When you have a job that allows you to travel around the country you get to experience a number of counties and the local facilities they have. I have been lucky enough to see a large proportion of the towns, cities and villages in Britain and I'm always asked by my friends and family of good places to go when they are away from home. One thing I have found is that the North of England has some of the greatest places to eat at in the UK and that you can't beat a Liverpool or Manchester restaurant.
Any time I go to the North of England I always try to go out for some thing to eat at a restaurant or bar. The variety of places to eat is amazing, from every day bar food and pizzas to high class nouveau cuisine. Cities like Manchester and Liverpool have a brilliant array of good quality restaurants. I remember my amusement on my first trip to Manchester as I strolled down the Oxford Road and past the University of Manchester to see a vast number of indian restaurants and take aways that must of stretched for a couple of miles.
Manchester restaurants are some of my all time favourites. There are so many fantastic restaurants available. You can get good value food at most pubs and bars but as well as this there are some amazing restaurants to be found in the cities side streets. One time when I was in Manchester I was taken to a fantastic sushi restaurant where the food was great. The only other time I have had food that good was when I was in New York.
Restaurants in Liverpool are usually very stylised and have a real trendy bar feel about them. This is not very hard to believe as Liverpool is the European city of culture. This can be brilliant if you are taking a girlfriend out for a meal and you want to impress because a number of these restaurants have some great features. When you are looking for some where to eat that is a little quainter with more of a personal touch then restaurants in areas like the Wirral and Runcorn are a good choice.
If you are interested in finding out more about a Manchester Restaurant or Liverpool Restaurants then why not visit the Onion Ring for a comprehensive guide to restaurants, venues and more in the North West of England.
Wednesday, 9 June 2010
Tuesday, 1 June 2010
Eating Healthy While Eating Out
Probably the most difficult time to eat healthy is when we're going out to eat. Restaurants earn their money by serving the most tempting, tasty, decadent food you ever tasted. Unfortunately for us, that's because they're generous with salts, fats, sugars, creams and butters we should not be eating in large amounts. The good news is, as long as we exercise good choices, we can eat out and still eat healthy.
The Right Restaurant: The fist healthy choice to make is the right restaurant. Sometimes you'll have no choice about this, but when you do, it's important to make the right choice. It's best to choose restaurants that take orders and serve you at the table. Fast food is notoriously unhealthy, you have few good choices and no control over how the food is prepared or served. Buffets offer a wide variety of foods, but you're usually allowed to eat all you want. With good self-control, you may still be able to choose foods for health at a buffet.
Healthy Menu Selection: Even at a buffet, we can choose the vegetable salads, the light dressings, the low fat entrées and avoid the fatty, creamy, fried stuff. This is the same thing we do when reading a menu in a traditional restaurant. We'll want to skip all the beef, pork, cheese, and fried options. Grilled, baked or stir-fried poultry or fish are the most healthy options. Read all the ingredients, though, because some of these dishes are baked in a butter or cream sauce, or are breaded and "oven-fried." Of course, green are a far better choice than those creamy, oily, salty salads (like potato or macaroni). The same with soups...always choose broth over cream.
Ordering For Health: Once we've made our menu selection, the next step is ordering. Ask, "How is that prepared?" and avoid things fried, baked or soaked in oils, butters or creams. Always order salad dressings and sauces "on the side," so you can dip the food into it and enjoy the flavor but still be in control of the amount you're eating. Vinegar and oil are the most healthy salad dressings, but you can choose any kind as long as it's on the side. Water is probably the best thing to drink with your meal, diet soda is probably next best. Milk and juice are high fat or high sugar options. Alcohol should never be consumed while eating because it increases our appetite and capacity for food. Dessert is something best done at home, where you can control the portions and ingredients.
Portion Control: Now, you've got your food...dig in, right? Wrong! Restaurants almost always serve you too much to eat, but we were taught by our Mommies to clean up our plates. So, the first thing to do is figure out a serving size, cut that amount off (usually half) and move the rest to the other side of the plate. Do the same thing with potatoes, rice, noodles, etc. Now we can eat all of the salad, all of the vegetables and a serving each of the meat and starch. Then we have a great meal to take home for later. Even if you don't eat leftovers, it's better those extra portions go to waste than to waist.
Now you know how to enjoy eating out and still be eating healthy. If you eat out as rarely as we do (once a month, or less) you can follow another, simpler rule. The rule is, enjoy yourself by eating the rare treat and make up for it at home. After all, life isn't all about rule-keeping. Either way, I hope to meet you in some nice restaurant in an exotic location. If I do, I promise not to tell if you don't. We can always do more exercise when we get home.
Glen Williams is Webmaster at E-Health-Fitness Nutrition Exercise And Illness Help and Founder of E-Home Fellowship (EHF), Co. He has counseled and helped people on life and health issues since 1987. You can comment on his articles at his Health And Fitness Forums.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles
The Right Restaurant: The fist healthy choice to make is the right restaurant. Sometimes you'll have no choice about this, but when you do, it's important to make the right choice. It's best to choose restaurants that take orders and serve you at the table. Fast food is notoriously unhealthy, you have few good choices and no control over how the food is prepared or served. Buffets offer a wide variety of foods, but you're usually allowed to eat all you want. With good self-control, you may still be able to choose foods for health at a buffet.
Healthy Menu Selection: Even at a buffet, we can choose the vegetable salads, the light dressings, the low fat entrées and avoid the fatty, creamy, fried stuff. This is the same thing we do when reading a menu in a traditional restaurant. We'll want to skip all the beef, pork, cheese, and fried options. Grilled, baked or stir-fried poultry or fish are the most healthy options. Read all the ingredients, though, because some of these dishes are baked in a butter or cream sauce, or are breaded and "oven-fried." Of course, green are a far better choice than those creamy, oily, salty salads (like potato or macaroni). The same with soups...always choose broth over cream.
Ordering For Health: Once we've made our menu selection, the next step is ordering. Ask, "How is that prepared?" and avoid things fried, baked or soaked in oils, butters or creams. Always order salad dressings and sauces "on the side," so you can dip the food into it and enjoy the flavor but still be in control of the amount you're eating. Vinegar and oil are the most healthy salad dressings, but you can choose any kind as long as it's on the side. Water is probably the best thing to drink with your meal, diet soda is probably next best. Milk and juice are high fat or high sugar options. Alcohol should never be consumed while eating because it increases our appetite and capacity for food. Dessert is something best done at home, where you can control the portions and ingredients.
Portion Control: Now, you've got your food...dig in, right? Wrong! Restaurants almost always serve you too much to eat, but we were taught by our Mommies to clean up our plates. So, the first thing to do is figure out a serving size, cut that amount off (usually half) and move the rest to the other side of the plate. Do the same thing with potatoes, rice, noodles, etc. Now we can eat all of the salad, all of the vegetables and a serving each of the meat and starch. Then we have a great meal to take home for later. Even if you don't eat leftovers, it's better those extra portions go to waste than to waist.
Now you know how to enjoy eating out and still be eating healthy. If you eat out as rarely as we do (once a month, or less) you can follow another, simpler rule. The rule is, enjoy yourself by eating the rare treat and make up for it at home. After all, life isn't all about rule-keeping. Either way, I hope to meet you in some nice restaurant in an exotic location. If I do, I promise not to tell if you don't. We can always do more exercise when we get home.
Glen Williams is Webmaster at E-Health-Fitness Nutrition Exercise And Illness Help and Founder of E-Home Fellowship (EHF), Co. He has counseled and helped people on life and health issues since 1987. You can comment on his articles at his Health And Fitness Forums.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles
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