Guest guest Posted May 23, 2001 Report Share Posted May 23, 2001 Dory wrote: > The main problem we seem to have is eating out, our >friends and family are not exactly CR'ers, and enjoy Mexican >(we live in Texas), Italian, Southern Eating places (BBQ), >etc. I was just wondering what other people practicing CR >do when they eat at these types of restaurants? Of course >the food on the menu looks so good, it is difficult to just >order a house salad, but maybe there is a healthy >alternative. I know this depends on the specific >restaurant, but I was wondering what to do in general, or >what others do? There's quite a bit of info on this in the archives of both groups. I, myself just take small portions when we eat out. I also skip the bread and butter, dessert for the most part and red meat. If you eat out once in a while and adhere to your diet most of the time, you'll do OK. Most restaurants will serve sauces on the side, and cook low fat if you request it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 My hubby is from Sicily, Italy. Here's another suggestion for salad dressing: I know when I go to restaurants I can usually ask for some fresh garlic and lemon. Along with the olive oil you can bring in a small container it could add a new hint of flavor. If home you can add fresh, which I prefer always, garlic, basil and/or Italian seasonings. I shop at the health food store and usually can buy the quantity in bulk I desire. Hope this helps. carolgTerriLynne <terri_lynne@...> wrote: I'm not that good at making lettuce taste decent with lemon or lemon andoil. My mother-in-law, who was from Italy, was the bomb and using thosetwo ingredients. She did the BEST vinaigrette I have ever tasted. But,somehow, I have never gotten the nack. :-)TerriLynne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 Put in the blender: 1 clove garlic, chopped a little juice of 1 or 2 lemons (or peel the lemon take out the seeds and toss into the blender) 1/4 to 1/2 cup olive oil, depending on how much lemon you use herbs to your taste-fresh if available, dried if not-basil, oregano, summer savory, plenty of parsley. Or try sage, lemon balm and parsley fresh ground pepper Blend to smoothness. Refrigerate unused part. Gayla Always Enough RanchAcampo, Californiahttp://bouncinghoofs.com/alwaysenough.htmlBill Barnhill is our Rainbow Example!aeranch@... ----- Original Message ----- From: carolG health Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 2:43 AM Subject: Re: Eating Out My hubby is from Sicily, Italy. Here's another suggestion for salad dressing: I know when I go to restaurants I can usually ask for some fresh garlic and lemon. Along with the olive oil you can bring in a small container it could add a new hint of flavor. If home you can add fresh, which I prefer always, garlic, basil and/or Italian seasonings. I shop at the health food store and usually can buy the quantity in bulk I desire. Hope this helps. carolgTerriLynne <terri_lynne@...> wrote: I'm not that good at making lettuce taste decent with lemon or lemon andoil. My mother-in-law, who was from Italy, was the bomb and using thosetwo ingredients. She did the BEST vinaigrette I have ever tasted. But,somehow, I have never gotten the nack. :-)TerriLynne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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