Tips for eating out

28/03/2009 by admin.

Here are some tips to ensure you don’t overdo the calories when eating out. 

• Ask for a baked potato or side salad in place of chips or request that no mayonnaise /sauce be put in your sandwich.  You can always add your own so you know how much goes on.

• Ensure you aren’t too hungry before you go out, otherwise you will be tempted to eat lots of bread or be more inclined to go for the more calorific and fatty meals. 
• Limit the amount of alcohol you drink.  Alcohol contains 7 kcals per 1 gram, this is very close to the calorie content of fat which is 9 kcals per 1 gram.  You can easily consume 1,000 kcals in alcohol if you don’t bear these calories in mind.
• Have a low calorie starter such soup, which is filling, and certainly avoid fatty starters such as brie or anything fried. 
• Instead of a dessert, go for a peppermint tea which helps digestion or a  decaf coffee which has less calories than a desert but careful on higher calorific coffees with alcohol or lots of milk or cream.  You will be pleased with yourself when you get home.
  

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