Is the thought of eating out daunting you because you’re vegan and don’t really think the chef knows what that means? Or because you’re diet conscious and don’t think they will have anything fat free food on the menu? Learning how to eat out and not foregoing your principles, allergies and diet constraints can make for quite a socio-friendly habit.
It’s tricky to avoid the pictures on the menu and make your order carefully without giving into the tempting and ravishing pictures of the food. However, it is important that you do not succumb to these images as many a times they’re not really as gorgeous as they appear.
Gourmet restaurants often resort to using foreign languages in their menu to attract customers. Some others use fancy descriptions of the every-day culinary items to lure you into wanting them. It’s essential that you not succumb to these either.
Craving for food from fancy titles can be easily overcome by concentrating on the descriptions and being well aware of the ingredients.
Choosing from what’s healthy and what isn’t is yet another tricky situation when all the items on the menu are confusingly listed against one another. The general tendency is to go for what seems more appealing from the surface rather than from what it might be made of from the core of it. Try not to mistake the unhealthy food from the healthy.
If you have a picture of healthy eating being images of crunchy salads and endless servings of fresh vegetables and end up being lured into ordering what you think is the healthiest dish on the menu, think again. Most items are promoted in a way that they seem healthy, like on salad bars, with extra vegetables etc. However you might find yourself relishing a whole fat-filled portion of food as most of these foods are marinated in rich sauces or cheese.
It’s important to concentrate on the how the nutrients of the vegetables might be preserved in the food. Steamed vegetables are the best form of nutrition as opposed to fried or baked.
Dinning in a group and not trying out the platters ordered can be difficult. However, you must bear in mind that these usually have high-calorie content and are unhealthy even in small potions. Avoid sampler platter at all times.
Eating out need not derail your diet anymore! Enjoy the experience and expand your social network.
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