Yes, you can certainly eat food from a restaurant. I recommend that you practice your portion sizes by cooking at home first so that it is easier to visually figure out the correct portion of restaurant food you will be eating. Remember that what they serve you doesn’t necessarily mean that is the portion you should be eating. A healthy eating plan for diabetes focuses on the portions of foods you eat so be cautious of the quantity of food. It may be that you can only eat half of the entrée and or side dishes in order to fit into your meal plan or that you will need to add an extra serving of vegetables or side salad to fill you up without raising the carbohydrate content of the meal. And if you can only fit half the portion of a restaurant-bought meal, that is a money saver! Eat the other half of the meal the next day so you get two meals out of the one meal you ordered. Toby Shares Four Tips For Eating Out - Diabetes Everyday Toby's Diabetes-Friendly Meal Choices at Chipotle - Diabetes Everyday Toby's Healthy Meal Choices For Diabetes At Starbucks - Diabetes Everyday