I've had a friend over to stay for Christmas and we have eaten out more than I normally would and NO it hasn't gotten easier for me!!! I hate not knowing exactly how many syns are in things!
First meal out was at the Curry Mile and I had Vegetable Jalfrezi and boiled rice. No popadoms, no naan, no chutnies!
Second meal out we went to Oklahoma café I had jacket potato with feta, mint, apple and beetroot with a side salad. No butter, no dressing!! I was freaking out thinking "Is there more than 42g of feta here?!"
Third meal out was in Fuse café. I ordered beans on toast (boring! could have made it at home!) no butter, but when it arrived it had loads of butter on! Furious! also a side order of taboule. Which was nice, but odd with beans on toast!
Then today I went to a pub in Bakewell and had jacket potato with beans and salad, no butter, no dressing!
I also had a tiny slice of a cake on New Year's Eve that my friend brought over that was some secret family recipe and she was so excited for me to taste it. Everyone at the party was practically orgasming with every mouthful so I knew I couldn't miss out but I had to wait until everyone had eaten the rest of it until there was a tiny bit left as I couldn't trust myself not to eat more.
AM I crazy? These certainly seem like the ramblings of a crazy person. But I just feel like I don't want some hidden ingredients that I can't even taste to ruin all my hard work.
How do other people enjoy meals out without going insane like me? Do you have to just guesstimate and hope for the best? Is the food directory the answer for me or is that not too useful either?