The Best Chain-Restaurant Dinners For Weight Loss
Whether it's a family get-together, work function, or busy evening, some dinners are inevitably spent out of your home and in a restaurant booth. Even if you aren't the chef in charge of the kitchen, it doesn't mean dinner has to be a complete calorie bomb. Going in with a plan is half the battle, so the next time the occasion necessitates a dinner out, suggest one of these four popular restaurant chains. From there, order up the following recommendations from dietitian Julie Upton, MS, RD, of Appetite for Health that will keep you on track to get fit in 2015. Source: P.F. Chang's
California Pizza Kitchen
- California veggie pizza with thin crust (half the pie): 530 calories
Applebee's
- Napa chicken and portobellos: 490 calories
P.F. Chang's
- Chicken lettuce wraps: 530 calories
Chili's
- Lighter-choice six-ounce sirloin steak: 240 calories
- Side of steamed broccoli: 40 calories
- Side of citrus-chile rice: 130 calories
Total Calories: 410