Eating out tips
Restaurants
First Course:
- Clear soup
- Tomato juice
- Fresh fruit
- Natural oysters
- Seafood platter (not deep fried)
- Grilled fish
- Smoked salmon
Main Course
- Fish (baked, steamed, grilled or prepared without batter)
- Chicken (baked, grilled (remove skin)
- Sliced turkey
- Lobster salad (no dressing (lemon ok)
- Lean veal
- Beef
- Lamb (grilled, baked (remove any visible fat from meat))
- Pork (grilled, baked (remove any visible fat from meat))
- Potatoes (boiled, steamed or baked in jackets (no added fats))
- Vegetables (boiled, steamed (no added fats))
- Rice (boiled or steamed (not fried))
- Salad (no dressing (lemon juice, tomato juice or vinegar are suitable accompaniments to salads))
Avoid thick and creamy sauces and gravies.
Desert
- Fresh fruit
- Fruit salad (no cream or ice-cream)
Beverages
- Cool water
- Mineral water
- Soda water
- Sugar-free carbonated soft-drink
Take-away
Salad Bars
Salad bars provide nutritious and appetising alternatives to the traditional take away lunch. Salad dressings are usually optional.
Sandwiches
A variety of breads (multi-grain, rye, wholemeal, soy linseed) provide interesting ideas for lunches. Request fat to be removed from meat and ask for salad to be added, making them more satisfying. Choose moist fillings that require no spread on the bread.
Chicken
Barbecued chicken with salad would be preferable. Remove skin as it is usually fatty and often brushed with salt and oil before cooking. Avoid gravy.
Hamburgers
If made with lean meat and plenty of salad, hamburgers can make an adequate meal.
Eating at a Friends Home
At a friends home it is often difficult to refuse what is served to you. Accept the fact and do the best you can. If necessary compensate by eating less for the remainder of the day or the next day.