5 Slimmer Ways to Dine Out

Some of us like eating in restaurant especially if it is buffet style. It is common especially when you have no time for cooking or you are tired of cooking and cleaning dirty dishes. So, we like dine out and order food that we like without considering either it is good in our health or in our diet.

Finally, there's some diet information out that doesn't revolve around giving another thing up. In fact, just the opposite! At least when it comes to dining out. Researchers say it isn't going out to eat that causes weight gain, it's where one chooses to go and what they do when they get there that matters. Keep a meal out from going straight to your thighs with their tips:

1. Watch fat. Avoid dishes that are served deep fried or swimming in butter. If it wouldn't fit into your plan at home, don't order it!
2. Ask for substitutions. Make a dish healthier by asking for things like a salad in place of fries, low-fat dressing on the side, or for a dish to be prepared with less oil and salt than usual.
3. Choose wisely. Look for choices labeled "heart friendly" or "low calorie." Some menus even feature choices based on guidelines from popular diet programs.
4. Only eat half. Study researchers pointed out that a big problem with restaurant food isn't the ingredients, but the portions.
5. Order water. Avoid hidden liquid calories in soda pop and alcoholic drinks by choosing water and lemon or unflavored iced tea, instead.

After all, never going out to eat is no fun. So skip the self-deprivation approach, make choices in line with your goals, and enjoy yourself!