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If you're a reasonably health-conscious guy and you eat out now and then, you know full well that, nutritionally speaking, ordering at a restaurant is basically a crapshoot.
[ Updated: Jul 14, 2008 - 5:09:45 PM ]
The key to eating smart in restaurants is to make sound ordering decisions. Following these six recommendations would be a good starting point.
• When ordering pasta, choose the red sauce over a white alternative.
• When ordering a steak, choose a lean cut such as sirloin.
• Make your appetizer a large salad. Request low-fat dressing on the side.
• Split your dessert with your dinner companion. Doing so can save you in the neighborhood of 300 calories and 20 grams of fat.
• Keep your plate balanced with a steak, chicken breast, or other protein source; a steamed veggie; a salad; and a sweet potato or rice.
• Go easy on the bread basket, or you'll be sporting one yourself.
