WLS friendly restaurants--let's make a list...

Is there a thread floating around out there about weight loss surgery friendly restaurants? If not, I think there should be. I'd love to hear about places that are friendly about ordering off the kids menu or making substitutions without a fuss or just some really WLS friendly fare on the menu.

Please do tell...

Denise

 I dont order off of kids menu's because Im not a kid and dont need the extra attention brought on me by asking.

Places that have some great WLS friendly foods:

Au Bon Pain (a whole menu dedicated to us almost)
Cheesecake Factory (has several salads under 600 cal, lets face it...you wont eat more than half in a sitting)
Panera Bread (some really great soups - my favorite is the Black Bean Soup at 160 calories)
Applebee's Weigh****chers Menu (havent eaten there, but their stats are good)
Taco Bell's Fresco Menu
Wendy's Chili

I dont get out to eat much...but I think its easy to find anything high protein/low carb on almost any menu

I don't ask for smaller portions, but I do tend to order an appetizer or a cup of chili if it is available.  I can find something to eat at almost any restaurant.  My recent favorite is IHOP where I ordered scrambled eggs with cheese.  The entire breakfast with tip costs me three bucks.

Ironically this just went though the MI forum. 

What I do at restaurants is order what I want, fish, steak, meatloaf......and get a to go container and add steamed veges or a broccoli slaw salad and bam I have another great meal or two!!! 

I'm anemic so I order steak out allot.  I order it cooked med/rare or med, then I eat the outer ring where it is cooked more so when I reheat it, it just cooks the steak a bit more and the middle does not overcook.  It has worked great for me.

Good luck,

Edie

That's a great tip. I will be trying that.  Thanks for sharing it :D

I do exactly the same thing! Great minds think and eat alike! 

Ever really look at kid's menus?  They are so UNHEALTHY!  Yeesh!  No wonder childhood obesity is raging on.  Anyhoo...

Denny's - I order a senior egg beaters omelette (and the waitstaff has never asked why and I thank them for that) and usually sip on tea while I'm waiting

Chik-Fil-A - I order a Chargrilled Southwest Salad w/ an extra chicken breast and both me and my two daughters get a meal. In general, however, their meal choices are really good compared to other fast food chains.  I even indulge in a 3 piece chicken strips from time to time.

Starbucks - for breakfast you can get oatmeal with protein powder in it!!!

Golden Corral - if you gotta go to a buffet this is the one to go to.  Easy to find healthy choices and plenty of them.  No reason you should go astray here.

Wendy's - we all know about the chili

I-HOP - sort of the same deal as with Denny's.  They offer egg substitute and I usually order a senior meal.

Applebee's - 5 words: Weigh****cher's French Onion Soup.  'Nuff said.

I haven't done too, too much restaurant hopping.  I like my own food better.  But those are the ones where I felt like "hey, this isn't so bad..."

Applebees has WW French Onion Soup?!?!?!   

*hurrying to Google the nutritional info*

Hi Denise,

Early out, I found out that the Chik-fil-A chicken soup went down really good and they were also great about letting me order it 'no noodles and extra broth."  

I also found around my 8th week that the Red Lobster parmesan crusted tilipia is great!

THe chicken breast at Zaxby's; chinese soups w/ no noodles; veggie plate at Cracker Barrell (you can even get pinto beans for protein); and I'm sure there's plenty more!

Great post--can't wait to see the responses for more ideas, myself! 

Barbara

Denny's- senior meals

Famous Dave's..lots of meat!

Any Mexican place..beans and more beans.ok, and the inners of a taco too

Hu Hut- you pick out what you want them to grill up. I pick lots of meats and a couple veggies. light on the sauce

Kelly/tink
(can tell I don't eat out much)