Please share a tip on some do's and don'ts with regard to dining out.

If: If you cook the food, you know what's in it! that is not true of dining out!

A: A restaurant dessert may be better than sharing a whole "healthier" cake at home.

Do: Do ask for a box before your food comes out so you can pack half of it away.

Leave: Leave half of everything on your plate and do not take it home, or give it to someone else to eat.

Do: Do go to a nice place & limit alcohol. Easy on the apps so you can enjoy your salad & meal. (+/-) dessert.

Dining: Dining out does not mean we abandon basic good nutrition. It is not ok to pig out or eat unhealthy!

Bring: Bring your coupon. Observe good table manners. Be a nice tipper.Don't use your iphone while eating!

Start: Start meal with a large salad, dressing on the side. Broiled or baked protein. Pack half to go.

Ask: Ask for half of your meal to be boxed up for home before they bring your plate to you!

While: While dining out, stay healthy by choosing fish and vegetables, avoid bread and butter!

Best: Best focus on your health more than menu offerings, habits, quantity & cost. Choices stick with us.

It's: It's not true that eating dessert at a restaurant doesn't count much!

When: When you finish your meal, brush your teeth to help curb craving for dessert.

Do:: Do: share a big meal with a friend. Don't: order too much food!

Low: Low fat is not always healthy. It may mean more salt or sugar.

Early: Early bird specials are great, not only for price, but it's also better to eat earlier if you have acid reflux.

Food: Food may be tastier, but you are almost certainly getting more calories than you think!

American: American restaurants are terrible about portion sizes. Don't feel that you need to finish the plate!

Myth:: Most meals eaten when dining out are very high in sodium.

You: You don't have to finish your entire serving! american restaurants are terrible at portion control.

Don't: Don't order meats and fish rare. You can get sick.

Dining: Dining out does not mean unhealthy. It is all about good choices and portion control.

Do: Do enjoy your favorite restaurant; don't ignore nutritional value, calories, or portions.

Get: Get a doggy bag at the beginning to put away excess food for later so you don't over eat.

Always: Always ask what ingredients and how many calories are in the "light sauce".

Be: Be careful of hidden fat and high salt content when dining out.

Do: Do ask for nutritional information guides or check menus online before going.

It: It should be an infrequent treat. Too much salt, fat, carbs, and you are encouraged to overeat!

Order: Order less food when dining out. Portions may be large.

Don't: Don't go hungry. Have a plan - avoid high calorie drinks and bread - enjoy what you choose.

Do: Do check the nutrition information of the food items. Don't eat unknown dish.

Portions: Portions at restaurants are often enough for two. It's often nice to share a dish to limit calories.

Chose: Chose restaurants carefully for the ability to read calories from the menus, and substitute items.

Most: Most restaurants and menus are highly caloric. Avoid fry food and substitute starch with vegetables.

Drink: Drink and eat a little bit before dining out. Don't fill your plate with starches.

Don't: Don't drink and drive. Do have a designated driver in case of possible alcohol use. Don't overeat.

Try: Try not to focus much on corful photos of dishes in menu.

Remember: Remember that a lot of restaurant foods contain more salt and fat.

Do: Do enjoy the experience. Don't load up on calories. You can still make wise choices on menu options.

Do:: Do: before your order, make sure to tell the waiter about any food allergies.

Reduced: Reduced fat does not mean low fat!

Don't: Don't eat more than you would at home. Consider a vegetarian meal limit consumption of red meat.

The: The time of your meals doesn't matter; it's the total calories you eat in 24 hrs that counts.

You: You can lose weight while dining out! just don't order or eat sugars or carbs.

Order: Order meat/fish and veggie items. Don't eat starches or dessert if you are trying to lose weight.

Don't: Don't equate quantity of food with "getting your money's worth". Quality is what counts.

Try: Try to find a friend or co-worker who wants to be more healthy and share a meal = 50% calories.

To: To accommodate cardiac risk, ask questions about the menu. Ask for heart healthy options, with low salt/fat.

Avoid: Avoid msg and anything cooked in vegetable oil.

