Unfortunately, most desserts in good restaurants are terribly high in saturated fats. Avoid fried foods. Choose baked, broiled, boiled, roasted, steamed and grilled. Club soda, herbal tea, and decaffeinated coffee are good choices of beverages at a meal, as is a glass of ice water with a wedge of lemon or lime. Sourdough, whole-wheat, rye and French breads are lower in saturated fats than biscuits, white bread, and dinner roles.
Salads are available almost everywhere.
Order salads with reduced-calorie salad dressing. Don't be afraid to ask how a dish is prepared. Avoid items described with terms like battered, creamed, au gratin, scalloped, breaded. Good terms include au jus, poached, steamed, baked, etc. Avoid cream or meat sauces.