Eating Out the Perfect 10 Diet Way
We work very long hours and spend very little downtime at home. As a result,
we tend to eat out quite frequently. This leaves us dependent on others to prepare
our meals. This could be both a blessing and a curse. The blessing is that you can
experience and benefit from delicious and healthy cuisines from around the
world; the curse is that it can be detrimental to your weightloss efforts since you
will have no control over the quality of ingredients or cooking methods.
But we all can make the best out of our lifestyles by being savvy consumers.
Eating out the Perfect 10 Diet way can be an enjoyable and healthy experience.
Eat any cuisine in the world on the Perfect 10 Diet, but keep in mind that you
must:
• avoid sugar
• avoid refined carbohydrates
• avoid foods with any trans fats
Break some rules, if you have to, as long as you don’t do it every day. Enjoy a
healthy snack at home 30 minutes before you go out to eat. By doing this, you
will decrease your hunger by the time you arrive at the restaurant. This way, you
don’t end up ordering an appetizer, an entrée, and dessert.
Also, choose a type of cuisine that suits whatever stage of the Perfect 10 Diet
you are currently in (for example, no pasta-laden Italian restaurants in Stages
One or Two). No Mexican restaurants either. Tortilla chips, burritos, and mixed
drinks are all tough on hormones. Do not fear highfat cuisines, such as French or
Thai.
Once you get to the restaurant, immediately order a bottle of water and drink a
full glass right away. Ask the waiter to remove any white bread from the table
and to bring a dish of cheese and olives instead. If you have company, push the
white bread to the side. Stay away from any breaded appetizers or entrées. Avoid
all fried food choices, as they are probably loaded with killer trans fats.
If you have your heart set on a steak and haven’t eaten red meat for a while,
go ahead and enjoy it, but have it cooked rare or medium rare. Regardless of
what you’re ordering, always ask your waiter how your food is prepared. Do
they use margarine, vegetable oils, or butter? If the waiter is uncertain, ask to
speak to the chef. Don’t be embarrassed, because it’s your health we’re talking