Category Archives: Dining out

Dining out – Grand Junction, CO. 4/21/21

Now that we are in the land of more varied restaurant choices, we stopped at Pho 88 for a bowl of pho, a Vietnamese soup. It was good and filling but does not break the calorie bank. Beef pho with … Continue reading

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Dining out – Ely, NV 4/18/21

Remember a couple of days ago when I suggested that dining on ethnic food might be a good way to eat in a healthy manner? After three days of not very good dinners, John and I have decided that maybe … Continue reading

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Dining out, Ely, NV. 4/17/21

Today is a day of hard choices. Restaurants along the US 50, the loneliest highway in America, are few and far between. We end up grabbing fast food which is never a good choice. Tonight for dinner we are trying … Continue reading

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Dining out, Carson City, NV. 4/16/21

We have planned to go out to dinner and have pho, a Vietnamese soup. It is a clear but hearty broth with vegetables, noodles, and the meat or not meat of your choice. The internet says it is open until … Continue reading

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Winning strategies when dining out. 4/15/21

If you are like me you are yearning to get out of the house and into the world of traveling again. We are wetting our toes with a road trip. Trying to eat reasonably is difficult. It takes a combination … Continue reading

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Dining out for the first time in 13 months! 4/8/21

John and I planned a treat for ourselves and went out to lunch, dinner, and stayed over at hotel for the first time since February, 2020. I have to admit that not being able to go to restaurants for over … Continue reading

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Weekly menu. April 26-May 2, 2020

This is our weekly menu for this seventh week of lockdown. These menus help me keep shopping to a minimum. Since I know what I will need for dinner, I merely flesh out my shopping list with household and kitchen … Continue reading

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🐟🐓 Trying to lose weight while vacationing? 2/12/20

If you are trying to lose weight while vacationing, you probably should not be vacationing. What I always aim for is to try not to gain weight. This goal is doable if you are aware of what your choices will … Continue reading

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Cruising on vegetables. 11/23/19

In case you are wondering about whether there are vegetarian choices on a cruise, I have found that Viking, especially at lunch, has a lot of vegetarian choices. Every day there are usually two types of rice, always pasta, and … Continue reading

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🐟 A fish story. 11/22/19

Eating sanely while on a cruise is a difficult task. I thought I was going to sail right through this challenge but I was wrong. An extra piece of bread, a cookie, a glass of wine or two, it is … Continue reading

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