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It’s been a while since I’ve posted a dinner because we’ve been out of town. This means lots of eating out, so let me catch you up on the eating-out options I’ve chosen the past few days:

- Friday: Dinner in Tahoe was a cup of chili with the cheese removed and a large garden salad (The Bridgetender garden salad is to die for!) I love their ranch dressing because it is nice and runny, so all I need is 1 tbs and then I splash vinegar on over top to make it go farther.

- Saturday: Dinner back in San Francisco was Emmy’s Spaghetti Shack- a place down the hill from the FitLife compound that, frankly, has been a big dissapointment on all other visits. So much so that we often curse the place for taking up prime and convenient real estate with its sub-par food. This time, we stuck with the core competency- Spaghetti and Meatballs- and it was pretty tasty. The only “healthy” thing that went on with this meal, though, was that I sliced my plate of noodles ‘n’ ‘balls in half and took the rest home.

- Sunday: Tired from a 15 mile run, we went to Tacos Los Altos on Cortland in Bernal. I had the carne asada plate (generally, you’ll get a better nutritional bargain this way than ordering, say, a big-ass burrito, though it can be pricier.) They make their own corn tortillas, which I love. I wish I’d had the energy to make my own chips for this meal, though, as eating fried chips is such a rip-off now that I have perfected the baked chip at home. Still, I counted out my 10 chips and moved them to my plate to beat the mindless hand-to-mouth urge, and used my own light sour cream vs. the full-fat I could have gotten from the restaurant. Some things just aren’t worth the extra fat. (And, conversely, some things are. Figure out which things you must have the full-fat version of, and eat those things in moderation but enjoy every bite. If it doesn’t matter so much, like lowfat vs. full fat sour cream on a plate of full-flavoured Mexican food, opt for the lowfat.)

- Monday: We decided to enjoy the unseasonably warm weather and dine al fresco at Savor. I had the large salad with pears, Gorgonzola, walnuts and roasted red peppers, plus a salmon fillet. The good thing about Gorgonzola and other full-flavoured cheeses is that a little goes a long away! Again, I did the trick of using just 1 tbs of full-fat dressing and then dousing it with plain vinegar.

Despite our tasty outings, I do feel it is infinitely easier to keep an eye on what you’re eating when you cook for yourself, so the rest of the week is strictly homemade!