Amy

If you eat out a lot at work as part of your job, you might want to consider making your reward meal lunch. Are you asking about a balanced reward meal or a balanced non-reward meal?

A balanced reward meal starts with salad and then protein, vegetables and carbs (including alcohol and dessert) in approximate 1/3, 1/3, 1/3 proportions.

A non reward meal can be a salad of allowed vegetables, any protein w/o breading or fillers and additional allowed vegetables.

Many restaurants will substitute an additional salad or side vegetable to replace the starch upon request.

When you do eat at restaurants for your reward meal, just be sure not to go beyond the allowed 60 minutes. Don't touch your beverage until your food comes, order your appetizer to be delivered with your meal, and order your dessert when you are half finished with your entree.