Ruby Tuesday's: Good Eating Out Choice

NightOwl1

So after the gym today, I didn't feel like coming home and going through the hassle of making myself a meal. So I decided to try to figure out where I could go out to eat and not be completely unhealthy. Most restaurant food is loaded with calories and sodium, usually over a days worth for both of them for the average meal, often times more. I looked up Ruby Tuesday's nutritional info before I went out to eat, and was very pleasantly surprised by what I saw. A lot of their regular courses were loaded with calories and sodium, like most restaurant food, but they had a great selection of healthy choices that were low in calories and manageable on sodium (as low as you're going to get in a restaurant).

I ended up getting the Creole Catch with a side of the White Cheddar Mashed Potatoes and Steamed Broccoli. It came out to 450 calories, which is about as good as you'll find for a sit down restaurant. They have a pretty wide range of selections for healthy eating too. So next time you find yourself in a situation where you need to eat out, consider going to Ruby Tuesdays. With some proper planning beforehand, you can eat out without destroying your diet.

Their nutritional info is here: http://www.rubytuesday.com/assets/menu/pdf/informational/nutrition.pdf. The Ruby Tuesday's Smart Eating Choices are where most of the good choices are.

schpanks

Plus the salad bar is the best ever!

lizf02

Applebee's under 550 calorie menu is awesome too, they have a variety of entres and they are flavorfull too. Doesn't seem like they are low cal! I usually treat myself once a week as a reward if I had a good weigh in and applebees has been my top choice lately. I've never been to ruby Tuesday I may have to check them out now

frogmama

bump

jessieinblue

I worked at a Ruby Tuesday in 2005 and the food was really awful and heavy. Even the salad bar food seemed to weigh me down.

Good to know they've improved.

paroxysm

Applebee's under 550 calorie menu is awesome too, they have a variety of entres and they are flavorfull too. Doesn't seem like they are low cal! I usually treat myself once a week as a reward if I had a good weigh in and applebees has been my top choice lately. I've never been to ruby Tuesday I may have to check them out now

OMG I loooooove Applebee's Cajun Lime Tilapia!!! It clocks in at 310 calories and tastes like sheer heaven. It comes w/ a side of veggies has a black bean/corn salsa on top and is on a bed of rice pilaf. It even has 9g of fiber (I keep track of my fiber so that's a bonus!)

There are other options also that are awesome at Applebees- look for there "under 550" and their "weightwatchers" options.
Nutritional info is here (be sure to see "includes sides" if it doesn't you have to figure those separately- all the under 550 and weightwatchers include sides) http://www.applebees.com/downloads/nutritional_info.html

Crystals422

Still has lots of sodium but every once in a while it is fine

efcdcdb

I love Ruby Tuesday's salad bar. I can really pile on a lot of healthy low-cal veggies, and just a smidge of some of the not-so-healthy favorite things, and it is WONDERFUL! I usually don't choose salads at restaurants (I am a sandwich & fries lover) but this is one place I do. I usually get one of the healthier entries, and just eat a little bit. I take it home and have it for lunch - sometimes for TWO days. Can't beat it!