| These days a lot of people are overweight. One | | | | to take it away so that you don't overeat. You |
| of the reasons for this is the fact that so many | | | | can also choose to order an appetizer as your |
| people are dining out so often. Restaurant meals | | | | main dish as these portions are typically smaller. |
| tend to have a lot larger servings than those you | | | | Minimizing the total amount of food you are eating |
| eat at home, and they tend to be a lot more | | | | is the goal. This means you might want to avoid |
| calories dense. This means people tend to eat too | | | | the bread basket that some restaurants put on |
| much, which is not good for their waistlines. | | | | the table. |
| However, if you make this a special treat there is | | | | Eating a broth based soup or a salad (with minimal |
| no reason why you can't stay healthy and still eat | | | | dressing) at the start of the meal can help to fill |
| out from time to time. | | | | you up so you are less tempted to pig out on |
| One thing to do is choose restaurants that tend | | | | large amounts of appetizers or main dishes. |
| to serve healthier food when you are dining out. | | | | Another good strategy is to put your silverware |
| Restaurants that serve food that isn't fried, as | | | | down in between bites so that you can eat more |
| well as plenty of soup and salad options, tend to | | | | slowly. |
| be better than those that focus on fast food or | | | | There is nothing wrong with indulging yourself and |
| very rich food. You want to have a number of | | | | having a small treat when you are dining out. |
| healthy choices available to you so that you aren't | | | | However, you don't want to ruin your diet by |
| so tempted to choose an unhealthy meal. Many | | | | eating everything indulgent at once. Maybe one |
| restaurants now have their menus posted on the | | | | time you can share a dessert with a friend, and |
| internet (sometimes even with calorie counts) so | | | | another time you can have an alcoholic beverage |
| you can choose a healthy option ahead of time. | | | | or split an appetizer that is a bit high calorie with a |
| This is a good strategy. | | | | friend. If you eat the bread, you don't want to |
| Another way to eat more healthily when dining | | | | have a drink and dessert as well. |
| out is to automatically pack up half of your meal | | | | |