When you eat out, eat half of what’s on your plate: half of the appetizer, half of the salad, half of the entrée, half of desert. Odds are you’ll be just as satisfied and you’ll have cut the calories, fat and sodium in half. If you eat out once a day like most people do, you can drop a couple of pounds a week with just this one change.
Have the bread and butter removed from the table immediately so you won’t be tempted.
When in a restaurant order broiled, grilled, baked or roasted instead of fried or sautéed. Have chicken, seafood or fish, instead of beef or pork. Order something you really like but that’s too time consuming, complicated or expensive to make at home.
Have sauces and salad dressings served on the side rather than on the food. Dip your fork tines in the sauce or dressing and then spear your food. The taste of the sauce will still be there but you won’t consume as many calories.
In fine dining establishments the entrée and even sometimes the vegetables are given a slathering of butter sauce to enhance the flavor (who doesn’t like butter) and the appearance of the food. This can add up to 200 calories and a lot of extra fat. Ask the waiter to tell the chef not to add butter.
