Saturday, September 18, 2010

The Restaurant Trip

Last night was our first venture out to eat.  It is always a challenge to eat out when you are working on healthy eating.  With the need to go grocery shopping looming we ventured out last night and decided that we would eat something before we went.  It took a while to decide where would have the best options.  We finally decided on a restaurant and off we went.  We had eating at this restaurant before and knew they had an awesome salad bar.  Score!

We we arrived we were not disappointed at all... The salad bar was full of leafy greens, robust veggies and other yummy healthy stuff.  We sat down and started perusing the menu.  We had hit the jackpot.  Lots of healthy choices for us.  They had FIVE different veggie sides for your entree.  Also the meals were not pre-planned... You got to choose your own sides.  I picked a yummy top sirloin steak and Hubby picked a yummy chicken.  I had grilled green beans and grilled asparagus.  YUM!  Hubby had steamed broccoli and grilled green beans.  Did I mention that they had FANTASTIC kids meal choices as well. Sofia had grilled chicken, steamed broccoli and apples with a side of fries.

We both ordered the salad bar to go along with our meal.  Great choice.  I had a huge salad with lettuce, spinach, onions, tomatoes, mushrooms, zucchini, broccoli and topped with a little parmesan cheese and some dressing.  It was very filling, I only managed to eat half my steak and veggies.

The best part was when went grocery shopping we were not hungry and were able to get only what we needed.  It was a successful outing!

The journey continues...

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