Try: Try to have a healthy snack 20 mins before going to a restaurant e.g. A few raw almonds/protein bar.

If: If you have to eat out regularly, make sure you get enough leafy green vegetables.

Always: Always make sure that your food is sufficiently cooked. Raw and under cooked food could make u sick!

Low: Low fat and low sugar doesn't necessarily mean diet food - it might just mean none added!

Even: Even though you've paid for it, skip the soup and the bread basket and the desert.

To: To not feel that you must eat everything that has been given to you. Do feel free to have it packaged up and take it home for a meal another day.

Do: Do skip the bread before dinner as it is empty calories. Instead opt for some fruit at home first.

You: You can eat healthy when dining out! it is just about making the right choices!

You: You don't always have to have ice cream after your dinner!

Share: Share a meal with your partner or have the waiter bring 1/2 in a doggie bag before you start eating.

Be: Be picky for good nutrition; be frugal in quantity; pass on appetizers & desert.

Avoid: Avoid buffets if trying to lose weight.

Do: Do spurge on occasion but don't over do it. Moderation is always best!

Expensive: Expensive does not equal better. Good food at a good price (good value) makes enjoyment greater.

If: If you love dessert only eat it when you go out.

Make: Make sure that you chew food throughly because most if the starch digestion occurs in the mouth.

Salads: It's a myth that salads are always lower in calories.

Keep: Keep your portion sizes appropriate..This is not a last day to dine out!

Please: Please control your children. Unruly children distract and diminish the experience of other guests.

Ignore: Best to ask people with similar taste to yours where they have eaten and see what they like.

Ignore: Do drink plenty of water. Don't think you need to clean your plate when eating out.

Ignore: Eating out can be a treat when not preparing home meals; order what you actually will eat; have fun!

Ignore: Remember eating at home or out should not change the fact it needs2b healthy.

Ignore: Do substitute green veggies for starches and do not allow the bread basket on the table.

Ignore: Share a meal with someone else; it typically is enough.

Ignore: Do ask for menus with sodium and calorie contents for the dishes they serve.

Ignore: Do enjoy yourself and don't be cheap with the tip.. Someone else is cooking, cleaning ; serving you!

Ignore: Check health department reviews of restaurant, don't overeat, take a doggy bag home for leftovers.

Ignore: Just because you are dining out does not mean you should eat things you normally do not eat.

Ignore: Drink plenty of water, as to not over eat!

Ignore: Do ask for the salad dressing on the side. Don't let them bring you free bread before the meal.

Ignore: Share a portion of your meal, eat half , or take half of it home stay away from fried fatty foods.

Ignore: Do frequent places with calories listed on menu don't eat till excess, take 1/2 food home for later.

Ignore: After a great meal out, walk for 45-60 minutes after dinner to cut deleterious affects of sat. Fats.

Ignore: Split dishes if they allow it or order half portions if available.

Ignore: Request for sugar-free or salt free meal options even if it is not on the menu.

Ignore: Be adventurous, stretch your comfort zone. Split your meal, saving some for a later lunch or dinner.

Ignore: Make healthy choices even when eating out to avoid the extra calories.

Ignore: Be careful that you don't eat several days calories at one meal. Go for fresh, unsauced, nonfried.

Ignore: Broiled lean meats/fish/foul;steamed or sauteed veggies; salad with light dressing;less bread-suffer.

Ignore: Don't eat out more than once a week. Do continue to eat heathy. Don't overindulge with portions.

Ignore: Portion sizes at restaurants are typically much larger than they should be, eat half and bring home.

Ignore: Ask for half of your meal to be boxed right when you order it. Lose weight and save money!

Ignore: Get a "to go" box before you even start to eat, and take home half of your meal!

Ignore: Practice portion control and watch out for excessive calories from alcohol. Moderation is key!

Ignore: Regular mustard used as a salad dressing is healthy, low calorie and tasty!

Ignore: Do look up calories information if possible. The number alone could persuade you to choose better.

Ignore: Drink a full glass of water while waiting on your food. This will create satiety faster.