Low Carb Dining Out
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Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »I should be ashamed, but I'm not... there are SEVERAL mexican restaurants in town that are oblivious if I order their yummy food and bring my own low carb tortillas.
sometimes I order burritos and unwrap and rewrap them, sometimes I just order the guts and then wrap them. It violates "policy", but meh.
OMG I NEVER THOUGHT TO BRING MY OWN LOW CARB TORTILLAS!! I know we arent allowed to do that but what they don't know won't hurt them
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_tierachanel wrote: »Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »I should be ashamed, but I'm not... there are SEVERAL mexican restaurants in town that are oblivious if I order their yummy food and bring my own low carb tortillas. sometimes I order burritos and unwrap and rewrap them, sometimes I just order the guts and then wrap them. It violates "policy", but meh.
OMG I NEVER THOUGHT TO BRING MY OWN LOW CARB TORTILLAS!! I know we arent allowed to do that but what they don't know won't hurt them
My fave local Mexican place (Amigos) has a low-carb chimichanga. They use a low-carb wraps. Heavenly. At the other place I order their Carne Asada.
@Sabine_Stroehm -that is a great idea.2 -
My local Mexican place has a dish they call pollo maya or steak maya. It's grilled chicken or a T-bone steak and veggies (broccoli, cauliflower, and squash) topped with cheese. I ask for no rice and add guacamole.
Basically due to years of dealing with celiac disease I'm an old pro at asking for no bread and I don't care if they look at me weird. This week I got a Reuben at Arby's with no bread. They just put the meat, cheese, and sauerkraut in the bowl they use for side salads! No problems!
Since McDonald's started all day breakfast I like to get a bacon, egg, and double cheeseburger...no bun, no biscuit, no onions, no ketchup. Surprisingly they almost always get it right despite the fact that they cannot manage an iced coffee with just cream, no sweetener! lol
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I tend to stick with a meat and veg for most meals. I have to watch my dairy intake so I don't do much will cheese. I love a nice piece of salmon with sauteed green beans and extra butter. Yum!2
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I just have fajitas and don't eat the tortillas - but that's not because of Keto that's because I just like to eat the meat and veggies - the tortilla ruins it for me. The beans and rice I pawn off on others.1
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RowdysLady wrote: »I just have fajitas and don't eat the tortillas - but that's not because of Keto that's because I just like to eat the meat and veggies - the tortilla ruins it for me. The beans and rice I pawn off on others.
I can get that!1 -
I tend to stick with a meat and veg for most meals. I have to watch my dairy intake so I don't do much will cheese. I love a nice piece of salmon with sauteed green beans and extra butter. Yum!
We eat out A LOT. And I mostly get salmon and something. Caesar, veg, you name it. If not that, then steak and veg, chicken and veg....
Again, for those who don't know me, I don't really think "low carb", but rather slow carb, and this works for me as a restaurant strategy. It's a GREAT one, actually.1 -
samanthaluangphixay wrote: »Wendy's will do anything in a lettuce wrap or you can order things a la carte to save money if you don't eat veg.
Also A & W does the same thing with the burgers and theirs have no antibiotics or hormones either.
Tim Horton's makes a mean Caesar w/o croutons.... bacon chunks and shaved parm with full fat very low sugar Renee's Caesar dressing - 1 tbsp is 10g fat and 1 g carb.
Also at Wendy's the blue cheese is only 35 cents, I get double blue cheese on everything, lol. I have the staff all trained, when they see me coming they pull out the tub of blue cheese and get that little scoop ready.2 -
Some very good Ideals for me being new to low carb. I have been just making sure I have my cooler in the car with if nothing else low carb wraps and peanut butter.0
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I am definitely bringing my own low-carb tortillas next time my wife wants to go eat mexican!0
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If you have a favorite authentic Mexican place (who doesn't?!), get the street tacos. Then go home, strip them of their innards, and insert them into a low carb wrap, giving the carby corn tortillas to a son (pet? Compost heap?). Yum! We have a great place in town with super flavorful street tacos served with Mexican cheese and a red onion/cilantro salsa. So yummy. I was sad to think I had to stop eating there, so we adapted.
