What should an overweight teenager do when out with friends so as not to feel out of place ? Especially since a popular hang out seems to be McDonalds or some other Fast Food Centre . It becomes especially hard when everyone else in the group is ordering a set meal so as to take full advantage of the ‘toy on offer’ .

There are ways to beat the weight blues and not remain a social pariah .

1. Order a small fries instead of a large one .
2. Order a diet drink ( which has little or no calories ) if it is available .

Otherwise drink water instead .

3. Leave out creamy sauces or order say a plain fillet instead of one with full

tartar sauce dressing , and apply a tomato sauce dressing instead .

4. A grilled item is definitely better than say a deep fried item like Nuggets .
5. If salads are available , that will be a good fillup instead of French Fries .

Keep any salad dressing to a minimum .

6. Assuming that cooking methods are sound ( taking into consideration oil and such ) :

Fish is better than pork .

And lean cuts of pork are better than beef .

7. It is possible to have a well balanced meal on just vegetables alone .