| Greek salad: green leaf lettuce with green pepper, tomato, and bits of feta cheese. Dressing: olive oil and vinegar (on the side).
One slice of pizza, topped with green peppers, broccoli and onions.
Nutrition summary: 390 calories, 35 percent calories as fat, 19 percent calories as protein, 46 percent calories as carbohydrates.
CHINESE FOOD
Hot and sour soup.
Steamed white rice.
Yu Hsiang chicken (strips of chicken stir-fried with bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, Chinese cabbage and other vegetables).
Fortune cookie (read fortune, skip cookie).
Nutrition summary: 570 calories, 35 percent calories as fat, 29 percent calories as protein, 36 percent calories as carbohydrates.
MEXICAN FOOD
Chili con carne.
Dinner salad (hold the cheese; use salsa for dressing).
Chicken taco, soft.
Nutrition summary: 480 calories, 35 percent calories as fat, 26 percent calories as protein, 39 percent calories as carbohydrates.
Source: "Eat Out, Eat Right: A Guide to Healthier Restaurant Eating" (Surrey Books, $11.95). Nutrition information above is estimated and can vary from restaurant to restaurant.
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