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Weight Loss Forum / Low Carb / September 2006Going Out to Eat: Suggestions
Best suggestions for going out to eat? Usually we hit Red Lobster on some All You Can Eat protein night. Red Lobster's item of choice as of right now is "endless shrimp." The only acceptable suggestion under their offerings is the shrimp scampi. (The endless items aren't listed under here: http://www.redlobster.com/lighthouse/listing.asp?menu=4&submenu=42) but I like that they have that nutrition generator available. Usually we get a broiled feast plus crab legs and have plenty to take home for snacking. But if anyone has any better suggestions from other restaurant chains, please let me know. Any place that serves meat, veggies cooked to order, and salads works for me. A lot of places will serve ribs without sauce if you ask. Their sub veggies for fries, pasta, and tators, if you ask. I've had good luck at Ruby Tuesday Fatz All of the steak joints (though I don't eat steak that much) Carrabbas. Applebees PF Chang (Mu Shi X w/o wraps) Anyway, that's all I can think of now. There are a few places that make thing harder, though. :: Best suggestions for going out to eat? Usually we hit Red Lobster on :: some All You Can Eat protein night. Red Lobster's item of choice as [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] :: But if anyone has any better suggestions from other restaurant :: chains, please let me know. It depends on how carb restricted your diet is. Low carb is intuitive once one understands the basics. For example, if you want a sandwich you eat all of it but the bread. The same goes for a hamburger or pizza. The same intuitive approach can be applied to any restaurant or situation. Sources of concentrated carbs like noodles, rice, flour and sugar based sauces and beverages are avoided. That's really all there is to it unless one is in the early (strict) phase of a low carb diet and/or is diabetic and trying to control it through diet. In that case one is better off not eating out. The only other thing to consider is portion control. These days many restaurants serve 2 or 3 times the appropriate amount for a dieters single meal. Be wary of that and get in the habit of bringing some or most of it home for later meals. -- > Best suggestions for going out to eat? Usually we hit Red Lobster on > some All You Can Eat protein night. Red Lobster's item of choice as of [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > But if anyone has any better suggestions from other restaurant chains, > please let me know. > Best suggestions for going out to eat? Go and do it. Doesn't matter which place, what chain. There is almost no such thing as a restaurant that doesn't have low carb food on the menu. It's even rare to need a fully custom order. Read the menu trying to not use your pre-low-carb habits of scanning. Read the items one by one the first time through and think what you will and won't eat. Think about how you would scan that menu given your new eating habits. You will find some low carb options at nearly any place. When you think about how you would skim the menu as a low carber, you'll find each new place easier as you change your reading habits for menus. Then think about substitutions. Sliced tomoatoes instead of hash browns. Hold the pasta, but is there a small house salad available as a substitute? Can I have that french onion soup without the crouton please? I know it will come out not as full and that's okay. The important point in this is to make choices when you're there rather than worrying about which place to go. > Best suggestions for going out to eat? Usually we hit Red Lobster on > some All You Can Eat protein night. Red Lobster's item of choice as of [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > But if anyone has any better suggestions from other restaurant chains, > please let me know. I can find something to eat pretty much anywhere, and I almost never eat in chain restaurants, except for Outback Steakhouse. The Outback Special, sans potato, with vegetables, a Caesar salad (sans croutons) is a great bargain and a very satisfying meal. Susan > x-no-archive: yes > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Susan We went to outback-- Had the bbq shrimp (omg-it was delicious!!!) appetizer (gave the butter-soaked bread it was served on to my son) and ignored the remoulade (my remoulade is better, but remoulade has horseradish/mustard in it which gives me a headache anyway); AND I ordered the prime rib. But they served it raw (I swear! it was completely uncooked!!) I didn't complain. I put it in a box and took it home and cooked it in a hot pan for about 2 minutes on each side to get it "rare". And I ordered it medium rare. If I had ordered it rare, they'd have walked the cow in and carved it in front of me! Very bizarre. The salad and steamed broccoli were quite good. >> x-no-archive: yes >> [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > and carved it in front of me! Very bizarre. The salad and steamed > broccoli were quite good. Did you get the caesar? I love how garlicky it