Eating Out

most restaurants would have salads, or grilled chicken and veggies, or grilled salmon
Or even a steak is a good option.

Just skip the bread, fries, and all the bad stuff.....

When you eat out, unless you get the nutrition facts you should be prepared for a lot of hidden calories and sodium.

If you are treating yourself, just get what you like and if you want to, try to get something that seems healthier. You can also cut your portions in half when they bring it to you or before you even see it and put it in a to-go bag.

I would try to go to a place that does have nutritional facts... but if you can't, I would go with a very plain meal (kinda defeats the purpose of eating out!). I went to pf changs last month and picked the lowest calorie entree and it was stilll a lot of cals (salmon with asparagas I think, and rice). If you go with a salad, keep the sauces to the side and only use a little bit. For me, I am doing low carb and some of the 600 calorie salads with dried cranberries and little apricots were too many carbs for me.

Unless its a restaurant you really want to go to or love and you're going to consider it a treat, or eat very plain, I'd go with a place that has nutrition facts and look it up before you go.

If you have Droid or IPhone, MFP database is pretty good. It has tons of info on most of the country wide chain restaurants.
For example Bahama Breeze, Ted Montana grill, Hard Rock cafe are all in the MFP database. If you order salads ask for a dressing on the side.
I think your best bet is either grilled chicken or grilled salmon with veggies, and I also asked them to pack 1/2 of my meal to go before they even bring it out.
Works like a charm :-)

http://youtu.be/7DoF4ydlfNA
this video might help

thanks, that gives some great ideas and I love that he chose the Cheesecake factory