10 Tips to Eat Out Right

10 TIPS TO EAT OUT RIGHT ......... Did you know that Americans are dining out more than cooking at home? Make sure you pick the right tasty food for a healthy plate! MAKE IT COLORFUL! GET YOUR CALCIUM! Any fruit or 100% fruit juice counts. It's that simple! Craving cheese? There are plenty of 5 non-dairy cheeses made from cashews, 2 Potassium is great for macadamia and other nuts! your heart and can be found in bananas, Give these milk 6 alternatives a try! prunes, dried peaches, apricots, and oranges. Almond milk, calcium-fortified SWITCH OUT THOSE VEGGIES! FRUITS soymilk, rice milk and coconut milk all provide GRAINS calcium and other nutritional 3 Eat your veggies! Your mom was benefits! right. They're packed with EAT SOME BREAD! potassium, calcium, vitamin D, and fiber VEGETABLES but some are better PROTEIN A % of your plate 7 than others! Try should be grains ordering a low-fat salad dressing with and half of that raw broccoli, red and should be whole grains. So go ahead green peppers, celery sticks or cauliflower. and enjoy your whole grain bread! 4 Switch out those potatoes for some yummy Other healthy grain 8 options include sweet potatoes. They have less calories, more vitamin C, oatmeal, brown rice more fiber and fewer carbs. and whole wheat pasta. Cutting back on red meat can reduce your risk 9. of heart disease, cancer, obesity and diabetes. GET YOUR PROTEIN! Plant protein has come a long way! 10 There are lots of delicious options to try that provide plenty of protein with less fat, less calories and no cholesterol vs. meat. DINE OUT HEALTHY AND LOVE IT! Yard House LAS VEGAS Yes - Vegas really does offer everything you Whether you're watching your favorite football want! Wynn and Encore have teamed with team or out on a date with your main squeeze - vegan chef Tal Ronnen to offer unique & Yardhouse offers a full “meatless" menu for healthy dishes any time of the day. individuals trying to cut back on meat. DI veggiegrill LYFE KITCHEN LOVE VOUR FoOD EVERYOAV Their "about" section says it all: "Great food can Food you can feel good about! Proudly do amazing things. It can make you feel better, committed to serving 100% plant-based food. support local farms, promote sustainability, No matter what you enjoy at Veggie GrilI, you reward environmentally sound businesses and can be assured that your food has no meat, give back to the community. And best of all, it dairy, eggs, cholesterol, animal fat or trans fat. will make you savor every single bite." gardein. SOURCES: http://www.choosemyplate.gov/ http://health.clevelandclinic.org/2013/03/white-potatoes-vs-sweet-potatoes-which-is-healthier/ http://www.menusofchange.org/ deliciously meat-free http://magazine.foxnews.com/food-wellness/4-lowest-calorie-cheeses