Restaurant

Never go to a restaurant full on hungry.

You have no idea how many people I know that will “eat light” all day to “save up” to go out to eat later on.

That’s the equivalent to not going clothes shopping for a year and then walking into Nordstrom’s. 💁🏻‍♀️

It’s a recipe for a disaster and there is no way to return the food and get your money back. 🤦🏻‍♀️

What you don’t know won’t hurt you??

When you eat out, you can order your meal a specific way, but what you don’t see is exactly how it’s prepared.

When you eat at home, you control the ingredients and also how your meal is prepared.

What you see IS what you get. 👈🏻

Is going out to dinner a special occasion or a routine action?

Just to compare calories and macros:

Chicken Parmesan from Olive Garden:
Calories: 1060
Carbs: 52g
Protein: 7g
Fat: 52g

Make at home Chicken Parmesan:
Calories: 251
Carbs: 14g
Protein: 31g
Fat: 9g

Obviously, your portion sizes will be smaller eating at home, but that’s with anything in our supersized restaurant world. You can bake the chicken instead of frying and use whole grain pasta or spaghetti squash for regular noodles.

Recipe below.