There are different restaurants cooking different varieties of food. Some restaurants may cook Chinese, some Indian, some Japanese and many other varieties of food. Before eating the food, take clear information about the food how it is cooked and prepared.
INDIAN RESTAURANTS
Indian foods are rich with hot and spicy foods that consist of high amount of fats such as ghee, oils, etc. If you are thinking about maintaining your weight consuming an Indian food, you should better change your option. As the foods are rich in fats, consuming it will definitely increase your weight. Taking it in lesser quantity is not so harmful.
Selecting the food is difficult when you are on diet. Hence, if you are planning to eat Indian foods, you should choose the foods that are cooked in ‘tandoori’ oven or the grilled one. You can try ‘tandoori’ or ‘tikka’ but not ‘tikka masala’. Chicken and prawn ‘jalfrezi’ or ‘dopiaza’ can also be taken. Creamy dishes containing oils should be avoided as there are fats. Some of them are ‘korma’, ‘pasanda’ and ‘masalas’.
Don’t get indulged in ‘poppadums’ if you have ordered meals. They consist of oils as they are fried longer in oil. You can just start with the pickle with lower fats.
Pick up plain rice ‘ratherthan pilau’ or ‘biryani’. If you prefer eating breads then you can just pick up plain ‘chapati’ instead of ‘naan’ as it is oily.
CHINESE
Chinese foods are cooked in a very different way. You may get confused while choosing the food you want to eat. Everything looks tasty and delicious with low fat but that is not the actual case. Most of the Chinese items are coated with batter and fried for long time that is highly rich in fats. You can pick up the items that are simple. The vegetables dishes consist of lower fats than that of meat. Avoid fried egg and try sticking with the plain rice.
Also, prevent the items with maximum calories and fats such as prawn toast, take soup. Don’t consume fatty meats; try red meat, chicken which are cooked well in low fat. You can also consume the boiled foods. These are less in fats but may contain excess calorie. Steaming can also be done which is just the best choice to avoid maximum fats.
PUB MEALS
The pub meals are not so much useful for the one who is on diet. You can pick up less fatty items such as potato, baked beans along with meat, pickle or bread. Prevent cheese and butters from your diet.
Sandwiches and soups can be the better choice if they have lower fat present. You can request to prepare this without adding any fatty items like yolk of egg, oil, vinegar, etc. In less quantity, fish pie can be consumed along with the vegetables.
PIZZA
This is not suitable for the dieters as the content is rich in fats and calories. You can utilize ‘thisto’ guide for the details of the nutrients you get from foods. It is better not to eat pizza if you are concerned about your health and maintaining proper weight. If you cannot stop eating it, you can simply take small piece of it that is made from vegetable items not from butter or cheese.
BURGER AND OTHER FAST FOODS
There are many websites that provide details on the items they prepare in their restaurants so that you are aware of the foods earlier. Hence, it is necessary that you know about the food whether it is properly cooked or not, well steaming is done or not, etc. Also, always be away from the foods with extreme fats. Make choices to eat healthy and to be healthy.
Spanish or Mexican
Mexican style restaurants tend to be big on filler items such as tacos, tortillas and enchiladas; which can be fried as well as filled with high-fat ingredients. So approach with caution, asking lots of questions, and opt for plain tortillas with bean or vegetable fi1l1ngs without addedcream, cheeses or avocados. Burritos, wbich are usually smaller and steamed, are.agood choice if the filling is low-fat,
A salsa or sauce in Mexican cuisine is usually tomato based or at least lower in fat than guacamole or sour cream, so should be OK with some grilled fish or chicken.
Tapas dishes in Spanish restaurants can vary enor-mousty, so do ask what each contains and go for those that seem to have the highest proportion of vegetables and potatoes to meat or fish and those that haven’t been fried. Also ask for the dish notto be covered in olive oil.
Recipes of course vary from place to place, so-the-best-policy is to find out how a dish is prepared. The spicy, cold tomato soup galpacho, for example. can be low in fat when olive oilis.not used in the recipe, but quite high when it is. However, white garlic soup always uses lots of almonds, so give this onea miss.
Seafood is often a good option: try clams and mussels, in broth or oven-be ked white fish in tomato or vegetable sauces, which don’t feature too much oil or cream.
Grilled fish, meat and. poultry with plain cooked vegetables or salad ale a safe option whatever the restaurant, and It need not be boring especially when cooked with flavoursome herbs, lemon and wine.
Greek
The Greeks, like the Spanish and Italians, have an innate love of olive oil, and this abounds in many of the dishes you will find in a Greek restaurant. Armed with this knewledge you shouid ask for olive oil to be served separately so the choice to add it remains with you.
Grilled poultry and fish, or lean kebabs, provided they are not doused with oil before cooking (ask and eat with plain salad and pitta bread, make a good diet choice. One dish that is usually heavy in oil and therefore should be avoided is moussaka, and this goes for pastichio as well.
Seafood, whether shellfish Offish steaks or fillets, is a good choice especially if simply cooked without added oil. The content of a Greek salad can vary enormously, 5.0 choose this if it has mosHy tomatoes, cucumber, lettuce and onioos, With lirntted feta cheese and olives, Again, ask for it to come without olive oil.
Houmous, tararna salata and falafel are tasty starters but usually too high In fat for dieters. Stuffed vine leaves (dolmades) may be a better option.
French
With one of the most highly developed and regarded international’ cuisines, it can be difficult to generalize about French cuisine, but mention of cuisine minceur may qive the restaurateur aguide to what you are looking for.
The section ‘What Does It Mean?’ (see page 294) maybe your best guide when eating in a French restaurant.
Choose a liqht starter such as a consomme, fruit or salad without dressing and avoid pates, terrines and thick creamy (veloute) type soups.
Opt for a small portion of grilled whitefish or chkken, with a light sauce with plai n or bo ularige re potatoes rath er tha n creamy grati n Dauph i no is or any frites.
Try to find out whether fresh seasonal fruit is served, and choose this instead of a rich dessert orthe tempting array of cheeses.
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