Healthy restaurant recipes aren't as hard to come by as people think. Face it - when you go out to eat, your arteries and your abdomen are cringing, asking you what you're thinking. This happens all the time, we want all the taste but none of the consequences the grease brings. Here are some tips to flip those dishes into healthy varieties.
Sometimes, you may attempt to simply ask your waitress if the cook can make some improvements to make your recipes more healthy at the restaurant. Sometimes you'll be given your request, other times you may be getting a special "something" from the chef. A better way to go about it is to find your favorite recipe online and simply make it healthy yourself, taking off the unhealthy elements.
First off, you can make it broiled fish or meat rather than the typical fare. This is a much healthier way to cook, even better than using a grill which will often leave your meat rare and greasy. Besides broiling the meat, you can also avoid using all the excess butter. A bit of butter never really hurts, but going over the top with it can really clog your arterial walls.
When you need a side dish, if you want mashed or baked potatoes, here's another tactic to turn it into a healthy alternative. Rather than covering your baked potato in butter and loads of sour cream, topping that with cheese, you should limit yourself to just enough low-cal sour cream and a teaspoon of lower fat margarine. You don't need to make your healthy restaurant recipes to be bland, but you will need to change a few ingredients.
If you're like most, you love the sauces at your favorite chain eateries, or the gravies that you've come to love, but these are known for their unhealthy qualities. You don't need to dump the sauces or gravies altogether, but you'll need to limit the amount you eat. Rather than cover your plate in these sauces, you ought to use a reduced amount and place that in its own container, off to the side. Use it to dip versus coat your food.
When you get to the salad, notice that the healthy restaurant recipes don't soak the greens with gallons of fatty dressing. Though salad is great for you, the dressing is horrible for your body! A little bit goes a long way. Or, better yet: replace your dressing with the low-fat variety. Or, you can try a vinaigrette with just a bit of oil, or even just a bit of lemon.
Last but not least on this tip sheet is to re-consider the dangerous no-no of breading and frying your food. Avoid this at all costs - and limit your use of these types of foods to 2 times a month at most, as a "bonus" of sorts.
Making your favorite dishes into healthy restaurant recipes is a cinch if you do it well. You have full control in your kitchen - you control what sauces, cooking methods and such that goes into your food. So you really ought to try cooking these meals at home the better way.
Sometimes, you may attempt to simply ask your waitress if the cook can make some improvements to make your recipes more healthy at the restaurant. Sometimes you'll be given your request, other times you may be getting a special "something" from the chef. A better way to go about it is to find your favorite recipe online and simply make it healthy yourself, taking off the unhealthy elements.
First off, you can make it broiled fish or meat rather than the typical fare. This is a much healthier way to cook, even better than using a grill which will often leave your meat rare and greasy. Besides broiling the meat, you can also avoid using all the excess butter. A bit of butter never really hurts, but going over the top with it can really clog your arterial walls.
When you need a side dish, if you want mashed or baked potatoes, here's another tactic to turn it into a healthy alternative. Rather than covering your baked potato in butter and loads of sour cream, topping that with cheese, you should limit yourself to just enough low-cal sour cream and a teaspoon of lower fat margarine. You don't need to make your healthy restaurant recipes to be bland, but you will need to change a few ingredients.
If you're like most, you love the sauces at your favorite chain eateries, or the gravies that you've come to love, but these are known for their unhealthy qualities. You don't need to dump the sauces or gravies altogether, but you'll need to limit the amount you eat. Rather than cover your plate in these sauces, you ought to use a reduced amount and place that in its own container, off to the side. Use it to dip versus coat your food.
When you get to the salad, notice that the healthy restaurant recipes don't soak the greens with gallons of fatty dressing. Though salad is great for you, the dressing is horrible for your body! A little bit goes a long way. Or, better yet: replace your dressing with the low-fat variety. Or, you can try a vinaigrette with just a bit of oil, or even just a bit of lemon.
Last but not least on this tip sheet is to re-consider the dangerous no-no of breading and frying your food. Avoid this at all costs - and limit your use of these types of foods to 2 times a month at most, as a "bonus" of sorts.
Making your favorite dishes into healthy restaurant recipes is a cinch if you do it well. You have full control in your kitchen - you control what sauces, cooking methods and such that goes into your food. So you really ought to try cooking these meals at home the better way.
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