[daer0n]

1. Order a salad as your main dish. Steak houses are famous for their salads, and some like this gorgeous one from EPIC Roast House in San Francisco even comes with steak on it so you can get a taste of steak without gorging.
2. We know they taste delicious, but avoid heavy sauces, such as creamed spinach or the butter based sauces served with filet mignon. Those sauces are high in fat and calories.
3. Order up sides of vegetables, like green beans, asparagus, mushrooms. You can even order two sides, cut your steak in half and ask the waiter to put it in a doggie bag. Better to fill up on vegetables than on steak! That steak will taste extra delicious in a salad or sandwich the next day.
4. Look for dishes that are grilled or fire roasted not sauteed. To cut even more calories choose chicken, seafood or pork tenderloin.
5. Steer clear of the bread basket. With lots of delicious things to eat, you don’t really want to fill up on bread, do you? Ask the waiter to take the bread away if you can. Reward yourself with fresh fruit, sorbet or sherbet for dessert. You earned it!

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[magosienne]

nice !! although ....



we went to the restaurant last sunday and i took french fries

[Beyonce Welch]

Soups & salads are a staple with all my lunches & dinners. Thanks for posting.

[ticki]

mmmm. meat... i love steak. i usually get a small salad and then a small filet so that i don't pig out too much.

no shame in taking food home. i eat until i'm full and then the rest goes home with me. rarely do i ever eat dessert. it seems most restaurants give you too much food, because most people feel that unless you get a whole heaping plate full then it's not worth the price charged.

[StereoXGirl]

Of course I want to fill myself up on bread!!! LOL! I LOVE bread. It's practically all I eat. lol! I don't eat beef anyway, so I guess it's ok...

[McRubel]

Originally Posted by StereoXGirl

Of course I want to fill myself up on bread!!! LOL! I LOVE bread. It's practically all I eat. lol!

HAHAHA! I'm the same way!

These are some really great tips. I hope I have the will-power to actually use them!

[magosienne]

Originally Posted by StereoXGirl

Of course I want to fill myself up on bread!!! LOL! I LOVE bread. It's practically all I eat. lol!

lol !! i like to test the bread. OMG there was this restaurant in Brittany, they had that big chimney with a bread oven, and their bread was so good. it was the real stuff with the hard crust and the tender inside. and that delicate wooden smell. yum ! (that restaurant even grows its own vegetables !!).

[pinksugar]

Mags, that restaurant sounds awesome. I LOVE french bread.

I also love steak though, and being in a steak restaurant with that mouthwatering sauce smell? There is NO WAY I could order a salad instead, LOL

I think my best tip for steak restaurants would be the 80:20 rule. If you eat well 80 percent of the time, you can treat yourself the other 20 percent. So, if you have a really really good week, you can eat your steak, curly fries etc on the weekend

[magosienne]

if you come to France Rosie, i'll give you the address, it's close to where i used to live in Brittany (hehe, then i'd suggest you go to the port and have an icecream, near the castle, they taste great and as the icecreams contain more fruits and less sugar, you also feel less guilty about eating one ).

i agree with the 80/20 rule. we don't go often to a restaurant, and when we do it's to celebrate something. so it's the occasion to eat something different from usual. although, if you get french fries, don't take a heavy dessert, i made that mistake once, i forgot homemade whipped cream was really heavy on the stomach.

[cheller]

weird to say that a STEAKhouse is famous for their salads. hahahah. good to know.