Any legit places to eat out?

[Pavlik89]

I typicall go out to dinner Friday & Saturday nights. Can anyone recommend any healthy places around? Pasta, sushi, chinese, mexican, etc. What do you guys typicall stick to when eating out?

I typicall grab sushi, but would prefer to try something different.

[rainieravesouth]

sushi if fine. any restaurant is fine. it's just up to what you order and how much you eat.

kelly, is that you? how did you feel after losing to bhop?

[Djin]

I typicall go out to dinner Friday & Saturday nights. Can anyone recommend any healthy places around? Pasta, sushi, chinese, mexican, etc. What do you guys typicall stick to when eating out?

I typicall grab sushi, but would prefer to try something different.

Eat whatever you want. Food is suppose to be FUN and tasteful.

As long as you don't do it all the time, and consider moderation, eat whatever you wish.

[Own3r]

Once a week you can eat anything you want in my opinion....

[Alphagame]

Since I've started this diet, 8 days ago, I've only been out three times.

Twice to IHOP, where I ordered three hard boiled eggs and a fruit bowl.

Once to a mexican joint, where I ordered Guacamole (no chips) and two grilled chicken breasts. I'm pretty anal about counting calories and macros, so I took one of the breasts home and weighed it to see how many calories were in each. As for the guacamole, one order is usually gonna be one avocado. Avocados turn brown and ugly once their sliced, kinda the way apples do. So it stands to reason that serving of guacamole is one avocado.

I'll watch this thread with interest. Anyone know if Souper Salad makes their soups fresh daily?

(I asked at Jason's Deli and their's is brought in frozen. The manager gave me the ingredient list and it all kinds of hydrogenated oils and soy stuff and stuff you'd never use in your own kitchen.)

[Rodzilla]

as far as chain restaurants go, you can look at most of the nutritional information online.

[THE_TRUTH86]

im going to sushi tonight baby! other places good are everywhere.. you just need to find things on the menu that wont harm you. Like when i go to Italian i order wheat penne chicken marinara. when i go to steak house i order a 7 or 8 oz sirloin with steamed veggies and a plain sweet potato. when i go to Pf changs i order the Seared Ahi Tuna with soba noodles. when i go to places like mexican i will just oder the carne asada with pinto beans

[Pavlik89]

Sounds good guys - Thanks for the info. I shall explore Japanese or Italian cuisine tonight!

[Pavlik89]

sushi if fine. any restaurant is fine. it's just up to what you order and how much you eat.

kelly, is that you? how did you feel after losing to bhop?

Referring to me? No, I am not Kelly.

[grapemaster]

most upscale restaurants is a-ok.

most chains and fast food sucks.

[ffdrebin]

my main staple is sushi, everything else i can cook at home. so that where i usually spend my money.

[rainieravesouth]

Referring to me? No, I am not Kelly.

didnt know if you'd get the reference. lol. Kelly Pavlik the boxer

[Alphagame]

++++as far as chain restaurants go, you can look at most of the nutritional information online.++++

Yes, for a lot of places. But they don't post the ingredients.

The information on the Chicken Chili Soup at Jason's Deli looked ok on the internet...until I saw the ingredients list!

[rainieravesouth]

most upscale restaurants is a-ok.

most chains and fast food sucks.

why do they suck?

[goodfella0729]

as far as chain restaurants go, you can look at most of the nutritional information online.

this is what i do if i know before hand where ill be eating and ill also try and plan my day around it. but if not i just pick something on the healthy side. like yesterday i went to chilis with a friend and i stuck to the guiltless chicken healthy option with steamed veggies.

sometimes ill just get whatever ive been craving but that doesnt happen too much.

[Alphagame]

+++like yesterday i went to chilis with a friend and i stuck to the guiltless chicken healthy option with steamed veggies.+++

That's what I did last Saturday. Exactly!

But I noticed there was some kind of oil on the bottom of my chicken breast and on the rice. The chicken breast was on top of the rice. It was a yellow color.

Could have been anything, but I'd be willing to bet it was hydrogenated something or other!

But at least you know what the macros were and the calories.

[Theenforcer1]

+++like yesterday i went to chilis with a friend and i stuck to the guiltless chicken healthy option with steamed veggies.+++

That's what I did last Saturday. Exactly!

But I noticed there was some kind of oil on the bottom of my chicken breast and on the rice. The chicken breast was on top of the rice. It was a yellow color.

Could have been anything, but I'd be willing to bet it was hydrogenated something or other!

But at least you know what the macros were and the calories.

so?

What difference is it going to make in the long run?

I mean really...people have to step away once and awhile and live life before it passes by too fast.

