| With our increasingly busy lifestyle many | | | | have a number of delicious healthy, low-fat |
| families are choosing to eat out more often. | | | | options to choose from. Chicken, fish, |
| While it may be rather expensive, for some it | | | | veggies, steamed rice; legumes are included |
| is the only logical choice. However, if youre | | | | in healthy dishes throughout the menu. Bean |
| trying to watch your weight, it can be | | | | soups are delicious and healthy. You can opt |
| difficult making the right food selections | | | | for Chapati, Chicken or Shrimp Vindaloo, or |
| while eating out at restaurants! | | | | Lamb kabobs. The main dishes to exclude when |
| | | | dining out in the Indian Restaurants are the |
| This is a simple guide to some kinds of | | | | fried breads, dishes served with large |
| popular foods that people often choose when | | | | amounts of nuts and dishes made with coconut |
| they eat out. | | | | milk. Overall, Indian cuisine is a wonderful |
| | | | dining option when you are watching what you |
| Chinese (and Asian food generally) offers a | | | | eat. |
| wide variety of broth-based soups, stir-fried | | | | |
| treats, steamed fish and vegetable dishes, | | | | Some of the most fattening dishes you could |
| rice, chow mien, and other menu items that | | | | possibly dream of are found in Italian |
| delicious low-calorie and low fat choices. | | | | Restaurants. Fried Mozzarella sticks, |
| | | | Lasagna, thick creamy Alfredo pasta dishes |
| There are of course many foods that you | | | | and many others cloud your judgment when |
| should avoid as well. Fried egg rolls, fried | | | | skimming over the menu. However, you will |
| wontons, dishes made with duck, egg foo yung, | | | | also find many healthy dishes to make your |
| and fried chicken should not be ordered if | | | | mouth water as well. Thin crust pizza with |
| youre trying to eat healthy. It isnt that | | | | vegetable toppings, pasta with tomato-based |
| they are bad dishes; they simply tend to have | | | | sauces, chicken cacciatore, chicken Marsala, |
| more fat and salt in them than the others. | | | | and biscotti are a few items that will keep |
| Fried rice should be replaced by steamed | | | | you at the Italian table without having to |
| rice. The all-you-can-eat buffet should be | | | | give up your commitment to cut calories and |
| avoided at all costs (regardless of what type | | | | watch fat intake. Salads and soup choices are |
| of food). | | | | also something to consider. Avoid most |
| | | | deserts in the Italian Restaurants, most are |
| If you are lucky enough to have a good | | | | just like the cheese dishes you find here, |
| quality restaurant with Indian Cuisine, you | | | | very rich. |