Sounds like a deal! Or is it? An average salad bar plate can easily add up to 1,000 calories—more if you pile on dressing, cheese, bacon bits, nuts, and more.
If self-control is your challenge, pass on all-you-can-eat buffets and salad bars.
To help with self-control, try this:
- Survey first. Check the buffet options from end-to-end before you pick up those tongs.
- Start with a salad trip only. That takes the edge off your hunger. Next trip, go easy on non-salad items, especially creamy soups, bread spreads, desserts.
- Make a one-plate promise. That doesn’t mean cramming food in every space!
- Use only small plates. Forget the dinner-size plate, especially if you tend to overfill it. Go easy with the dressing ladle.
- Take a little at a time. You can go back if you’re still hungry. Besides, when your plate’s not mounded, you can truly enjoy distinctive flavors from each food.
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