What To Order In Restaurants

Posted by: Ron

When you need a meal away from home that will also keep you on track with your goals, make sure you know what to order in restaurants

Look for the meal to meet these criteria so what you order in restaurants supports your health and goals

Vince had a favourite clarifying question when someone came to him to "gain weight". He would ask: "Do you want to gain weight or do you want to gain size?" Few if any ever answered that they wanted to gain weight. Most are after building muscle, rather than just weight for weight's sake.

I would hazard a guess that you're in a similar boat, you either want to build more muscle, or get leaner while maintaining your current muscle mass. The third probability is building muscle while getting leaner.

As I wrote about in a previous post, consistency is the key to progress. "Falling off the wagon" can derail your efforts and slow down your progress. At the same time you have a life outside of bodybuilding where you want to enjoy socializing with friends and family.

What to look for in restaurants:

Here are some simple guidelines to make eating out keep in line with your goals.

Avoid fast food restaurants if at all possible. The quality of their meats are questionable.

If you're going for breakfast:

Avoid all carbohydrates. Have any or a combination of these: steak, fish, eggs, bacon, sausages (make sure they're wheat free) and butter.

For lunch:

Choose grilled and baked meats over fried or breaded meats. Mainly because most restaurants use vegetable oil to fry their meats, which is one of the worst things to consume. If available, go for grass fed or wild game meats including wild caught fish. This is an ok time to have some carbs, like sweet potatoes and veggies.

For dinner:

The same guidelines apply as to lunch, except this time, you can increase your carbs a little more, especially if you've already worked out for the day.

Enjoy your meals out, knowing they'll be yet another step towards your goal!

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