(Posted this then saw same advice above, lol)1 -
Also this kinda applies, but if you need to get a fast meal together quick, a rotisserie chicken, a bag of salad, and an avocado makes short work of it!4
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Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »We eat out A LOT. And I mostly get salmon and something. Caesar, veg, you name it. If not that, then steak and veg, chicken and veg....
Again, for those who don't know me, I don't really think "low carb", but rather slow carb, and this works for me as a restaurant strategy. It's a GREAT one, actually.
Ditto here. If we're going out, I'll look for something lowish carb rather than super low carb. It's a treat, right? Mostly I'll get protein and vegetables, though.
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This might be a Midwest thing but Culver's is great! I just say "no bun" and they always ask if it's an allergy or a preference, but no fuss about it either way. I usually get a double bacon cheeseburger with a side salad I also like Hardees, Five Guys, and Jimmy Johns as previously mentioned.
Eating out at a regular restaurant is usually much easier as I stick with wings, steak, burgers, salads, etc ... just minus the carbs, and up the fats and non-starchy veggies.2 -
Does anyone know what happened to @LauraCoth? Going to her profile, it looks to have been removed.0
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I'm in AUSTRALIA.
My partner and I like to eat out about once a week.
GRILL'D: my new favourite burger place. They have gourmet tasting burgers and also do a "super low carb bun" which is a flat bread bun of sorts, made from almond flour. And they are cheaper than McDonalds CYT.
MCDONALDS: They do a Create Your Taste menu where you can choose your fillings including haloumi and brie and 2 kinds of bacon and a lettuce wrap is an option in the bun menu. Go McDonalds
ANY PUB: You can always get a steak with steamed greens or salad.
MONGOLIAN BBQ: This is one of my favourites. You grab a bowl, put in it some shaved meat (pork, lamb, beef, chicken, squid) then some veg (anything you can imagine) then ladle on some oil, garlic water, chili oil, vinegar, soy sauce etc - then hand it to the guy who cooks it on the great big round BBQ plate and scoops it back into the bowl. You can return as many times as you like and you know exactly what you're eating.
SUBWAY: Salad bowl, I usually get chicken with salad, cheese and mayo.
CAFE DE'VILLI'S: Villi's is a bakery chain, making the most awesome pies and pasties and such. But they also have two cafe's here in Adelaide and they do a multitude of breakfast meals (all day). Kransky sausage, bacon, scrambled eggs, mushrooms etc. We would go here for brunch once a month.2 -
Hahaha, maybe the good McD's are only in Oz and Canada??? We have the Create Your Taste menu kiosk too (I like the mushrooms, and avocado, and swiss cheese, and am tempted by the sun dried tomato pesto). From what I understand the US doesn't have this yet, maybe we are the lucky test markets, mwahahahaha!
I go for the Mongolian BBQ in a larger town we hit a few times a year, about 1.5 hrs from us. Good for GF options as they actually clean an area of the grill for me and use separate utensils.1 -
soechsner09 wrote: »This might be a Midwest thing but Culver's is great! I just say "no bun" and they always ask if it's an allergy or a preference, but no fuss about it either way. I usually get a double bacon cheeseburger with a side salad I also like Hardees, Five Guys, and Jimmy Johns as previously mentioned.
Eating out at a regular restaurant is usually much easier as I stick with wings, steak, burgers, salads, etc ... just minus the carbs, and up the fats and non-starchy veggies.
I wish Culver's offered cheese curds without being breaded and fried. I love cheese curds!4 -
My favorite restaurant has several options, saute'd spinach, steak medallions and shrimp, grilled salmon, also has a grilled chicken sandwich with bacon and cream cheese. I just order it without the bread and substitute spinach for the fries0
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I wish Culver's offered cheese curds without being breaded and fried. I love cheese curds![/quote]
Me too....I've been thinking about trying some myself at home with possibly a little egg wash and almond flour just to keep them from melting all over the place.1
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