Post workout restaurant food is great when you are short on time and don’t have to be bound strictly to cooking at home.<\/p>\n
You don’t need to restrict yourself to cooking at home.\u00a0 You can go out and eat just as healthy if you know how to order from the menu.<\/p>\n
Here are 5\u00a0 tips when ordering food in your favorite restaurant.<\/p>\n
Tip #1\u00a0<\/strong> Avoid high carb fatty meals full of sauces.\u00a0 Stick to lean meats, simple carbs (such as white rice and potatoes) and green leafy vegetables.<\/p>\n Tip #2<\/strong>\u00a0 Avoid sauces.\u00a0 Restaurants are notorious for adding tons of sauces to flavor their food.\u00a0 These sauces are very high in calories so avoid them at all costs.\u00a0 You can tell your waiter or waitress to leave out the sauce.<\/p>\n Tip #3<\/strong>\u00a0 Most restaurants serve bread or chips as an appetizer before your main dish comes out.\u00a0 Do your best to avoid these as bread and butter (Carbs combined with Fat) make a BAD combination for fat storage.<\/p>\n Tip #4\u00a0<\/strong> Avoid all appetizer’s as this can add up to your daily caloric intake.<\/p>\n Tip #5\u00a0<\/strong> Avoid alcoholic beverages and soda.\u00a0 Stick to water with lemon instead.\u00a0 Lemon water has been shown to alkaline the body when it’s most acidic after a workout.<\/p>\n Sticking to these simple tips will dramatically improve your body composition and keep your waist line in check.<\/p>\n Watch below as my brother and I eat after training at a popular restaurant here in the states.<\/p>\n