Restaurant Resilience

Here's a tip for the ever popular Eating Out at Restaurants:

Pick out your meal before you get there. In this day in age, almost every food vendor has an online menu and in the world of the pseudo health nut, they almost all have nutritional info available. So if you're planning a nice evening out, take 10 minutes to look up the menu online & pick out your meal. Most of the time the entree consists of 2-4 servings, so be mindful of such things if they're specified. If it's "one serving" but is 15-20 points, don't fret. When the waiter brings you the dish, ask for a to-go box & portion it out yourself. A 20 point meal, when separated into thirds makes a reasonably pointed dinner. And of course, you've calculated the Pointage ahead of time to know how many of those thirds to eat ;)

Also, eating less at a restaurant sometimes leaves you feeling unsatisfied and that dessert menu looks tempting. Some establishments are now offering those cute little dessert shots, but even those (as small as they are) can add up to 7 or 8 points a pop. Look up the desserts before hand too. That slice of cheesecake might be a 17 point disaster in disguise. Or instead of dessert, get a cup of coffee or a glass of sweet wine to please your palette. 2 points is a lot easier to reason than 10.

Here are a few links to online Nutritional Menus for popular restaurants that I myself have dined at while Weight Watching...

Red Lobster

Romano's Macaroni Grill

California Pizza Kitchen

Noodles & Company

Panera Bread

Happy eating!