Top Tips before going for dining in Gold Coast Restaurants

Gold Coast Restaurants offer eating experiences that equal anywhere in the world in quality and style. Often the meals served in Gold Coast restaurants are large and can be a challenge if you’re looking to maintain a healthy weight. Dinner is an important daily meal that should provide the body with essential nutrients to use while sleeping so you enjoy a restful and sound sleep.

Dinner time is also usually the most social meal of the day where you get to enjoy the company of family or friends. Most health experts recommend you have a slow meal that is made up of a variety of courses so your body has time to register the amount you’re eating and send signals to the brain telling you your full. In this way, you will help to avoid overeating while still feeling satisfied.

• Don’t stare yourself before going out to dinner

If you starve yourself all day before going out or dinner it will slow down your metabolism. This will have the effect when you do have your dinner of causing the excess calories you consume to be turned to fat while your body uses the fats and proteins for energy. This is because your body works on hormone and nutrient level so it pays to snack or eat normally

• Drink water before going out to dinner

Normally, our stomachs hold about one to two litres, by having a glass or two of water before you go out dining in Gold Coast restaurants you can still enjoy a large meal and partake in the things you enjoy without the fare of overeating

• Brush your teeth before you go out

Peppermint in toothpaste is a great appetite suppressor that can help to keep your hunger in check. Peppermint tea has the same effect, but chewing gum, although it may contain peppermint, is likely to stimulate your hunger as it releases salivary amylase a digestive enzyme designed to break down carbohydrates as you chew.

• Plan ahead

Although there are many great gold coast restaurants, the majority of the best ones are very busy so you need to book ahead if planning on going during rush hours or busy times to avoid being disappointed.

If you plan ahead, you’re in control so you are more likely to eat well and wisely. Don’t deprive yourself, but pick your meal wisely so you can enjoy a festivity or celebratory atmosphere without feelings of self guilt

• Munch on a carrot or apple

If you eat a carrot or apple 15 to 20 minutes before you have a big meal you can place some high fiber in your stomach which helps to slow the digestion of calories consumed in the meal so you absorb about 15% less of them

Hit the gym

A good workout, even if it’s only for a short while can help to suppress hunger hormones, the more vigorous the workout the more you can suppress your hunger. If you work out a short while before a meal, it can help to reduce your calorie intake by up to a third

Gold Coast restaurants and bars are great places to relax and meet friends, but you should plan the event and be conscious of the tendency to overindulge in good food and drinks so act accordingly

Enjoy a true dining and bar experience at Backbone Bar on the Gold Coast.