What do you sacrifice when dining out?

[Food Network Fan]

What do you sacrifice when dining out?

Jerry Shriver • USA Today • July 23, 2008
Gina and Pat Neely

The Memphis-based couple are co-owners of the popular Neely's Bar-B-Que chain and serve as co-hosts for Down Home With The Neelys (Saturdays, 10 a.m.) and the new series Road Tasted With The Neelys (Tuesdays, 8:30 p.m.).


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[ibcheft]

We no longer go out but about twice a month now, and then we go to the high end restaurants. We gave up going to the little ones that have the cook at home type food. But we also cut back at the ones we do go to, no deserts, the smaller steaks, yup we like everyone else in this country are cutting back, all over turned the air up two degrees, less lights and those are going all the new type. Less vacations, no more lets go for a weekend drives. Even have been letting the yard get taller before mowing, now it every two weeks instead of weekly.

[FoodieDoug]

Admittedly, my wife and I pretty much only eat out as a social obligation (average about once every couple of months with friends.) We've become so calorie/nutrition concious that if we don't have access to a restaurant's nutrition guide, we avoid it. We enjoy making dinner at home for the most part, that way we know exactly what we're consuming.

[chefboyrdavid]

We eat out pretty regularly.. I mean we are both 21 both work full time and don't like cleaning!.. I know not good reasons but when we do go out we try to eat the items that appear healthy on the menu.. plus we eat at a lot of sushi and Thai. rest. and that stuff tends to be pretty healthy.. We have not cut back much since we have always been money conscious.