How to cut calories when you eat out

Stay away from the bread basket

Ask that it not be brought to the table until the food is served. This way you will avoid pecking while waiting for the dishes. Each slice of bread is 40 kcal.

Yes to the broths!

Broths and consommés comfort you and take away the feeling of hunger for the next dish.

No to super portions …

Although many restaurants serve extra or mega-large portions to keep customers happy, go for regular or small portions. A 500g ribeye is a dietary aberration.

Be careful with the dressings

Ask the waiter to explain how the dishes are seasoned so that you can substitute the mayonnaise for vinaigrette, for example.

Light garnishes

Avoid dishes that are accompanied by chips, rice and pasta in sauce. Grilled or steamed salad or vegetable garnishes will fill you up and not weigh you down. With this simple trick you can save about 250 kcal per dish.

The sauce, always apart

Ask them not to bathe your dishes with sauce and to serve it in a sauce boat. This way you can better control the quantity, or do without it if necessary.

Lemon

Fish and chicken are delicious with a drizzle of lemon instead of tartar sauce or mayonnaise.

Mussels, a magical starter

The steamed mussels with lemon provide 80 kcal per 100 g, in addition to a large amount of protein and iron. A very good option compared to the 550 kcal provided by squid a la Romana, for example.

Anchovies, a light tapa

As long as they are not bathed in oil, pickled anchovies are a super light snack: 50 g only have about 56 kcal, compared to 275 kcal for the same amount of french fries. Another 100% guilt-free tapas are mushrooms, very filling and with very few calories.

Pay for each appetizer

Every time someone offers you an aperitif (canapé, drink, etc.) and you accept, put one euro in a special pocket, and then donate it to a good cause, for example. It's literally about paying for every temptation you fall into. If it costs you money, it will be easier for you to say "No thanks."

One of the black points of a diet to lose weight and lose weight, or to keep the line at bay, is eating out. Suddenly, they put a plate in front of you and, in a simple blink of the mouth, we spoil the diet … That is why it is super important to have good tricks on hand like the ones in our gallery to reduce calories when demons lurk of anxiety.

And also take into account the following equivalences to have less caloric alternatives at all times. As well as a lighter menu proposal so that, when you have to eat out –be it in a restaurant or tupperware–, you can choose the best option without having to go hungry. Reducing calories, almost din you realize, is possible!

Lighter equivalences

20 g of butter = 150 kcal - 20 g of jam = 55 kcal
1 sandwich with ham and cheese = 520 kcal - 1 vegetable sandwich = 300 kcal
1 piece of cheesecake = 330 kcal - 1 portion of cottage cheese with berries = 125 kcal
1 plate of fabada = 310 kcal - 1 plate of beans with clams = 198 kcal

Proposals to lighten the menus and be more satiated

With our proposal you will be more satisfied and you will subtract calories. Although in some cases, such as mid-morning, you take more calories, you will do it in a more balanced way. And in the total count they will be much less calories.

Normal menu: Coffee or infusion and piece of pastries = 400 kcal
Clara's proposal: Coffee or tea and toasted bread with olive oil and 2 slices of turkey = 152 kcal

Normal menu: Orange juice = 110 kcal
Clara's proposal: Fruit skewer and skimmed yogurt = 155 kcal

Normal menu: Mixed salad dressed with olive oil, macaroni with bolognese sauce and yogurt = 730 kcal
Clear Proposal: Cream of mushrooms, macaroni with tomato sauce and basil and a skimmed yogurt = 550 kcal

Normal menu: Coffee with milk and 5 cookies = 350 kcal
Clear Proposal: Skimmed milk shake with banana and a touch of cinnamon = 160 kcal

Normal menu: Asparagus with mayonnaise, battered hake, and yogurt = 770 kcal
Clear Proposal: Asparagus in vinaigrette, hake in papillote and 1 baked potato, and orange = 420 kcal

Total normal menu: 2,360 kcal - Total proposal Clara: 1,437 kcal

YOU SAVE: 923 kcal

And if you want to reduce more calories to lose weight without giving up the pleasure of eating, do not miss our 25 tricks to reduce calories at lunch and dinner, 15 tactics to reduce calories in breakfast, up to 10 tips to reduce calories in desserts and 8 light snacks to cut calories in your snacks.