Yes I eat out - a lot!! This has got to be
the hardest part of living a healthy lifestyle - at least here in America
where food is served in HUGE portions and made from heavily processed and
fat-saturated ingredients. This week I picked up a grocery store lunch,
had dinner at a Lebanese restaurant with a friend and then today: lunch out
with another friend. And I'm proud to say, I did pretty good….
When I haven't any groceries at home to make
a decent lunch I will stop and pick up a ready made salad. The dressing is
usually the killer for me since my fav is a vegetarian Santa Fe salad from QFC
- jicama, corn, black beans, lettuce, some cheese. It ends up being a simple "fast
food" lunch that I can eat at my desk.
Next was dinner at Riyadh's - a simple little
Lebanese place on lower SE Hawthorne - where a friend and I are regulars. We usually
split a plate of chicken kebab mezza (2 skewers of charbroiled chicken breast
served with hummus, tabboui, 2 falafels, and tahini sauce). Their pita bread is
to die for - luckily it's not ginormous & we each get only one pita. The
atmosphere here is laid back and relaxed, perfect for a mid week dinner with a
close friend!
Then today lunch at another of my favs - the
Doug Fir Lounge with another of my favorite people and her brand new adorable baby girl who actually took two little cat naps while we ate our lunch. I've
had breakfast here a couple of times - perfect egg white omelets - but this was
my first Doug Fir lunch. So I went with the server's recommendation - the
Chopper Salad, a mix of chopped romaine lettuce, chick peas, tomatoes, kalamata
olives, feta, chopped mint, peppers, red onion, parsley tossed with a red wine vinaigrette.
How perfect is this!!!!! We were never rushed (!) so we spent 2 1/2 hours
catching up, holding baby, taking photos, and sipping Stumptown coffee. A
delightfully relaxing afternoon.
Will my weigh in reflex these outings? I
seriously doubt it! Will my heart reflex the joy shared with close friends? Absolutely!!!
Hasta la Pasta
Deb
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