Tips for eating out ;allergens, menus, healthy choices…

Wholesome eating has become part of many diet routines. Most food outlets serve all kinds of healthy foods (superfoods, vegan foods, vegetarian varieties …)

Allergens and intolerances are important topics that might jeopardize eating out. A detailed list of ingredients is available in menus as allergens are present everywhere and should be easily avoided. Common allergens are present on bottom pages of menus and next to every dishes.If dining in a fancy place, mentioning your allergies while booking a table will give the chef a chance to change his recipe in order to replace allergens with tasty options.If you suffer from intolerances be firm when asking to cancel some ingredients. Eating out is a pleasurable experience and allergens or intolerances should not stop you from enjoying your meal.

Frozen dishes are used in a lot of restaurants to limit financial losses, clients sometimes can’t tell the difference between onsite cooking and ready to serve meals as synthetic flavorings and aromas are added to the recipe. Fresh products are necessary thus frozen dishes prepared without additives are fine. The restaurant’s reputation and the chef’s ethics are important to guarantee premium food quality.

Michelin stars restaurants plant some of their herbs in private gardens to have them at hand. They have direct control over their food supplier. Some organic and vegan restaurants have centralized kitchens in order to control what is served to customers.

Fast food industries are working hard to regain consumer’s trust by focusing on health awareness campaigns. By bringing back a sense of consciousness to their recipes, they can limit food related diseases such as obesity, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes.

Eating out has become as easy as having a meal at home, it just depends on which types of food outlets you chose. Be wise in picking up the restaurants and stick to the ones that are health conscious and serve wholesome ingredients.

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