OP- just go where your friends/family want to go if your going for some occasion. Go to restaurants to enjoy time with others...not be anal retentive...but thats just me.

[Djin]

+++like yesterday i went to chilis with a friend and i stuck to the guiltless chicken healthy option with steamed veggies.+++

That's what I did last Saturday. Exactly!

But I noticed there was some kind of oil on the bottom of my chicken breast and on the rice. The chicken breast was on top of the rice. It was a yellow color.

Could have been anything, but I'd be willing to bet it was hydrogenated something or other!

But at least you know what the macros were and the calories.

Was it good? Did you enjoy it? Are you still alive...?!

If you answered yes to all those, then why are you bitching? As someone stated, you live once, enjoy it. As I stated above, food is suppose to be FUN. I love eating, I'm not going to make myself eat rabbit food and flavored cardboard all the time. *Rolls Eyes*

[Pavlik89]

didnt know if you'd get the reference. lol. Kelly Pavlik the boxer

haha, didn't catch that.

[goodfella0729]

+++like yesterday i went to chilis with a friend and i stuck to the guiltless chicken healthy option with steamed veggies.+++

That's what I did last Saturday. Exactly!

But I noticed there was some kind of oil on the bottom of my chicken breast and on the rice. The chicken breast was on top of the rice. It was a yellow color.

Could have been anything, but I'd be willing to bet it was hydrogenated something or other!

But at least you know what the macros were and the calories.

i got the buffalo chicken guiltless sandwich but didnt notice that. but even if i did oh well it still tasted great! and i had some chips and salsa, that stuffs like crack to me. i could eat chips and salsa all day long, mmmmmmm.

[Alphagame]

I don't know how much longer I can keep being so anal about the food I eat, but at 39, I'd guess there's a lot less margin for error than there is for most of you younger guys on here.

Whatever happens, I am going to get my six pack abs and 20 more pounds of body weight in the form of lean muscle, damn it!

[watermelon_2001]

+++like yesterday i went to chilis with a friend and i stuck to the guiltless chicken healthy option with steamed veggies.+++

That's what I did last Saturday. Exactly!

But I noticed there was some kind of oil on the bottom of my chicken breast and on the rice. The chicken breast was on top of the rice. It was a yellow color.

Could have been anything, but I'd be willing to bet it was hydrogenated something or other!

But at least you know what the macros were and the calories.

If I know I'm gonna have to be eating out with family or whatever, I'll always vouch for chili's. The guiltless grill is good enough for me, and I actually do really like the chicken sandwich and the black bean salsa thing that comes with it. Admittedly, still starving after I finish it, and then have to sit 10 minutes while the rest of my family finish of their burgers/ quesadillas etc. and thinking how friggin' good those dishes look..

[Djin]

I don't know how much longer I can keep being so anal about the food I eat, but at 39, I'd guess there's a lot less margin for error than there is for most of you younger guys on here.

Whatever happens, I am going to get my six pack abs and 20 more pounds of body weight in the form of lean muscle, damn it!

You're right... it saddens me to see these 16-20 year olds bitching... they aren't even done growing. They should be able to build muscle or burn fat like it's nothing.

[LoRdAc][d]

Boston Market has plenty of healthy options.

[goodfella0729]

Boston Market has plenty of healthy options.

mmmmm boston market ::drool:: thanks for a dinner idea, i havent had that in atleast a year.

[FitFinch]

Red lobster. You can order w/o butter oil on the seafood.

I love PF Chang and there nutrition chart is good too.

[Djin]

Red lobster. You can order w/o butter oil on the seafood.

I love PF Chang and there nutrition chart is good too.

Lol. That's some nasty sea food... the Red Lobster in my area got shut down. Too many people got ill, including myself.

[fyre500]

Boston Market has plenty of healthy options.

The price is a turnoff to me, sadly. It usually costs me and my wife just shy of $20 to eat there and that's just two typical meals. Pretty high for "fast" food.

[Djin]

The price is a turnoff to me, sadly. It usually costs me and my wife just shy of $20 to eat there and that's just two typical meals. Pretty high for "fast" food.

There's a place down the street from me called "Neon Chicken", guess what the sell.

Lol. Their food puts Boston Market to shame. REAL chicken, silly name.

[Blindead]

Was it good? Did you enjoy it? Are you still alive...?!

If you answered yes to all those, then why are you bitching? As someone stated, you live once, enjoy it. As I stated above, food is suppose to be FUN. I love eating, I'm not going to make myself eat rabbit food and flavored cardboard all the time. *Rolls Eyes*

yet i'm willing to bet you take a supplement that tastes like a dockside hookers dirthole.