+ Helpful Tips When Dining Out

Guidelines

• Opt for tomato/brown based sauces versus creamy or cheese sauces
• Choose foods that are barbequed, grilled, steamed or stir fried versus pan fried or deep fried
• Instead of ordering French fries opt for vegetables, salad or extra bread (not herb or garlic which is usually soaked in butter)
• Order less food and keep to only one or two courses
• Trim any visible fat off your meat and remove the skin from chicken
• Order the salad dressing on the side then you can control how much of the dressing you eat
• Have one glass of water for every glass of alcohol and plan to have only one or two alcoholic drinks with your meal
• Keep a jug of water on your table topped up at all times – you will drink less alcohol and stay hydrated
•  If choosing foods from a buffet or spread

- Opt for fruit, vegetables, salads, wholegrain breads, lean chicken and lean meats
- Avoid heavy sauces, fatty meats such as salamis, pastries
- Don’t overload the plate with pasta, rice and potato but aim to fill ½ the plate with vegetables, ¼ of the plate with meats and the last ¼ with potato, rice, pasta and bread
- For desserts choose fruit based desserts, custards, sorbets and natural yoghurts

Best foods

Chinese

Indian

Thai/Malaysian/Vietnamese