It's possible to eat healthy at restaurants

• Fried, au gratin, crispy, escalloped, pan-fried, sautéed
or stuffed foods are high in fat and calories.
Instead, look for steamed, broiled, baked, grilled,
poached or roasted foods.
• Request that your meal be prepared with vegetable
oil (made from canola, olive, corn, soy, sunflower
or safflower) or soft margarine instead of butter. Ask
for soft margarine for your bread.
• High-sodium foods include those that are pickled,
in cocktail sauce, smoked, in broth or au jus or in soy
or teriyaki sauce.
• Have gravy, sauces and dressings served on the
side, so you can control the amount you eat or skip
them completely.
• Ask if the restaurant has fat-free or 1 percent
milk instead of whole milk.
• Even if they aren't on the dessert menu, many
restaurants can offer you fruit or sherbet instead of
high-fat pastries and ice creams.
Tips were provided by the American Heart
Association