How to survive all you can eat restaurants

Last week I went with my partner to a Chinese all you can eat restaurant

I was shocked by the size of portions some of the people were eating there.

They just went back and back for more because it was free and they wanted
to get their moneys worth, not because they were hungry any more.

So I thought it might be a good idea to give a few tips on how to handle these places.
Especially the Chinese ones. So here are some tips:

Eat with chopsticks; they will slow you down, give you more time to feel full and ultimately keep you from overeating.

For your first course have soup (hot and sour is good), you will try something new and it will fill you up for little calories.

Then give the prawn toasts a miss and go for your main course. Only have one plate, so fill it up with different dishes, have a large amount of boiled steamed rice not fried (It will fill you up) then concentrate on the meat/fish dishes, beef in blackbean and oyster dishes are good.

Plum, hoisin and duck sauces are also excellent choices since they're fat-free. Just don't go overboard on the amount you use because these sauces are quite high in sugar.

If you do go for a sweet and sour dish make sure the chicken is plain and not covered in batter.

If you want treat yourself to a dessert; again just remember one portion. Try and have fruit instead of banana fritters. I know how difficult that sounds!

The secret is self-control, savour the food, not try and just get you money’s worth. Sometimes it’s better to have quality then quantity.