Well. the weekend is here and many of us may go out to dinner - many of us eat out all the time.  It’s just a part of the modern lifestyle. These are the basics to help maintain a balance to dining out.  You would be amazed how simple commitment to simple rules really adds up and pays off!

Rules #1, #2, #3, #4, and #5: Eat like you do at home.  Don’t eat excess calories just because you’re in a restaurant.  If you do, you’ll end up shunning restaurants.  Or you’ll end up overweight.  There are invariably a number of healthy dishes that are served in virtually every restaurant.  Find them.  Enjoy them.  You’ll feel so much better about eating out.  You’ll end up doing it more often.

Rule #6.  Order simple foods. The more elaborate your dish is, the more likely it will be to contain hidden calories.  If you can’t tell exactly what’s on your plate, it will probably be fattening.  After all, why shouldn’t the chef hide cream, butter and sugar in his food?  His only job is to make the food taste good.  He’s not your dietitian or your trainer.

Rule #7.  Skip the bread.  At home, you don’t sit around for half an hour before dinner eating bread and butter, do you?  It’s too fattening!  If the service is slow and you can’t wait to eat, order a salad.  If the bread looks fantastic, have half a piece, very lightly buttered.

Rule #8.  Share your appetizer.  Or skip it entirely.  Appetizers are almost always higher in calories, per volume, than entrees.

Rule #9.  Share your dessert. Or skip it.  You wouldn’t eat a 600-calorie concoction at home, would you?  Great desserts are fun, but like all intense pleasures, they’re best in small amounts.

Rule #10.  Focus on the things that don’t make you fat.  The ambiance.  Your company.  The pleasure of having someone else do all the work.

Remember, dining out can be a very pleasurable, sensually satisfying, and healthy part of your life – it’s your choice.

All the Best in Health!

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Let any of these simple moves make the biggest difference in your health!

  1.  Eat an apple day; you know what they say, and it’s true!
  2.  Replace a shake of salt with a squeeze of lemon.
  3.  Start every meal with a bite of protein when possible, & skip the bread.
  4.  Replace your toothbrush once a month, and use herbal toothpaste.
  5.  Drink 16 ounces of water before you get out of bed.
  6.  Steam your veggies, or even go raw!
  7.  Add quinoa to your diet.
  8.  Close your eyes and take ten deep breaths.
  9.  Eat half an avocado everyday.
10.  Do a good deed for a total stranger. 

All The Best in Health!

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