Dining Out

• Look up nutrition info online – plan what you want before you get there
• Order first – avoid peer pressure
• Don’t go too hungry
• Consider an appetizer+ salad versus ordering an entrée
• Eat fruit or yogurt before you go
• Bring food that you can eat
• Order an extra veggie – skip the starch
• Read your goals/cards before you leave
• Wear tighter clothing
• Dilute alcohol or enjoy non-caloric and non-alcoholic drink after the first drink or intersperse one alcoholic drink, one non, etc.
• Pass on the bread – ask them to remove it from the table
• Ask for low fat, low calorie alternatives whenever you can
• Dressings and sauces on the side; dip with your fork
• Think of food for optimal health
• Focus on the company and conversation
• Remember – THIS IS NOT YOUR LAST MEAL…

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