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Healthy Choices When Dining Out
By Alison Stevens
Making healthy
choices when eating out can be difficult but with a little thought and planning
ahead you can maintain your goals!
Chinese restaurants
offer a wide variety of broth-based soups, stir-fried specialties (with seafood
, tofu, vegetables and lean meat ), steamed fish and vegetable dishes , steamed
rice , hot mustard sauce , chow mein , and other menu items that you are free to
enjoy for low-fat , low-calorie , choices. Dishes to avoid include
anything fried, for example spring rolls and fried wontons, most dishes that
include duck, egg foo yung, and fried crisp-skin chicken. Fried rice should be
replaced by steamed rice. The all-you-can-eat buffet should always be
avoided.
Most Japanese food
is healthy and low fat. Sushi and sashimi, nori rolls, udon noodles in broth,
yakitori and all suitable healthy meals. Just avoid anything fried like tempura.
Thai food is
another low-fat and healthy choice. Their hot and spicy soups are satisfying and
extremely low in fat. Thai stir-fries are another excellent choice. Avoid dishes
that are simmered in coconut – delicious but high in fat.
Indian cuisine
offers a number of delicious and healthy, low-fat choices. Chicken, fish,
veggies, steamed rice and dhal are included in a healthy menu. Bean soups are
delicious and healthy. You can opt for chapatti or roti if you want a bread
substitute although you should avoid fried naan bread. Generally, Indian and
Thai cuisines are a healthy dining option when you are watching what you eat.
Many of the most
fattening dishes are found in Italian restaurants. Fried mozzarella sticks,
lasagna, any pasta dish with a cream-based sauce like Alfredo or carbonara and
many more have a high fat content and should be avoided. However, you will also
find many healthy dishes that will make your mouth water. Thin crust pizza with
vegetable toppings, pasta with tomato-based sauces, chicken cacciatore, chicken
Marsala, and biscotti are a few items that will keep you at the Italian table
without having to give up your commitment to cut calories and watch your fat
intake. Salads and soup choices are also something to consider but order your
salad without dressing. Avoid most desserts in Italian restaurants – many are
cream-based and very rich.
Mexican cuisine
need not be avoided just you just because you are choosing to slim your
waistline and count calories. Black bean soup, grilled chicken or shrimp
dishes, chicken soft tacos, chicken or shrimp fajitas, salsa, and chicken
quesadillas are all good healthy choices. You are probably aware of the foods to
avoid here: nachos, refried beans, enchiladas, and fried choices such as
chimichangas.
Dining out offers
many opportunities to try new cuisines and most menus offer healthy food
choices. Put some thought into what you order and you won't need to limit your
dining out experiences! About the Author
Eating out can be ruinous to your weight loss plan! Alison Stevens shows you which cuisines to choose to maintain your health goals and which foods to avoid while still achieving your weight loss goals. Visit
http://www.walking-for-fitness.com for more fitness tips and to learn about our 21-day walking for fitness program.
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