking....just put the folk down and no one will get hurt...LOL!!! Have fun, try different foods....and choose wisely. With Love, Jacki foodnetwork/healthy/packages/healthy-every-week/healthy-on-the-road/menu-language-decoded.html?nl=FNHN_012115_quad4&c32=881a943a6e2240b6d9ddf8c4f51d07f8f9e6d195
Posted on: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 21:24:11 +0000