Restaurants

Where does everyone eat when they go out?  What do you order?  I'm very skittish about eating out.  I've done well so far on my own making my own meals.  I did try some lean pork from Moe's with some cheese on the side and was able to eat it (with leftovers).

Thanks :)
Fran

Hubby and I almost alway share a meal when we go out; if not, then I take a lot of mine home.

Tonight we went to Saratoga Grill here in Hillsborough.  I had a salad with cajun seared scallops.  Hubby had a cheesburger.  We each broght half home and will have them for lunch tomorrow. 

We split most of our meals when we go out and we do go out quite often, at least weekly, sometmes more often.  I usually head for seafood.... LOVE IT.  I stay away from anything fried, greasy or high carbs (pasta)

Thanks!  :)

I love ribs!!  They always taste yummy and go down easy.  Except the ones we got at Applebees last week.  WAY tough.  I can eat a nice tender steak (well, only part of it). Stuffed chicken marsalla at Olive Garden - so juicy and tender!  If you take the leftovers home (either the staek or chicken) and put it on a salad the next day - oh yeah!

Almost any fish from anyplce also works well, but I'm not a big fish eater.  Scallops and shrimp, now that's a different story.  Very Yumm-o. 

Fran,

This will depend a lot on where you are in your journey. When you are very new after surgery, you can probably eat out at most restaurants, but will want to be careful with what you choose. You are likely to do well with things like a crab or shrimp ****tail, but be careful of the ****tail sauce if you don't know how sensitive you might be to sugar. Another thing that is normally a good bet is a light crabcake that isn't full of breading or a flaky fish. Also you will likely find that most chili's and bean based soups will work well for you and remember to only order a cup, there is no way you'll be able to eat a bowl until you are a year or more out. 

Wishing  you all the best, 

MY first meal out after surgery was at Applebee's and I ordered the steak with grilled Shrimp, which guaranteed me several meals at home :)  Whichever you choose, make sure it is a high protein choice

Fran ,
    When I was so new like you are I would just order soup or something easy like an omelet when we went anywhere, explaining I had recently had surgery and found everyone very accomodating here in Charlotte. Then I would slowly add things as time went on, my Dr had a strict no solid foods for 8 weeks so it was a while before I could go out. Mexican always worked well for me in the begining, now at over two years I go anywhere and eat anything as  I would at home but honestly it was and i**** or miss for me. I can eat something now and it will bother me, like too much salad, or any rice product.
     It was just a learning experience when I started out and the best way was to just pick off people plates, I would order something others wanted to sahre and I would nibble off their plates...

Most of the places we go are fast food places so I would do Wendy's chili or beans and cheese at Taco Bell.  Those worked really well for the first few times out and I still tend to lean toward the chili at Wendy's.  I do share meals or take them home with me.  Anything you do at home you could probably do out just make sure you allow for their's being a lot less tender especially if it's red meat.  I like to do soups especially at Olive Garden or stick with roasted chicken or a lean cut of beef at any other restaurant.  I am not a big seafood fan - can really only tolerate shrimp or scallops only because of my tastes not because of surgery - but I understand that fish and seafood in general is what a lot of people start out with.  Good luck!