Comments on: How to Eat at Restaurants on The Specific Carbohydrate Diet https://healthygut.com/how-to-eat-at-restaurants-on-the-specific-carbohydrate-diet/ Solutions for sensitive people with gut health issues. Tue, 06 Jun 2017 12:16:25 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 By: D https://healthygut.com/how-to-eat-at-restaurants-on-the-specific-carbohydrate-diet/#comment-786870 http://scdlifestyle.com/?p=595#comment-786870 If I were you, I’d skip the microwave. Do some research on this. Microwaving food kills al the nutrients and can make it extremely unhealthy to eat. Better to eat nothing than microwaved food!

]]> By: Kyle https://healthygut.com/how-to-eat-at-restaurants-on-the-specific-carbohydrate-diet/#comment-778487 http://scdlifestyle.com/?p=595#comment-778487 If you’re going for a coffee but worry about all the sugar drinks and plain coffee just doesn’t excite you, Panera Bread offers sugar free Almond Milk at every one of their restaurants. Just ask them to steam the almond milk, and its a fun alternative to a coffee drink that works!

]]> By: Nancy https://healthygut.com/how-to-eat-at-restaurants-on-the-specific-carbohydrate-diet/#comment-776506 http://scdlifestyle.com/?p=595#comment-776506 I print (and sometimes laminate) cards that list “I am allergic to” foods and “I can eat” foods. This gives waiters something to bring to the chef/cook and removes the vagaries of memory. I travel a lot internationally and translate the cards into the languages of the countries I visit.

On top of marinating, I find it is a good idea to ask if the restaurant brines foods. It is startling how many steaks and chickens spend their last night soaking in a sugar/salt/water bath.

]]> By: Laurie https://healthygut.com/how-to-eat-at-restaurants-on-the-specific-carbohydrate-diet/#comment-742848 http://scdlifestyle.com/?p=595#comment-742848 I am fairly new to the diet. Still at the puree stage, but I always “cheat” with fruits and just get no 2 baby food fruits. They are pretty good and easy to carry on a purse, so if nothing at the restaurant works. I pull it out and eat that. Just a note though baby food veggies are awful. I take the time to cook and puree my own veggies.

]]> By: Tom Dolan https://healthygut.com/how-to-eat-at-restaurants-on-the-specific-carbohydrate-diet/#comment-698231 http://scdlifestyle.com/?p=595#comment-698231 The best advice ever was given me by the 106-year-old proprietor of a health store in San Diego about 25 years ago. When I asked him for the “secret” of his longevity, said, “Don’t eat out.” My partner of 20+ years loves to eat out and can eat anything, anywhere, any time, which makes eating out doubly challenging. I’m pretty sure he’s tired of hearing “I’d prefer not to.” If I can’t wriggle out of eating out in the future, I’ll stick with unmarinated, unseasoned meat or fish. If I attempted to follow all advisements in this fine post, my partner would die of embarrassment.

]]> By: Karen https://healthygut.com/how-to-eat-at-restaurants-on-the-specific-carbohydrate-diet/#comment-608670 http://scdlifestyle.com/?p=595#comment-608670 I usually choose broiled steak or fish with salt and pepper only, and substitute ingredients from other dishes for those that come with my protein. Many restaurants have avocado on their salads and nicer restaurants are starting to include vegetables as sides, like grilled fresh asparagus with olive oil or sautéed fresh spinach in olive oil. I’m also sensitive to garlic and onion, so I have to be specific that I am allergic to them. I’ve been most successful when I look at the menu online, call the restaurant ahead (during a non-busy time) to ask questions, and type/print my order to hand to the waiter. It’s a pleasure to be able to eat out again without having to bring most of my own meal.

]]> By: Janet https://healthygut.com/how-to-eat-at-restaurants-on-the-specific-carbohydrate-diet/#comment-491700 http://scdlifestyle.com/?p=595#comment-491700 Yup, the higher-priced the restaurant, the more likely they are to accommodate. Sad, but true. It’s surprising how kind they can be about it, though!

]]> By: Nadia Sunde https://healthygut.com/how-to-eat-at-restaurants-on-the-specific-carbohydrate-diet/#comment-370792 http://scdlifestyle.com/?p=595#comment-370792 Great tips and advice. I find good quality Greek restaurants usually great. The seasonings of salt, pepper, olive oil and lemon are a part of their culture and yummy for me!

]]> By: Robin https://healthygut.com/how-to-eat-at-restaurants-on-the-specific-carbohydrate-diet/#comment-176746 http://scdlifestyle.com/?p=595#comment-176746 I’ve also had luck iwith diners. Less expensive, and usually serve “breakfast” all day. In a pitch, a make-your-zone omelet, or your favorite eggs, with a side salad is safe and satisfying.

