Contestants from the next season of “The Biggest Loser” swooped into Proof restaurant in Penn Quarter on Monday night to prove that they could order off a menu with nutrition in mind.
How’d it go? “They had a lot of substitutions on things,” said chef Haidar Karoum. “A lot of them wanted to hold the sauce, hold the potato purée, etc., so they steered clear of anything too bad.”
Sounds like even though trainer Jillian Michaels didn’t join them in D.C., they’ve picked up some advice from she and her fellow fitness pros.
Karoum said they stuck mostly to scallops, hangar steak, stuffed chicken and salads. “No foie gras, no sweetbreads, no pork belly, stuff I was hoping they would order.”
Eight contestants initially sat down, said Karoum, “but two of them bailed because they were upset.” (Perhaps understandably — what if every calorie you ingested was recorded by the cameras?)
The other six seemed to enjoy themselves, however. “We sent out a sampler of desserts,” said Karoum. “And then sent out another sampler. They seemed to like that.”
