How Can I Eat Fewer Calories When Eating Out? (0:48)
It's easy to overdo it when eating out -- but a few tricks can make it easy to rein in your appetite. In this video, registered dietician Frances Largeman-Roth shares tips and tricks for keeping your calories in check.
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OK when you're eating out, if you're trying to sort of rein in how much you're eating, the thing that I do is I actually ask my weight person to take away half of my order. So they take it away, they box it up, I can bring it home with me, or give it to friend but then I'm left with half of the meal, but I'm not missing anything.
I'm enjoying what's there, and I'm going to finish the entire thing. But remember, it's only half another quick tip, if you're somebody who tends to overdo it on the bread before the meal because you're so hungry or you just really like bread, have them either take it away or or take one piece and then push it to the side, Ivan will take it sometimes and put it on the bench over here so that it's out of sight and out of mind.
Frances Largeman-Roth, RD, is a best selling author and nationally recognized health expert. Frances is the former Food and Nutrition Director at Health magazine and is a contributor and spokesperson for Cooking Light magazine.
