What's your restaurant eating strategy?

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-06-2007
What's your restaurant eating strategy?
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Fri, 01-23-2009 - 8:10am

Since we have so many new people here, it might be helpful to share some of your strategies for when you are eating out in a restaurant.  How do you decide what to order?  If you're craving something illegal (e.g. a basket of fries), how do you get past that desire?  Any tips you can share would be great!


 

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Registered: 12-06-2007
Fri, 01-23-2009 - 8:22am

Some things that I do:


- Preview the restaurant's menu online so that I can have a plan before going in.


- Over time, I have come to enjoy dinner salads, so I will frequently choose that as an option (but I've also learned that just because it's a salad doesn't mean that it's a healthy one; I still have to look closely at what it includes).


- Sometimes I will order an appetizer and a side salad as my entire dinner, as my appetite has decreased.


- We were recently at a restaurant known for great onion rings.

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Registered: 10-04-2006
Fri, 01-23-2009 - 10:50am

"We were recently at a restaurant known for great onion rings. I do love onion rings, but I looked around the restaurant, saw people eating onion rings, and realized that they were all quite overweight. I quickly lost my desire for those."

OMG! I totally do this ALL the time. Its amazing the correlation you see when looking at who is eating what.

I also always try to preview a menu/nutritional information online.

My overall strategy depends on the situation. If its a normal dinner, then I am much more careful. If its a planned "treat" (which we do about every 3-4 weeks), then my strategy is different.

















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Registered: 09-14-2004
Fri, 01-23-2009 - 11:12am
I don't usually go to restaurants that post their nutrition online so I basically have a strategy where I'll look at the menu online and figure out what I'd like to get and it's usually a salad and fish (dressing on the side, I don't order fish with any creamy or buttery sauce) or if I'm not as hungry, two appetizers, usually a veggie one and a meat/fish one.
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Registered: 04-01-2004
Fri, 01-23-2009 - 11:40am
I mostly do 2 appetizers or a fish and a vegetable.
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Registered: 08-07-2007
Fri, 01-23-2009 - 12:01pm

I have found that I have much less trouble in restaurants than I initially thought I would.

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Registered: 09-14-2004
Fri, 01-23-2009 - 12:53pm

Cathy,


How do you ask for the food?

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Registered: 04-01-2004
Fri, 01-23-2009 - 1:15pm
It's extremely helpful when ordering vegetables.
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Registered: 01-05-2009
Fri, 01-23-2009 - 1:38pm
I avoid anything fried. If my sandwich or entree comes with fries, I'll ask for steamed veggies or a salad instead. I drink water too instead of diet soda or tea. Drinking lots of water helps to avoid over eating. :)
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Registered: 12-08-2008
Fri, 01-23-2009 - 5:10pm

"- We were recently at a restaurant known for great onion rings.

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Registered: 02-03-2008
Fri, 01-23-2009 - 7:48pm
I have always worked in the restaurant industry and spent 9 years at the Olive Garden.

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