Mediterranean Choices at Restaurants
You don't need to be perfect when you eat out. Look for grilled proteins, plenty of vegetables and olive-oil-based dishes, share the oversized plates, and let the bread basket be a small pleasure rather than the whole meal.
What to look for
Grilled fish or chicken, a salad or a vegetable side, anything built on olive oil, beans or grains. Mediterranean restaurants make this easy — it's how the whole cuisine is built.
What to watch
Deep-fried anything, heavy cream sauces, and pasta portions the size of your head. None are off-limits — just share them, or make them the exception rather than the default.
And enjoy it
A little bread with good olive oil, a glass of wine, dinner with people you love — that's Mediterranean eating too. Pleasure is part of the point, not a slip-up.
Decide what you'll order before you're starving and the basket is in front of you. A plan beats willpower every single time.