]]> By: Anna https://healthygut.com/how-to-eat-at-restaurants-on-the-specific-carbohydrate-diet/#comment-168145 http://scdlifestyle.com/?p=595#comment-168145 I have found Seasons 52 to be absolute Heaven for me trying to eat out. Thanks for the screening questions. I look forward to using them on my next trip. The tip I’d share from my experiences so far: if the wait staff can’t answer a good question confidently- speak to the manager or chef directly. I’ve had several translations between wait staff and chef go awry (ie gluten free vs grain free, no starch vs no fat, sauces ordered on side so I could skip them were only scraped off and that’s not good enough for me).

]]> By: Helena Duran https://healthygut.com/how-to-eat-at-restaurants-on-the-specific-carbohydrate-diet/#comment-132421 http://scdlifestyle.com/?p=595#comment-132421 I would like to know if would be legal to buy chicken
at a grocery store?

]]> By: Coralie Eichler https://healthygut.com/how-to-eat-at-restaurants-on-the-specific-carbohydrate-diet/#comment-110857 http://scdlifestyle.com/?p=595#comment-110857 This sharing is really valuable. The bruschetta sounds like a great sauce for most meats and veges, even fish! I can just about taste it!

]]> By: Jordan Reasoner https://healthygut.com/how-to-eat-at-restaurants-on-the-specific-carbohydrate-diet/#comment-58207 http://scdlifestyle.com/?p=595#comment-58207 In reply to Nicole.

That’s awesome Nicole – thanks for the props! Let us know how it goes for you.

J

]]> By: Nicole https://healthygut.com/how-to-eat-at-restaurants-on-the-specific-carbohydrate-diet/#comment-58092 http://scdlifestyle.com/?p=595#comment-58092 Thanks Jordan & Steve- I just added this to my ‘favorite articles’ list on my blog. Super helpful since as a 20-something living in the city dining out has become such a huge part of my social life : )
http://sweetsandrelief.wordpress.com/articles-i-like/

]]> By: Jordan Reasoner https://healthygut.com/how-to-eat-at-restaurants-on-the-specific-carbohydrate-diet/#comment-42829 http://scdlifestyle.com/?p=595#comment-42829 In reply to Jessica.

Great tips Jessica, thanks!

Jordan

]]> By: SCD Restaurant Review – Carrabba’s Italian Grill, A++ « Naturally Gutsy https://healthygut.com/how-to-eat-at-restaurants-on-the-specific-carbohydrate-diet/#comment-42330 http://scdlifestyle.com/?p=595#comment-42330 […] the experience.  I was nervous about potentially eating something SCD Illegal, but I followed SCD Lifestyle’s guide to eating out which helped me prepare by asking the right questions before I set foot in the restaurant. […]

]]> By: Jessica https://healthygut.com/how-to-eat-at-restaurants-on-the-specific-carbohydrate-diet/#comment-41396 http://scdlifestyle.com/?p=595#comment-41396 The better the restaurant the more likely they’ll work with you. I consider it special treatment, not embarrassing, when the chef comes out to take my order. At Italian restaurants I an usually get a piece of broiled chicken or fish with a bruschetta sauce on top that they make to order.. Basically fresh tomatoes, basil, onions and garlic with olive oil all broiled together and Parmesan cheese of course. I actually enjoy a plate a steamed vegetables cooked just right with a drizzle of butter and salt. I usually save fish for restaurants (only if it’s fresh that day) because I don’t like to cook it at home. So Ill ask for broiled fish with only olive oil or butter to cook it with (make sure they don’t batter it which they usually do if it’s pan fried) but a coating of egg is alright on it’s own. A squeeze of lemon and you’re good to go! Don’t worry about calories on scd.. Make sure you’re food tastes good and you’ll stick with it!

]]> By: Steve https://healthygut.com/how-to-eat-at-restaurants-on-the-specific-carbohydrate-diet/#comment-16408 http://scdlifestyle.com/?p=595#comment-16408 @ Tbooker27 – That is a great idea thanks for sharing! Then you know for sure what your eating is not going to make you sick.

]]> By: TBooker27 https://healthygut.com/how-to-eat-at-restaurants-on-the-specific-carbohydrate-diet/#comment-15317 http://scdlifestyle.com/?p=595#comment-15317 I always bring my own salad dressing with me when I go to a restaurant, discreetely in a little Tupperware container. If nothing looks okay on the menu, I order a plain side salad with just lettuce and maybe a tomato and no dressing, then use my own.

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