Phantastica brought up a very good point about restaurant eating, and I started thinking about it. My DH likes to go out and I always feel a little panicked when he mentions it, because I know it's going to be a challenge to find something suitable.
What would you order in a traditional Mexican restaurant? The only thing I can think of is chicken fajitas with peppers and onions, salsa, guacamole, and black beans. I would either take my own WW tortillas or not have them, and would probably not eat the sour cream or cheese. Other than that, I'm stumped there.
Another favorite is a Mongolian grill. They have shrimp and lots of vegetables, and I try to limit the amount of oil I put on my plate. This is a place where you go thru a buffet line and choose the raw foods, then take your plate over to the grill where it is stirfried for you. I don't eat the rice there.
"American" food places such as Chili's or Applebee's are usually easy. Most have salmon dishes and lots of salads to choose from, so as long as I can stay away from the desserts that they practically FORCE on you I'm okay.
BBQ. Sigh ... you can hardly get away from it in Texas. Fortunately, most of them around here have roasted turkey. For the sides, I usually stick with corn and green beans. Whole wheat rolls are rare, but sometimes they have cornbread and if so, I'll sometimes get a little piece.
Fast food is hard. Boston Market is my favorite, and I love their turkey breast. They have good salads too, and corn, green beans, those garlic dill new potatoes that I could eat my weight in, steamed vegetables and fruit. The more traditional hamburger and chicken chains are hard. Wendy's and Chick-Fil-A have started offering fruit cups and hopefully the others aren't too far behind. I'll usually get a grilled chicken sandwich with lettuce and tomato but with no mayo or mustard. That way I can ditch the bun if I want to.
If my DH liked cafeterias, I'd be all set. Luby's has really good fish, and then so many vegetables and salads. There's plenty to choose from.
Great ... now I've gone and made myself hungry!