One of the most difficult things I’ve found when trying to follow a healthy lifestyle is eating out at restaurants. When you work so hard at home to follow healthy eating guidelines, eating at a restaurant can feel like a step backwards. At restaurants, you can say goodbye to knowing everything that goes into your food and, most likely, to avoiding unhealthy ingredients, like butter, salt, and lots of saturated fats.

You could say, “Well, I just wont eat out, then.” But, realistically, that’s just not gonna happen. Eating at restaurants is fun and social and new.

The good news is that it’s still totally possible to eat at restaurants AND be healthy – you just need a few tricks up your sleeve so you can be prepared to make good, healthy choices.