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Article #228: 16 Quick Tips for Eating at Restaurants or Work

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Most of us eat at restaurants for a own.
variety of reasons; time and convenience Establish control over your appetite.
are the most common motives. Below is a Most of us feel guilty if we don't finish
prepared list of quick tips for eating a plate. This is usually conditioning
out of your home. from your childhood. Bury your guilty
If you eat healthy food or sensible past and have the rest "wrapped to go."
portions, that you like, you can stick Always eat something for breakfast and
with eating healthy for life. never "skip it." When you skip breakfast,
Your portions should be spaced out over you will over-consume for it, later in
the course of the day. Water should be a the day.
part of every meal. Eat slowly and thoroughly chew your food.
After you eat, your stomach should be Make sure your last meal, or last "snack"
half full, or less, with food. For every of the day, is small and nutritionally
two parts of food consumed, you should dense. Examples: Cereal with fruit,
drink one part water. Leave your stomach vegetable salad with olive oil and
at least one quarter empty for movement balsamic vinegar, rice with vegetables,
of air. and light popcorn, without the extra
When eating at a restaurant, eat half a butter and salt. For those who eat meat
portion, maximum, and wait five or ten or fish: turkey, chicken, or salmon salad
minutes. Restaurant portions are commonly on top of fresh greens. In the later part
two to four meals on a single or double of your day, skip desserts, sugary
plate. cereals, bread, and second portions.
This is way too much to consume at a If you absolutely must have sugar: Eat
single sitting and you may find out that, fruit, strawberries with yogurt or low
once you pause and sip your drink, you fat cottage cheese, fruit with rice, or
are already full. almonds with yogurt.
In the Providence, RI area, there are If you must have coffee or alcohol,
some restaurants where the single beware that these should be consumed in
portions could feed a family of four. No extreme moderation. Both substances will
wonder a man of 200 lbs. is now dehydrate your body, and you will have to
considered thin. Do not make comparisons drink extra water to make up for it. Wine
to other people. Eat to live and enjoy is much better than hard alcohol, but one
your food, but do not use someone else's or two glasses a day is the limit.
over indulgence as an excuse for your






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