Chinese/Japanese
What to avoid: Anything fried, sesame noodles, fried rice, egg/spring/shrimp rolls, fried dumplings, Kung Pao sauce, peanut sauce, pork/beef/duck, anything tempura, avocado salad, ginger dressing
What to Choose: Steamed shrimp/scallops/lobster/flounder/chicken all with brown rice, steamed vegetables and “sauce on the side”. You may use only 2 Tablespoons of the following: black bean sauce, ginger sauce, lobster sauce, Szechuan sauce, Hunan sauce, brown sauce, garlic sauce, chili sauce, or sesame sauce. Chicken/salmon/scallops/shrimp teriyaki, lobster, sashimi, sushi, steamed vegetables, all with brown rice, miso soup.
Diner
What to Avoid: Caesar dressing, fried foods, hollandaise sauce, French fries, onion rings, coleslaw, potato salad, macaroni salad, tuna salad, chicken salad, shrimp salad, and stuffed fish entrees
What to Choose: Broiled seafood, dry (no butter), grilled chicken, sliced white meat turkey, turkey burger, pork chop or tenderloin, baked potato, steamed vegetables, chopped salad (no eggs or cheese), egg white omelet with vegetables and whole wheat toast
Italian/Pizzeria
What to Avoid: Ceasar salad, baked clams, garlic and oil, cream sauces, anything fried, sausage, meatballs, baked pasta dishes, cheese-filled pastas, anything parmigiana, garlic bread/knots, all cheeses except parmesan
What to Choose: Baked, broiled, grilled, roasted, poached, seared, or steamed seafood–all with little or no added butter/oil, sirloin or filet mignon, grilled chicken breast, pork chop or tenderloin, linguini marinara/fra diavolo/red clam, steamed vegetables, marinara or grandma pizza, pasta primavera in red sauce, grilled chicken primavera in red sauce, steamed shrimp marinara/fra diavolo, steamed calamari marinara, tossed garden salad with grilled chicken or shrimp
Steakhouse/Seafood
What to Avoid: Anything fried, hollandaise sauce, creamed vegetables, Ceasar dressing, butter sour cream, crab cakes, cream or bisque soups, shrimp scampi, anything crusted, bread stuffing
What to Choose: Sirloin or filet mignon, salmon, tuna, sea bass, steamed lobster or calamari, grilled chicken, pork chop or tenderloin, baked potato, steamed vegetables, shrimp cocktail, raw oysters or clams, mixed green salad (no egg/bacon/croutons/corn), Manhattan clam chowder
