Think ahead

Today I went to breakfast with my good friend here in town, I love friend dates that involve food because well I love friends and I love food. Before heading to meet her I ran through the usual restaurant breakfast items trying to discern what healthy options I have so that way I would have a “plan of attack” to avoid getting biscuits and gravy. I knew I should have eggs because they have protein and are healthy, but to avoid egg options with tons of cheese. When I got there I was scanning the egg area of the menu (avoiding the pancakes and waffles topped with all sorts of sugar, lest I be tempted) and voila! A spinach and veggie skillet was spotted. It did have potatoes and come with toast but I overcame these obstacles. I stayed very conscious of eating slowly, and not stuffing it all in my mouth in 5 minutes. So I was able to stop eating after eating just one piece of toast, and 3/4s of the skillet. When I got home and calculated the two eggs (140 calories), veggies (about 25-35 calories) and potatoes (100ish calories), plus cheese (100ish calories) and then figured out that eating only 3/4s of it was about 275 calories; leaving me very please with myself. I often have trouble eating out and not being a member of “the clean plate club”, so this was a success for me. Thinking ahead about what I was going to order, adding veggies to my meal, and eating slowly helped me conquer the seeming impossible mountain.

Side note: I love meat as much as the next person, but breakfast meat is notorious for being greasy and overly fatty. So unless the restaurant serves chicken or turkey sausage, stay away from it. It’ll only add unnecessary fat and calories.

xoxo