Sneaky Restaurant Ways

Many chefs pour at least an ounce of butter (200 calories and 23 grams of fat) onto a steak just so the meat will look juicier. Ask in advance, and tell the cook to lay off.

Those harmless-looking shredded carrots that dress up you r beef are probably deep-fried; 1/2 cup is 137 calories (four times that of raw carrots) and 12 grams of fat. So skip 'em.

If you go to a restaurant that serves salads tossed with dressing, it's usually a much lighter coating than what most people end up dumping on themselves, even if you order it on the side.

From: The Abs Diet by David Zinczenko