{"id":14037,"date":"2009-11-14T01:00:13","date_gmt":"2009-11-14T06:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=14037"},"modified":"2009-11-11T16:53:39","modified_gmt":"2009-11-11T21:53:39","slug":"how-to-dine-out-pub-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/11\/how-to-dine-out-pub-food\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Dine Out: Pub Food"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"pretzel and beer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/11\/how-to-dine-out-pub-food\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-14059\" title=\"pretzel and beer\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/pretzel-and-beer.jpg\" alt=\"pretzel and beer\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>With football, basketball and hockey season in full swing there are plenty of opportunities to get together with friends at your local pub or watering hole for dinner and drinks while watching the games.  Menus at these types of restaurants aren\u2019t typically diet friendly with appetizers and entr\u00e9es encompassing mostly fried options.  The key to navigating this type of menu, and making your choices, is to mix and match items you see on the menu. Try the rice from one dish matched with the grilled chicken from another dish; don\u2019t feel you have to stick to how the meals are laid out in front of you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pub food recommendations and tips:<!--more--><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Salads<\/strong> \u2013 Naturally a salad may sound like the healthiest choice, but that can quickly change with what is included in that salad along with the dressing.  If the chicken is fried or there is fried ground beef in a taco salad along with a ranch or creamy dressing you are looking at a whopping 800+ calories for one meal.  Request to have items grilled and dressings be put on the side.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Burgers<\/strong> \u2013 The selection of burger offerings and toppings can provide a wide variety of choice.  A turkey burger is a great alternative with leaner meat contributing to fewer grams of fat and calories.  If a beef burger is a must, cut down on the toppings you choose including mayonnaise, cheese, bacon and other condiments and fill it with extra veggies. You may even try it without the bun!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Sides<\/strong> \u2013 Most entrees come with a choice of fries or onion rings, but as mentioned above, don\u2019t be afraid to mix and match your meals.  Substitute the regular side with an order of rice, vegetables or even a baked potato.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> <strong>Liquid Calories<\/strong> \u2013 Whatever your alcoholic drink of choice, calories can add up quickly.  Try to keep the number of drinks to a minimum and stick with lighter beers that will help keep the calorie count for an average drink lower.  When drinking wine or mixed drinks, beware of the size of the glass; a larger glass per drink could have you doubling your calorie count per drink without realizing it. (Learn more about the <a title=\"calories in alcohol\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/slideshows\/calories-in-alcohol\/\" target=\"_self\">calories in alcohol<\/a>.)<a title=\"sweet potato fries\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/recipes\/parmesan-pepper-sweet-potato-fries\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-14061\" title=\"sweet potato fries\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/sweet-potato-fries.jpg\" alt=\"sweet potato fries\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Try making healthier versions of your favorite pub food at home:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Swap nachos for the <a title=\"healthy nachos\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/recipes\/southwestern-chicken-pileup\/\" target=\"_self\">Southwestern Chicken PileUp<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Swap fried for these <a title=\"stuffed mushrooms\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/recipes\/stuffed-mushrooms\/\" target=\"_self\">Stuffed Mushrooms<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Swap bean dip and queso for this <a title=\"healthy 7 layer dip recipe\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/recipes\/7-layer-dip\/\" target=\"_self\">7 Layer Dip<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Swap beef burgers for this <a title=\"biggest loser turkey burger\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/recipes\/mediterranean-style-burger-with-caper-yogurt-sauce-and-portobello\/\" target=\"_self\">Mediterranean Turkey Burger<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Swap fried wings for these <a title=\"healthy chicken wings\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/recipes\/buffalo-chicken-wings\/\" target=\"_self\">Buffalo Chicken Wings<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Swap chicken strips and fries for <a title=\"healthy fried chicken recipe\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/recipes\/winning-fried-chicken\/\" target=\"_self\">Winning Fried Chicken<\/a> and <a title=\"sweet potato fries recipe\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/recipes\/parmesan-pepper-sweet-potato-fries\/\" target=\"_self\">Parmesan Pepper Sweet Potato Fries<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This concludes our \u201c<a title=\"healthy dining\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/tag\/how-to-dine-out\/\" target=\"_self\">How to Dine Out<\/a>\u201d series.  I hope you enjoyed learning about how to eat better in Mexican, Thai, Italian, Chinese and Pub Food restaurants.  If you have a genre you would like to hear more about post a comment with your genre and I will be happy to write another blog post to continue the series.<\/p>\n<p>Up next is my weekly series on vitamins.  I\u2019ll be touching on the most commonly known and needed vitamins our bodies need and how to get them in your system whether through foods or supplementation.  Stay tuned for this new series to kick off next week!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Menus at these Pub type restaurants aren\u2019t typically diet friendly with appetizers and entr\u00e9es encompassing mostly fried options.  The key to navigating this type of menu and making your choices is to mix and match items you see on the menu.  <a href=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/11\/how-to-dine-out-pub-food\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3695],"tags":[136,723,2514,29,724],"class_list":["post-14037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diet-and-nutrition","tag-alcohol","tag-dining-out","tag-how-to-dine-out","tag-nutrition","tag-restaurants"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14037","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14037"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14037\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14062,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14037\/revisions\/14062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}