When others cook for you.

tamsinwhitfield

My fiancé does most of the cooking in our house, and fortunately he's actually great for this - he doesn't always make the best choices (mostly down to slight cluelessness), but he'll always have the ingredients listed and ready for me to inevitably say "WHAT'S IN THIS I NEED TO PUT IT IN MY RECIPES". And this also gives me the opportunity to request slight adjustments on future occasions. Works out well for both of us.

Also, as mentioned by others, if you are in a position wherein your food has been prepared by someone else and you think it might be on the unhealthy side - smaller portions, and, if in doubt, estimate high?