25 Tips to Order Healthy Choices at Any Restaurant

Going out for Chinese, Italian, Mexican or fast food can derail your weight loss efforts, but it doesn't have to. Learn how to order at each restaurant.
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4 quick tips to ordering in any restaurant
1. Learn to order better.
2. Be careful where you eat. No all-you-can-eat buffets or steakhouses with enormous portions
3. Make friends with the waitperson. She can tell you about any dish.
4. Order Creatively. Soup, salad and an appetizer can stand in for a full meal. Extra vegetables can replace french fries.

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Nice ideas....very helpful...all my favorite restaurant foods are no no's - may as well stay home....I try to cut my portion in half and take home for another meal when I splurge on these types of food,

By Sheila Halet, on 10/20/2009
Check out the nutrition information online of the menu of the restaurant that you are going to before you go and choose your dinner then. Ask for a to go box when you get your food and leave only what you should eat on your plate.

By Sandra Knopf, on 10/15/2009
Just a short comment: the word restaurant in the headline is misspelled. Do you ever proof-read your articles before they go into print? I must admit though that your article is very helpful. I'm pre-diabetic and I need guidelines such as these. Esther Romualdo

By Esther Romualdo, on 10/10/2009
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