Eating out can be more than just a way of getting an enjoyable meal; it can serve to be a nice treat, or it can be a more convenient option when you don’t want to or aren’t able to cook up a storm. However, it can be very easy to take on a load of extra calories, saturated fat, sugar, and salt long before we pause to think about the nutritional content of the food we’ve ordered.
This means eating out is something that should be carefully considered and shouldn’t become a regular habit, but that doesn’t by any stretch mean that it should be abandoned entirely. While the food you’re likely to receive from school catering, remote catering, or aged care food services might be healthier on average, sometimes we all need a culinary pick me up. There are several steps that you can take, both big and small, that can help you enjoy the pleasures of eating out while holding on to the peace of mind that comes with keeping an eye on your diet.
From carefully considering your choice of eatery, to thoroughly reviewing each of the menu items, to making a few calculated swaps of certain foods, there are a few simple and easy strategies you can implement to take the guilt out of getting takeaway. This factsheet explores these strategies and provides a number of practical tips and pieces of guidance you can use to get the most nutritional value out of eating out, all carefully reviewed and prepared by the expert in-house dietitians from Cater Care’s very own Food Team.
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