is. Did you get only broccoli? I've always gotten a mix of broccoli, yellow squash and carrots. Glad you enjoyed your meal, even if your beef was raw (ick!). Susan >>> I can find something to eat pretty much anywhere, and I almost never >>> eat in chain restaurants, except for Outback Steakhouse. The Outback >>> Special, sans potato, with vegetables, a Caesar salad (sans croutons) >>> is a great bargain and a very satisfying meal. >>> >>> Susan <snip> > Did you get the caesar? I love how garlicky it is. Did you get only > broccoli? I've always gotten a mix of broccoli, yellow squash and carrots. > > Glad you enjoyed your meal, even if your beef was raw (ick!). > > Susan We went to Red Lobster but they were too crowded, went to the next Red Lobster (it was closed) and the third Red Lobster had a line extending out the door...So we waited 45 min at Outback. The Caesar salad was wonderful. Yes, I picked out the croutons. And my son gave me the 4 pieces of squash out of his mixed veggies. The table next to us ordered something like six huge pieces of cheesecake, but I didn't even think twice about it. There was actually enough roast that it lasted me two meals. The raw condition of the roast--in a sense that was my fault. I was trying to ask her how Outback defines rare--because I wanted to avoid that too rare thing that happens when you have one definition of rare and the restaurant has another. I didn't want to ask for it medium rare and end up with it medium well. I can just picture her laughing in the kitchen telling the chef--"No really, she wants it really really rare." I bet they were betting on whether I would send it back. Benji got the cheese fries as an appetizer. They brought him a pile of french fries twice as big as my HEAD. >> We went to outback-- >> [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Susan We went the other night and I had the Brisbane Caesar with chicken... I remember their dressing as being a lot spicier, but only the meat had any flavor. What's up with that? :-) Steve > Best suggestions for going out to eat? Usually we hit Red Lobster on some > All You Can Eat protein night. Red Lobster's item of choice as of right [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > But if anyone has any better suggestions from other restaurant chains, > please let me know. If you have a Golden Corall any where near your area, it's definately worth the trip. It's an all you can eat buffet, featuring AYCE steak. Each night of the week also has another feature, such as fish, Shrimp, or Mexican, etc., so it's not JUST steak. I only have one piece of steak, about 6 oz or so, but they have a fantastic salad bar, and they have a VAST assortment of fresh cooked non starchy (and other) veggies. I can go there, and am happy as can be! They also have a huge dessert bar, including ice cream for the non LC-ers. Oh yeah, and they don't use tenderizers in their meats, and I doubt they use MSG on their foods. It's very reasonable in price, too; about $10/person. > Best suggestions for going out to eat? Usually we hit Red Lobster on some > All You Can Eat protein night. Red Lobster's item of choice as of right [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > But if anyone has any better suggestions from other restaurant chains, > please let me know. If you have a Golden Corall any where near your area, it's definately worth the trip. It's an all you can eat buffet, featuring AYCE steak. Each night of the week also has another feature, such as fish, Shrimp, or Mexican, etc., so it's not JUST steak. I only have one piece of steak, about 6 oz or so, but they have a fantastic salad bar, and they have a VAST assortment of fresh cooked non starchy (and other) veggies. I can go there, and am happy as can be! They also have a huge dessert bar, including ice cream for the non LC-ers. Oh yeah, and they don't use tenderizers in their meats, and I doubt they use MSG on their foods. It's very reasonable in price, too; about $10/person. > If you have a Golden Corall any where near your area, it's definately worth > the trip. I <snip> We used to have a Golden Corral, a Barnhills and Sizzler, but they're all gone now. Barnhills used to fix 6 ounce sirloins and keep them warm in a beef broth so they didn't dry out. They were good... I don't eat out much any more (Twice this year!) since I have been working at home. But I cook a lot. One of my kids was talking about bringing home a box of crablegs ($40 for 10 lbs) for an all you can eat at home feast. That's enough for 4 of us for 2 meals (since I'm the only one low carbing.) you know its great to eat out , this is the easiest time I have ever had, however I hate these chains. Once I see the Sysco truck pull up, its not for me!!!!! This Sysco has destroyed food. > > Best suggestions for going out to eat? Usually we hit Red Lobster on some > > All You Can Eat protein night. Red Lobster's item of choice as of right [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > doubt they use MSG on their foods. > It's very reasonable in price, too; about $10/person. |
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