Most of us, at some point in our lives, eat out. According to the
National Restaurant Association, Americans eat out approximately four
times a week and the US spend about $1 billion a day on eating out
alone. Some people eat out because they don't enjoy cooking. Others eat
out a lot because they have to entertain clients for business meetings.
Maybe your workplace eats out every Friday at lunch. Whatever the reason
is, dining out can prove to be very challenging if you don't stick to
your eating plan.
"The
more control you have over the food in front of you, the more likely it
is that you'll be able to stick to a lower-calorie eating-out plan,"
says Kathryn M. Kolasa, PhD, RD, professor and section head of nutrition
services and patient education of the family medicine and pediatrics
departments of Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University.
