Restaurant healthy go-to meal?

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  • debrag12
    debrag12 Posts: 1,071 Member
    wow, some of the ideas I wouldn't go near. Plain baked potato, salad no dressing. In America, you can pretty much arrange your own meals, in the UK we don't really do substitutes in most places.

    I don't really worry about my meals when I go out as it's maybe once a month. My last meal was mushroom & goats cheese burger, side salad, and french fries + ale.

    I generally go for fish or chicken dishes.
  • dragon_girl26
    dragon_girl26 Posts: 2,187 Member
    Try soup as a first course...most are usually lower calorie, and if you get something broth based it can help you feel a little fuller before your meal comes.
  • dragon_girl26
    dragon_girl26 Posts: 2,187 Member
    lorrpb wrote: »
    Limit the amount of bread, booze, and dessert. These are the real calorie bombs! Divide your entree in half and take home for another meal.

    I think this tends to be the best strategy, too. The meals in and of themselves can be calorie bombs, but it also doesn't help when the restaurant brings endless complimentary bread or chips and salsa...then if you get a cocktail it could be 300+ calories for just one drink...
  • Lolinloggen
    Lolinloggen Posts: 466 Member
    Soups, salads (dressing on the side) and grilled fish
  • sportygal1971
    sportygal1971 Posts: 62 Member
    I don't seem to find a restaurant worthy in terms of food quality. My ribeye is so much better than a restaurant. It always seems like they up the salt because the meat isn't fresh. Sometimes they use things like soybean oil to cook food in a restaurant.
    I guess I'd say a local restaurant over chain. I'm no help, but w years of healthy cooking I like my cooking better because I know what's in it.
  • AlexandraFindsHerself1971
    AlexandraFindsHerself1971 Posts: 3,106 Member
    sportygal1971 wrote: »
    I don't seem to find a restaurant worthy in terms of food quality. My ribeye is so much better than a restaurant. It always seems like they up the salt because the meat isn't fresh. Sometimes they use things like soybean oil to cook food in a restaurant.
    I guess I'd say a local restaurant over chain. I'm no help, but w years of healthy cooking I like my cooking better because I know what's in it.

    There are very few places for me to go locally where they do it better than I do, and even there it's a question of specialized equipment; I have neither a smoker for barbecue or a tandoor oven, for example. (Although I'm contemplating a tandoor....) At this point, when told they can choose any restaurant for birthday dinners, my partners both say, "Actually, I'd rather eat Alex's cooking." And I would too.

  • dragon_girl26
    dragon_girl26 Posts: 2,187 Member
    AlexandraFindsHerself1971 wrote: »
    sportygal1971 wrote: »
    I don't seem to find a restaurant worthy in terms of food quality. My ribeye is so much better than a restaurant. It always seems like they up the salt because the meat isn't fresh. Sometimes they use things like soybean oil to cook food in a restaurant.
    I guess I'd say a local restaurant over chain. I'm no help, but w years of healthy cooking I like my cooking better because I know what's in it.

    There are very few places for me to go locally where they do it better than I do, and even there it's a question of specialized equipment; I have neither a smoker for barbecue or a tandoor oven, for example. (Although I'm contemplating a tandoor....) At this point, when told they can choose any restaurant for birthday dinners, my partners both say, "Actually, I'd rather eat Alex's cooking." And I would too.

    Honestly starting to feel this way myself, especially lately with the COVID stuff. I love the whole process of cooking (and having a tandoor oven would be a dream!) and going out is so expensive. I'm just more inclined to reach for a cookbook than a menu these days..
  • capgordon2774
    capgordon2774 Posts: 52 Member
    Any advice welcome

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