Going out to eat!

Part of college is going out with friends.  What do  you eat while out with friends on the anti-candida diet.  Other than water.....oh yeah you need to eat right?  Water's always safe!

No really, what can you eat? 

I would say for a general restaurant or fast food place it really depends on what you are able to eat in the stage of your candida.  I was able to eat potatoes so I would get fries each time I was out, it's not the healthiest but at least you can eat along with everyone else.  And always balance this out with some extra probiotic of some sort, be it the capsules if you can take another or an antifungal like garlic, onion, lemon, and more. 

Frozen Yogurt:
When my friends went out for frozen yogurt, I found the best choice was either the lactose free yogurt or the sugar free yogurt.  I haven't tried greek frozen yogurt but if there's that option, I'd try it out.  Portion control is everything here, don't make the bowl full, just fill it a quarter maybe halfway and go light on the fruit, no candy. 

P.S. I just heard that Silk now has Silk Almond Milk Frozen Yogurt, the first dairy free almond milk frozen yogurt at TCBY (I've heard the sales have increased dramatically) check it out: https://www.facebook.com/tcby/app_618870374820011 and there's sweepstakes--makes anything worth trying!

Coffee:
Coffee is a no go, so you already know that going out to coffee would not be the best choice.  But you can always get a green tea and still have a little bit of a caffeine kick. 

Yerba Mate Green Tea is actually really good and gives a great energy jumpstart.  You are able to concentrate and do your homework, but drink it sparingly because it is supplemental energy which is always something to be careful about.

Lunch:
If you're going out for lunch, you can always get a salad and hold the cheese and dressings which will have multiple preservatives.  Sometimes salads will even come with some meat or salmon.  Hold the croutons as well. 

Dinner:
Going rice, rice is generally pretty safe.  I would try for brown rice before the white sticky rice, sticky rice has way too much sugar when it breaks down.  Mongolian Grill or a place such as this where you are able to pick and choose what you put on your rice might be a good choice, just make sure it's the actual restaurant and you hold the oils or dressings.  In some of the smaller scale grills they automatically grill it in oil, so check with them before. 

If you're able find a cute gluten free shop or café, in Portland, there's a few that you can ask whatever you want to be gluten free.

BUDGET TIP: Going out to eat is expensive, just grab a snack with friends and head back to your place!