Green Options » ethnic foods http://greenoptions.com/tag/ethnic-foods Posts tagged 'ethnic foods' Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:15:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Five Tips for Eating Out For Meat-Free and Meat-Friendly Couples http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2008/07/01/five-tips-for-eating-out-for-meat-free-and-meat-friendly-couples/ http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2008/07/01/five-tips-for-eating-out-for-meat-free-and-meat-friendly-couples/#comments Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:15:19 +0000 Kelli Best-Oliver http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2008/07/01/five-tips-for-eating-out-for-meat-free-and-meat-friendly-couples/ Trying to live a meat-free life is difficult when you have a decidedly carnivorous, culinarily-unadventurous husband.  Don’t get me wrong, my husband is down for meatless meals, but sometimes his less-than-ambitious palate gets tired of pasta (and I get tired of cooking the same “safe” flavor combinations).  Many nights we end up eating out, mainly because we don’t want to do the “What do you want to eat?” dance.  Even that can be difficult–he likes bar & grill-type places; I get sick of mushroom sandwiches or salads.  I’m emotionally exhausted just thinking about it.

So what’s a couple trying to eat well to do?  Here are five tips for eating out if you are a “mixed-eating” couple like my husband and me, after the jump.

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