Perhaps one of the hardest sacrifices to make when adjusting to a diabetic diet is eating out.  For the most part, fast food and sit-down restaurants offer food that is not necessarily the healthiest.  Low carb dieting is hard enough at home, but can seem nearly impossible when you want to eat out.

Fortunately, there are many options and larger restaurant chains are beginning to take notice of the unique dietary needs of both diabetics and low carb dieters.  More and more menus are offering options that diabetics can enjoy without sacrificing taste or having to remove parts, like a hamburger bun.Places that offer low carb options, whether intentionally or unintentionally, include:

• Burger King – tacos, chicken tenders, salads
• Chili’s – soups
• Denny’s – steak, eggs, omelets, salads
• Domino’s – offers a nutrition guide with carb counts for each topping
• KFC – all regular chicken is low carb, as well as several sides

These are just a few of the options you can consider when eating out with diabetes.  If you have a hankering for a particular restaurant, or want to join friends at their restaurant of choice, take a few minutes to look at the company website.  Most, if not all, restaurants and chains will offer complete nutrition information on their website, so finding a low carb choice is as simple as looking at a file.

Once you take the time to really look at the options, you may be surprised to find out just how much you can eat at popular restaurants.  This can help take some of the struggle and discouragement out of adjusting to a low carb diabetic lifestyle.