Eating Out Food Choices

Dear Readers,

Going out to dinner this weekend? Here is a guide to help you pick better choices. Going out to dinner and eating well can go hand and hand. So don't stress...



Eating Out Food Choices


Choose Avoid

Breakfast (Diner) Spinach & feta cheese omelette Home fries
Wheat toast Muffins
Oatmeal Pancakes
Fruit platter Eggs benedict

Mexican Chicken fajitas Taco salad
Grilled chicken w/ salsa and beans Enchiladas

Sushi California roll Tempura
Edamame
Yakitori (chicken skewers)

BBQ Peel N Eat Shrimp Ribs
Grilled chicken Hushpuppies

Steakhouse Vegetables (steamed) Potatoes any kind
Filet mignon Porterhouse
London broil Rib eye
Prime Rib

Seafood Manhattan clam chowder New England clam chowder
Shrimp cocktail Crab cakes
Grilled salmon, tuna, shrimp Swordfish
Cioppina (fish stew) Tartar sauce
Popcorn shrimp

Chinese Egg drop soup Anything seasame, orange, general tso’s
Hot and sour soup Anything sweet and sour
Steamed shrimp w/ veges Lo mein
Brown rice (1/2 cup) White rice
Steamed fish Peking Duck
Steamed chicken

Restaurant food choices Eat this

Applebees Grilled Cajun Lime Tilapia w/ black beans and corn salsa (310 calories)
Teriyaki steak and shrimp skewers (370 calories)
Side of steamed vegetables (broccoli or mixed)

Blimpie Grilled Chicken Sub 6” (456 calories)
Turkey sub no/cheese 6” (350 calories)

Bob Evans 3 Scrambled Egg Beaters Eggs 2 slices bacon, and fresh fruit (314 calories)

Burger King Whopper Jr. w/o mayo and cheese, garden salad (365 calories)
Tendergrill chicken garden salad w/ Ken’s light Italian dressing (360 calories)

Chilis Sizzle & Spice Firecracker Tilapia w/ mushrooms and steamed broccoli (470
Calories)
Chicken Fajita Pita (450 calories)
Old timer burger no cheese whole wheat bun (470 calories)

Denny’s Veggie cheese omelette made with egg beaters (346 calories)

McDonald’s Quarter pounder w/o cheese (410 calories)
Asian Salad w/ grilled chicken and Newman’s low-fat seasame ginger dressing
(180 calories)

Olive Garden Linguine alla Marinara (600 calories)
Chicken Giardino (448 calories)
Shrimp Primavera (706 calories)

Outback Steakhouse Victoria Filet (9oz.) w/ steamed veggies (639 calories)
Half an Order of Shrimp on the Barbie w/ bread (33 calories)

Red Lobster Live Main Lobster (1.25 lbs) w/ cocktail sauce and seasoned broccoli (288
calories)
Garlic grilled jumbo shrimp w/ lemon juice and a baked potato with pico de
Gallo (329 calories)
Broiled flounder w/ lemon juice and a garden salad w/ red wine vinaigrette
(344 calories)