Tips for Eating Out
By: Fitness Inside Out

Tips for Eating Out

Eating out is part of our lifestyle, particularly those with busy lives. When you can not always cook for yourself at home knowing what to eat and what to avoid can assist in managing your weight.

 When choosing off menus look for foods that are prepared with methods that do not contain oils or fats for preparation.

In Sydney we are lucky that there are many great restaurants and cafes with fabulous foods. From Asian, Mediterranean and to the European foods are all on offer. Here is a guide for dish selection when you are eating out.

Italian

When eating Italian keep your pasta servings to a modest size ask for half servings or entrée size. Choose the tomatoes sauces over the creamy and do not forget to order up a salad.

Indian

One of the pit falls in choosing Asian dishes is to over eat on the rice. Keep your serving of rice down to the serving size of a portion size of a tennis ball. If you are ordering nanns keep these to a minimum of only ½ a serve or share one with a friend. 

Japanese

Japanese is one of the best eating out meals you can have. Not only is low in fats but also many of the dishes are low in kilojoules. Just be wary of how much rice you eat as a serve of California rolls plus rice is equivalent o two serves.

 Chinese, Thai & Vietnamese

If you have a choice between Thai, Chinese or Vietnamese go Vietnamese many of their dishes are served with fresh vegetables or salads. Once again be careful with the serve size of rice keep this to tennis ball size serves.