Last week a Fitbytes Insider (to become one just put your name and email on the home page or below this post) asked me what I eat when I go out for dinner. So,I decided to show you what I had eaten at a Sports bar which is not the easiest place to eat healthy.
I’ve listed their salad menu options of which I would choose from and listed some changes I would ask the waitress to make. I like to go directly to the salad menu and change things up because I can go low-carb, protein and lots of flavor without the preservatives and heavy salt.
Which salad would you choose??
House Salad
Seasonal greens, julienne carrots, red onions, vine ripe tomatoes, cucumbers and croutons – 5.95
Doug tip: get rid of croutons and use an oil and lemon dressing.
Caesar Salad
A traditional favorite with our homemade dressing – 7.95
Top your Caesar Salad or House Salad with your choice of
Chicken, Steak Tips, Teriyaki or Turkey Tips
Blackened Swordfish Tips
Dougs Tip: I would keep the parmesean cheese on the salad. I’d go for the chicken or blackened swordfish. Turkey tips sound healthy but really they are saturated in preservatives.
California Cobb Salad
Grilled chicken breast, bacon, cheddar cheese, avocado, tomatoes, scallions and ripe olives
Dougs Tip: I would scratch the bacon and again go for the oil and vinegar or lemon. You could put ranch on it but keep it to a minimum.
Chopped Salad
Shredded romaine, red and yellow cherry tomatoes, chickpeas, red beans, cucumbers, olives, red onions, feta cheese and Italian vinaigrette – 11.95
Doug’s Tip: not a bad salad but I’d limit the feta cheese.
Grilled Salmon Salad
Fillet of salmon lightly seasoned and grilled, then served over seasonal greens with tomatoes,boiled egg, steamed potatoes, green beans, pickled red onions, kalamata olives and lemon walnut vinaigrette – 15.95
Doug’s Tip: My overall favorite on the menu and of course this is the one I picked. I added blackened swordfish. I just used olive oil and lemon and it tasted great.
Arugula Beef Salad
Baby arugula tossed with gorgonzola cheese, toasted pine nuts, balsamic dressing and served with fire roasted top sirloin crusted with peppercorns – 17.95
Doug’s Tip: If you wanted steak and you were craving salad I’d say you could eat this salad. Just eliminate or cut back on the cheese.
Salad Dressings
Creamy Bleu Cheese, Parmesan Peppercorn, Zesty Italian, House Vinaigrette, Balsamic, Raspberry,Honey Mustard, Lemon Walnut Vinaigrette, Caesar, Ranch or Olive Oil & vinegar.
Doug’s Tip: Try to stay away from the creamy dressings. Not because of the fat as much as the artificial flavors, preservatives and saturated fat. Paul Newman’s makes a decent commercial line of dressings. Yet, it won’t kill you to add a tablespoon of any of the above to your salad if you’re just concerned about losing weight.
Free Range Organic Chicken
Oven roasted half chicken rubbed with provençal herbs over a bed of mashed potatoes with grilled asparagus and garlic chicken jus – 16.95
Doug’s Tip: I thought I’d throw this one on the post to show you a decent option. Cut the mashed potatoes and garlic jus.
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I’ll never forget the “Fat Free Craze”. Do you remember that? What a joke. You had every junk food junky running out and stuffing their face with fat free this and fat free that. Oh it doesn’t matter they’d say, ” look fat free twinkies, how yummy!!!”
