[reillyse]

Last night I went out to dinner with a friend and we ate at a mexican place. I was a bit nervous about eating out so soon after coming back to riceing. Here's what I did.
I ordered everything ala-carte. side of beans, side of rice, side salad and a tortillia. I made my self a bean and rice burrito. I ate about half of the food that was brought to the table. No chips but I did put salsa on my burrito.
I know there was more sodium in the food than I would have liked so I drank a large water with dinner and made a big cup of lemon tea when I got home.

No sodium weight gain this morning so must be it worked. I got to spend a nice evening out and still maintain my healthy eating.

How does everyone else handle eating out?

[bluebonnet]

If it is a regular restaurant, a baked potato and salad is good Oil and vinegar dressing for the salad or lemon juice. Most restaurants also have steamed veggies you can put on your potato.

[iris159]

HI my name is Jess and I am a vegan. I tell the server that I am a vegan and ask them if i can get a veggie plate no salt or butter added.

[Leeney]

I look up the restaurant online beforehand. Most have nutritional information or at least a menu. Then I can select wisely before I go and not hold up the process of ordering when I get there. I almost always have a basketful of questions for the server.

[KellyA]

I usually try to pick as wisely as I can so that I can stay on plan without making too much of a fuss. My grandma has kidney & blood pressure problems so I always blame my need for lower sodium choices on my family genetics *smiles* That said, I know that eating out means much higher levels of sodium, but I think that since I am so very low sodium for my regular intake that a sodium splurge on occasion is not going to be the death of my success. In general, so long as I drink extra water on these splurge days, I don't have too much sodium weight gain. The real trick, for me, is not giving into the intense cravings for SUGAR that the added sodium intake gives me. Not kidding -- when I eat a super salty meal, I want cake & cookies & brownies & chocolate & & & & ......