The Foods to Avoid When Dining Out!

No excuses anymore: thanks to their The Best (Wost) Foods article, Forbes.com hands out a nice guide about what to eat when dinging out—or rather, what not to eat, given how these delicious-looking foods seem to however be packed with fat and calories (yes, I know, I know—they’re “the” foods that look the most appealing to us when dining out. I swear they do).

Even if we don’t always eat smart, most people have a pretty good idea of the link between foods that are high in calories and fat, and the impact these foods have on our health. Fried foods, foods heavy in sugar or starch and foods covered in chocolate or grease are usually pretty easy to spot. If eating is like a videogame, avoiding Big Macs or Ring-Dings is like winning the first level; the more challenging adversaries are still to come.

This is never more true than when dining at a good restaurant. Menus, particularly after a cocktail or two, can be hard to negotiate, especially when your appetite begins to cloud your judgment. Even if one doesn’t know exactly what ingredients the chef used to create his Maryland Crab Cakes or signature Risotto Milanese, it pays to be on the lookout for potential hazards—or at least to know what they are—so that when ordering heart-attack hand grenades, such as sautéed foie gras, one can at least make an informed decision.

And to see directly what it is all about, jump right now to the best (worst) foods slides page.

Good for the health, but indeed also good for the diet!