Eating on the road

Tomorrow I'm heading for Chicago to the Blues Festival and will be eating out for three days. Currently I'm on a fairly strict diet, in what I call weight-loss mode (as opposed to weight gain mode from weight training), and so I need to be especially careful in what I eat. My diet isn't exact; it follows some principles I've gathered from South Beach and nutritionists I have heard speak over the years --- only good carbs (real whole grain, preferably flourless); load of vegetables, at least 5 servings up to 10+; clean protein sources such as beans or white meat such as turkey.

I've found that dieting on the road is no easy task, but there are some strategies I have discovered over the years. First, I'm going to rely upon restaurants that serve salads and vegetables, and then try to supplement those salads with white meat or tofu. Of course salad dressing is out (unless it is vinegar). That is my primary strategy. The other is to look up healthy, perhaps vegetarian, restaurants near where I'm staying. Let's see what I find!