Nowadays, meeting up with friends and family seems to always be centered around food.  Most of our social gatherings are at restaurants as it's fun, and also convenient to avoid the hassle of cooking and cleaning.  But most of us know that restaurants specialize in making food look and taste delicious, not in making the food healthy.  Plus, there are more temptations than at home, and it's more difficult to exercise self-restraint in a social setting.  So naturally, a lot of people freak out about eating out when they're trying to be healthier and lose weight.

The good news is- it's totally possible to eat out and avoid packing on the pounds.