Eating Well When Eating Out!

Tonight I was invited out for dinner with my parents and their kick-ass bunch of friends, I think they felt bad for me having to cook for one whilst 'The American' is away. My parents have the greatest social life and the coolest bunch of friends, I always look forward to hanging out with them! They are members of our local sailing club so go for a meal there every Thursday night. They invite us quite often to share a meal with them there although I usually politely decline knowing that the food is most typically pub grub with grilled fish and salad the healthiest option on the rather small menu.However, tonight I decided to accept their offer and seeing as though I've been strict all week, I decided that one meal away from my eating plan wouldn't effect things too much. I was pleasantly surprised when I arrived and saw the menu- Baked chicken breast with smashed potato base, grilled portobello mushroom and sun dried tomato pesto. When it arrived at the table it was presented beautifully for a very small, quaint clubhouse. I separated the chicken breast, mushroom and pesto and demolished it, leaving the smashed potato behind as I knew it wouldn't sit well in my stomach considering I haven't eaten such starchy carbs in quite some time.The chicken breast was filling enough anyway as it was approximately 200g! Far more than one serving! But it was so delicious and I was more than happy that I accepted the invite tonight. Safe to say that I will be back again soon. After my busy day, I was more than excited to have the night off cooking!