YouTube: Surviving THE BUFFET

This video shows me getting the most out of a low-cost buffet in Vegas.  You can see my yellow bowl with tomato salad, a larger plate with salad and vegetables, and a second plate with samples from 3 dishes, a small amount of potatoes, and a ton of cooked cabbage (MORE VEGETABLES).  When eating at a buffet, follow these simple rules.  One: Eat at least as much vegetables as you do all the rest of your food combined, using minimal dressing because there is already a lot of calories and fats in the rest of the meal (avoid cheese, bacon bits, and cream-based dressings altogether).  Facilitate your ability to follow through on rule one by eating your veggies (including your salad) at the same time that you eat the other foods i.e. think of salad and steamed veggies as an integral part of the main dishes (I physically combine vegetables and lettuce with nearly every bite of all food I am eating).  Rule two: Take very small portions of multiple foods to sample what dishes are on offer INSTEAD of trying to fill up.  You will find that the "sampling tiny portions" approach along with the high vegetable intake leads to a very full stomach on half the calories you would have otherwise eaten.  Three: Keep side calories (drinks and dessert) to a minimum but still enjoy yourself.  Have some ice tea instead of soda, and try a couple desserts but split each small serving with a friend so that you don't drive the calories of the meal into a blood sugar spike.  That would put the calories of the meal into your body fat instead of your active tissues like muscle and brain, causing low physical and mental energy as you gain body fat.  Enjoy yourself today AND have more tomorrows (live longer) with the veggies piled high, the "sampling" approach, and minimal side calories.  1, 2 and 3: veggies, sampling, and minimal extras.