Such a simple thing to do, this is. Except that the restaurants make it more difficult than it needs to be. But if you're going through a drive-through, just order yourself a kid's meal. It costs less, and it has much less food, although what's in a kid's meal today really is enough for an adult. Eat slower, don't just gulp it down, and you'll see I'm right. The same goes for ice cream shops - most of the places I've been recently serve as much on a kid's cone as any adult needs to have! And you'll save yourself a couple of dollars just like that. That's actually what put this on my mind today. C and I went out for an ice cream cone at DQ, and instead of a small I ordered a kid's cone for myself. The order total went from 5.37 for a kiddie and a small down to 3.00 for two kiddie cones. Which means I have enough change left to go through the car wash later on. :-)
If you're eating in, this is trickier because most place won't let an adult eat from the kid's menu. If that's the case then just put a little more thought into your meal. See if they will do half-size servings. If they won't, then ask them to box up half of your entree before they even bring it out to you. Bring the other half home and you've got lunch for tomorrow! Or simply split a regular entree with your dinner partner.
Eating out doesn't have to blow your budget - either in cash or calories!
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