Which restaurants make the best effort to cater to the waistline conscious customer?
Jennifer: Your best bet is to stay away from full service chain restaurants. It’s a dog eat dog world, and they’re all looking to be the best value and the tastiest food. This might mean 5 portions of pasta with a thousand calories of toppings. If you do have to choose a chain, check their website before you go, or look at their menu before you ask for a table. Some restaurants give nutritional info for a select amount of dishes. Hint: Marketing firms develop the menus. There may be a good reason the nutritional info isn’t listed! If you’ve got the opportunity, go to a smaller, more personal restaurant. Aim for something a little more on the fancy side, versus a diner atmosphere. These places are more likely to employ people whose passion it is to cook and create a wonderful dish just for you. In many cases, they will be happy to work with your needs, and being a non-corporate atmosphere, they will have more freedom to shake things up and offer something more personal. 3FatChicks.com h
