Went to Red Lobster tonight with my fiancé. I ordered the kids meal of broiled flounder with green beans. It was still a large portion I was surprised. I also ordered a glass of Chardonnay. My wine was more calories and was more expensive than my meal ($5.99 vs. $5.50).

Also, I must say that I feel silly ordering alcohol and a kids meal. Do you order kids meals when you go out?

It was just a funny observation to me and I wanted to share. $5.50 for a meal at Red Lobster with leftovers is awesome!

I go to Red Lobster all the time and order the steamed crab legs. Crab is really low in calories but high in Protein and goes down so smooth.

I almost ate one of the biscuits once, until I saw that a single biscuit is 150 calories! EEk! Maybe when I hit goal, but that's just too much for me!

Also ALWAYS ask if they make the adult entrees in kid sizes, you would be amazed at the number of places that can do just that.

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Edited May 6, 201412 yr by piercedqt78

places that do half portions or are known to allow ordering off the kids menu:

http://www.connectionwls.com/helpful-tips-and-resources/restaurants/

places that do half portions or are known to allow ordering off the kids menu: http://www.connectionwls.com/helpful-tips-and-resources/restaurants/

That's a great list!

I am still on liquids so I have not ordered off a menu yet. I do not see myself choosing the kids menu items. I would not even let my children order off the kids menu most the time when they were little because all it contained was junk food. The actually had no interest in most the items anyways. Only a few place offer things like a smaller steak and veggie option or grilled items for kids.

We very rarely go to chain restaurants. My husband was for many years head chef for an award winning chef in New Orleans and is a trained french pastry chef. We are very picky, almost snobby about restaurants and menu options. I am very excited that our favorite restaurant that has a small plate menu which normally would cost us a fortune to fill us up at $15 a plate for 2-5 amazing bites will be perfect for a full meal now.

I am joining friends for lunch this week and plan to order the broth for the chicken noodle Soup at the korean restaurant.

I would order an appetizer or a regular meal ask about half portions or take home leftovers.

My favorite mex-grill place lets me order a kids meal, but most won't around here. I mostly order appetizers because all I want is the Protein anyway - I skip the sides pretty much. I like something like a shrimp skewer or perhaps a small salad with shrimp or chicken on it.

I am not a fan of the Kids menu either... its all crap food... but if they have good appetizers i will get that... or shrimp cocktail or order a meal that I really like and will have it for days after. My Husband took me out for Breakfast Sunday – we split a breakfast – I ate the egg white, he had the rest… it was great, he said we should split meals more often...

2mos ago We went to a Brazilian steak house – I had called a head of time & explained why I could only eat about 2 oz of food… they agreed to charge me their Kids price.

Tonight I go to a post-op meeting & picking my card from my docs office. (I never knew to ask for one until the other day – I had posted a question about medical bracelets / medical cards – apparently it’s a good idea to have both)