Stay Healthy While Eating Out

It can be difficult to keep a "healthy lifestyle" (NOT DIET) going when eating out. Especially if you live in a big city where their are great restaurants at every corner. I know for myself its more of a portion control issue. All this great food at my disposal & I didn't have to make it myself! Although I prefer going out for dinner, I am going to start cooking main dishes at home. I'm also going start making low sugar desserts. I'll post those recipes as soon as I make one that I really enjoy & that's easy to make. Here are a couple of tips for those Friday/Saturday night dinners.

TIPS
Snack Before Dinner - Have a light snack before dinner that way you won't be starved when you get to the restaurant. You can have it as your getting ready to go out, in between wardrobe changes. Maybe a hand full of almonds (Whole Foods has these really goood flavored
almonds, like BBQ flavored!)

Slow Down Your Eating - Make sure you chew all your food & slow it down so you can actually savor every bite.

Watch Your Liquids - Its so easy to have 2 too many cocktails especially when they have super cute names!

Beware Of Dessert - I know their sooo good BUT let's just not eat the entire dessert plate. Sharing is caring when it comes to desserts!

Finally don't follow the "clean your plate rule" that your mom would say at every dinner. It took me so long to stop doing this, till this day I still have to remind myself sometimes.