tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937274378946017291.post4588112705551462246..comments2023-09-28T07:53:17.775-04:00Comments on Huppie Mama: Know Your Menu OptionsHuppie Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13940812901336948624noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937274378946017291.post-70643264187899285702010-06-25T10:09:52.615-04:002010-06-25T10:09:52.615-04:00This is why we rarely go out. Its more affordable...This is why we rarely go out. Its more affordable to eat good, whole, healthy foods if your food budget doesn't include a lot of meals out. There is a big salad bar in town that is great for kids and Jack prefers veggies, beans, and whole wheat pasta to just about anything else (except graham crackers haha) and they offer all of those things. Plus, he eats free!<br /><br />Also, I so loved watching The Frugal Gourmet when I was a kid, too!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10459846935279525839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937274378946017291.post-32702873678146840942010-06-22T23:01:09.795-04:002010-06-22T23:01:09.795-04:00I try to do the same - or Richard and I will get o...I try to do the same - or Richard and I will get one appetizer or salad and one meal and just share that. I do like that a lot of restaurants are making those mini-desserts now. After eating a meal out, I usually just one like 2 bites of something sweet, so those are pretty good. But still...the portions in restaurants now are ridiculous. And the portions are ridiculous not just because they are so big, but because the large portions usually contain a lot of what is cheap to make - potatoes, rice, pasta. All of the foods you shouldn't be eating in large quantities! Rarely do I order a piece of grilled fish and say..."wow, this portion of fish is too big" or "they gave me too much broccoli."Huppie Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13940812901336948624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937274378946017291.post-63216390963701597222010-06-22T09:46:50.671-04:002010-06-22T09:46:50.671-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Elitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294923997458681675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937274378946017291.post-19661766248636314992010-06-22T09:46:49.782-04:002010-06-22T09:46:49.782-04:00This is how I feel about going out to dinner at po...This is how I feel about going out to dinner at popular "chain" restaurants. The portions are huge and the food is full of sodium and fat, because they want it to taste good. If you only go out to dinner occasionally it's not a huge deal. What I always do is ask for a to-go box at the start of the meal and put half of it in the box. That way you're not tempted to eat all of it (of course if you have more willpower than me, you can just leave half on your plate.) As far as the kid's items, yes, that is a lot of fat and calories in one meal, but at 2 years old, my son could never finish one of those kids meals. We went to Chilis with my mom last week and I ordered him the pizza. He had 2 slices of it, some of my salad and some grapes I had brought. We took the rest of the pizza home and he had it for lunch the next day. Basically I feel like if I am going out to eat, I want to enjoy myself. So I eat a smaller portion of whatever sounds good and make sure I don't overdo it.Elitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294923997458681675noreply@blogger.com