Put Yourself in the Driver’s Seat
Maintaining control of your program at a restaurant can be challenging, as restaurants can seem like dietary roadblocks designed to thwart your eating habits.
Here’s how to keep yourself on track:
• Ask the wait-staff to take away the bread basket or corn chips—because these can add calories you don’t need, and create cravings you don’t want.
• Ask for healthy drinks such as distilled, mineral, or sparkling water, and unsweetened,
herbal tea.
• Look at serving ounces. In many cases, you can split an entrée or order two appetizers instead—saving calories and helping you maintain the right portion size.
• Create your own dishes from menu items—and keep a copy of your FLT Menu Plan Worksheet with you, so you can identify the right foods on the restaurant menu.
• Schedule regular mealtimes, to help maintain healthy blood sugar. If you must eat later than usual, snack on a low glycemic fruit.
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