Tips for Eating Out...

We all face obstacles when eating out. Whether it's Italian, Chinese, Indian or any other type of cuisine, we are always looking for the best options to have when eating out. I thought I would recap my Eating Out Guide... Italian Food

• If you are having pizza, go for the thin crust, you'll save yourself a ton of calories
• Avoid meats on your pizza, go for the high fiber veggies which you know are 0 points
• DO NOT, I repeat...DO NOT eat the breadsticks, ppls, its just BREAD..let it go for Italian meals
• Get your dressing on the side -dip the tip of your fork in the dressing and then eat your salad. You'll get all the flavor with minimal calories.
• When eating out, immediately ask your server to pack half of your meal to go
• If there is an option for whole wheat or multigrain pasta, get this

Chinese Food

• Start your meal off with a broth based soup and a salad. This will help fill you up and ensure you do not consume too many calories
• When at a Chinese Buffet, pick food from the top. The sauce and oils tend to fall down on the bottom of the pile of food. If you pick food from the top of the pile, you will atleast get the least amount of oil and sauce
• WATCH FOR PORTION DISTORTION. People, I cannot say this enough, if you are going to eat all that food, atleast watch for your portion sizes. Remember, you just want to taste the food, not overload and gorge on it!
• Mix your food with steamed veggies or chicken. This way you will get all the flavor for half the calories
• Go for the steamed dumplings vs. the fried dumplings. You'll be saving yourself a whole lot of saturated fat
• Try to stay away from anything deep fried, such as egg rolls or fried dumplings
• If there is brown rice, go for this over white rice, again watch for portion distortion
• Go ahead and have your fortune cookie. These satisfying, sweet treats are about 25 calories

Indian Food

• Try to stick with the vegetable based dishes, such as channa masala and aloo ghobi
• Stay away from cream and butter laden sauces -such as chicken makhani
• Have roti instead of naan. Roti's are usually made with whole wheat flour, and cooked on a flat, cast iron pan, with minimal oil
• Stay away from the mango lassis, or any other FLAVORED lassis
• Portion control your rice, keep your intake to rice no more than one cup

I hope this has helped you guys out. Are there any other types of cuisines you'd like some tips on eating out?