Eating Out at a BBQ Restaurant - Help!

bisonpitcher

I eat out for almost every meal (may eat at home once every 2 weeks). I just estimate based on the foods that are already in MFP. I usually go with chopped brisket when doing BBQ. Everything in moderation. Eating out doesn't have to be scary, I've managed to lose 82 pounds so far eating out 15-20 times a week.

kristingjertsen

I have a BBQ fanatic in the house, so I have a system. BBQ chicken (I remove the skin, shred the meat, and add mustard sauce or a little BBQ sauce), collard greens or green beans (eat half a portion and skip the added meat), a sweet potato (I ask for no butter and brown sugar on the side and sprinkle a tsp of the brown sugar and a packet of stevia on the potato) or beans (ranch if available; if not I eat 1/4 of the baked beans). I skip the bread, skip the appetizers. Still a fatty, salty meal, but controllable. My husband is also a Chinese buffet, Mexican food, and Pizza fanatic, so I have systems for those type of restaurants, too. Eating an apple before you leave the house can help you avoid giving in to cravings by reducing hunger. Good luck.

jasondjulian

I'd just say to heck with it and eat whatever I wanted to and be happy. But, the next day or two afterwards I'd eat light, salads or some fruit for most meals, and probably a roughly 500 calorie dinner.. spread it out over the day so as to not be hungry for too long.

As long as my weekly goals are attained, or close to it.. not advocating eating 5000 calories in one go at a BBQ joint here, but splurging on a 1000-1500 calorie meal once in a blue moon isn't going to cause the last 50lbs to suddenly show back up tomorrow or next week.

nooshi713

When I go to Wood Ranch I order the BBQ chicken breast with vegetarian black beans and asparagus or broccolli. Avoid pork ribs. Most pork is high fat and high calories. Brisket can be good with veggies on the side.

NovusDies

The problem with pulled chicken and turkey is that they were moist at 10am after they were done smoking them but they just keeps getting drier as the day progresses. This leads to over-saucing. I am not sure what you do at a restaurant but when I bring it home I mix light sour cream with the sauce. You can't fix dry meat but the sour cream does help add a slightly better mouth-feel without spiking the calories.