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First of all, there's nothing unsafe about vinegar.

1. Chinese dressing - if there's no dairy and it's low fat, it's safe.

2. Russian dressing - UNSAFE because of the fat

3. Cream sauce - UNSAFE. Cream sauces are typically made with milk or cream, butter, and flour as a base. Cream, milk and butter are all UNSAFE.

4. As I mentioned, vinegar is safe. Tomatoes are safe as well. Be sure they're cooked well, if your sauce is starting from fresh tomatoes.

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1. Italian - this is hard for me because in a restaurant, everything is made with oil and cheese. I've had good luck with chicken cacciatore. That's about it.
1) Once and for all, BUTTER IS BAD. Period. Linguini with clam sauce is UNSAFE if it contains butter.
2) Shrimp scampi - UNSAFE.
3) Gnocchi - depends on how it's made. You can make gnocchi without dairy. Ask.
4) Diavolo tomato sauce - again, ask what the sauce contains. Tomatoes are safe. Butter and excessive oil are not.

2. Chinese - I can't help you with any of those sauces specifically, but I can tell you that they're typically relatively high in fat. Hopefully someone else can give you specifics.

3. Thai
1) Pad thai - NOT safe. Too high in fat unless you make it yourself.
2) Plain rice noodles are safe. Once you start adding sauces, obviously, it depends on the sauce.
3) Stir fried noodles - at home, safe, but in a restaurant, I'd steer clear.
4) Chili sauce - I'm not sure about the fat content, but I'm leaning towards saying that it's safe.

4. Mexican - Fajitas, with no cheese, no sour cream, no refried beans. That's all I've ever found.

5. Indian - I loooooove Indian. Unfortunately, in restaurants, the same problems apply that did for Chinese. Indian food uses a lot of ghee, which is clarified butter, which is fat and dairy - no good. Stay away from anything with sauces. Tandoori chicken and chicken tikka (or tikki) are the safest choices, as they're marinated chicken that's then dry-cooked. Basmati rice is safe, of course. Chapathis are usually a plain bread without dairy products, but definitely ask - my local restaurant used to make naan without dairy, but now they soak it with butter.

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