When you are busy and don’t have time to cook yourself, you have no option but to eat out. But that does not mean you can not reduce your weight. You still have options to choose from when eating out. The following resource will help you get there.

• ADA – Your guide to eating out
  A short guide to eating out by American Diabetes Association. It has lots of tips.
• Just Enough for You: About Food Portions
  This handout discusses the difference between portions and servings, how to control portions when eating at home and when eating out, and if getting more food for the money is a good value.
• Tip sheet: Eat Healthy When Dining Out
  This 1-page tip sheet provides some ideas for questions to ask at restaurants and ideas of what foods to select when eating out.
• Tip Sheet: Eating Healthy with Ethnic Food
  This 1-page tip sheet suggests foods to choose from when eating Chinese, Italian, or Mexican foods.
• Lower Fat, Lower Calorie Alternative Foods
  This is 2-pager provides suggestions for lower-fat versions of higher-fat foods.
• 4 Ways to Make Safer Food Selections: Your Guide to Safer Eating Out and Taking Out
  This guide provides four easy steps to protect against foodborne illness when selecting foods that are ready-to-eat at a restaurant, delicatessen, take-out counter, or grocery store

Sources:

• www.healthierus.gov/dietaryguidelines
• www.diabetes.org