I'm sure this question has been asked before... but I'm new on here and I'm so curious about the "dining out" experience. I love to eat out and now I'm really curious if everyone just orders off the children's menu. How do you partake with family and friends and not feel a little bit like an outcast? Right now I'm on my liquid diet (day 12)... I went out with some friends to a concert in Seattle (we've had the tickets for months) we spent the afternoon out there, so of course they got hungry and I sat there and watched them eat mexican food while I was starving and my stomach was just growling. Talk about torture!! haha... that was very difficult. Any suggestions on what to order?

I really appreciate the feedback!

Kayla

(getting band in 2 days)

I have not had any problems anywhere except for I tried a piece of chicken teriyaki-let me say that was my first and my last stuck!! I eat mexican, italian(ravioli is good), salads go down fine as long as I chew very well, and yes I have had pizza several times-no problems-but I would say stick to thin crust-papa murphys delite pizzas are good and lower on calories too.. have not tried steak yet or a hamburger-will prob be staying away from those for awhile.

Went to Cracker Barrel on Sat. I had the vegetable plate. It's 4 vegetables. I ate about 1/3 of the carrots, they were very soft. I had about 3 bites of the hash brown casserole, and a couple of bites of cottage cheese. I was then done and took the rest home. My friend had a meat loaf dinner, and she finished before I did! I just didn't feel like eating any more!

I go anywhere that I used to go. I don't do as much fast food as I used to.

If it's a sandwhich I always remove the top bread and eat w/a knife and fork.

I haven't found a restaurant yet that will let me order from the kids menu despite having the card from my doctor. Very frustrating.

I order full size meals and either share with my 10yr old or take it home for leftovers.

I have trouble with steak so I don't eat that out but I can eat just about anything else besides soft bread.