As well as choosing healthier options, it’s also important to avoid eating too much. This isn’t always as easy as it sounds, so here are some common sense tips that you might find helpful:

• Try not to have lots of bread or other nibbles before your meal arrives.
• You could try sharing a starter or dessert with a friend.
• When you’re ordering a variety of dishes, for example in a tapas bar or restaurant, try not to order too many. Ask the waiter or waitress how many dishes they would recommend.
• Try waiting until you’ve eaten your main course before you order a dessert. You never know, you might already be full!
• If there is a dessert on the menu you really fancy, then don’t have a starter and go straight to your main course, or don’t have a main course and have two starters instead.
• If you want a healthy dessert, go for fresh fruit or sorbet.