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Dining Out on the South Beach Diet

An Excerpt from The South Beach Diet Dining Guide (Rodale, 2005) by Arthur Agatston

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  • Avoid foods that are high in saturated fat, such as fatty cuts of beef, bacon, processed meats such as salami and full-fat cheese.

  • Eat plenty of fiber – it's found in fruits, vegetables, nuts, beans, seeds and whole grains.

  • Avoid refined carbohydrates such as white bread, cake, candy, white rice and other processed foods that are high in sugar and often high in fat as well.

  • Avoid added sugar. Choose diet soft drinks, for instance, and watch out for hidden sugars in salad dressings and sauces.

    • Once you have the ground rules down, you'll also need to master some proven strategies that will help you enjoy your restaurant meals even more.

    Key Strategies for Restaurant Dining
    Dining out is one of life's pleasures, but it's also a challenge when you're trying to maintain a healthy diet. At home you can control what you put on your plate, but when you eat out, you're bound to come up against some common pitfalls: oversized portions, tempting refined carbs, extra ingredients that add bad fat and bad carbs, and of course menus that don't offer many South Beach Diet-friendly options. The following tips will help you stick to your healthy eating plan:

  • Have a protein snack before you leave the house. By eating something with protein – a hard-boiled egg or a piece of reduced-fat cheese, for example – about 15 minutes before you arrive at the restaurant, you'll take the edge off your appetite. If you're not ravenous while you're reading the menu, you'll be able to make better food choices.


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