Health, Diet Reviews, Dieting Tips & Coupons

Let’s face it — most of us eat out regularly — and it shows!  From fast food chains to higher end restaurants, there are plenty of opportunities to make poor nutritional decisions when we eat out.  Let’s start with fast food.  In general, we should avoid fast food because for many chains, even the salads aren’t very healthy.  The exception to this is the golden arches, whose salads tend to be good choices, especially if you skip the breading on the chicken and go easy on the salad dressing.  Moving on to theme restaurants or family style — just say “no” to the bread basket.  Made from refined flours, most breads are simply going to cause a blood sugar spike, make you temporarily too full to eat your meat and veggies, and then leave you feeling tired and hungry later.  Watch out for cream sauces and fried foods.  Go lightly on the rice pilaf — it’s probably made from white rice.  If you enjoy a glass of wine with dinner, that is fine — but keep in mind that alcohol tends to cause us to release our inhibitions and say yes to that gooey chocolate dessert.