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Are You a High-Maintenance Menu Orderer?
The more concerned I get about healthy eating, the more I start to sound like Sally Albright in When Harry Met Sally. The charming neurotic played by Meg Ryan makes endless substitutions when ordering off menus; as Harry points out, "'on the side' is a very big thing for you."
I confess, I'm also a big "on the side" person.
How Bad Are the 9 Unhealthiest Restaurant Meals?
I nearly lost my lunch upon discovering the nutritional stats of unhealthiest restaurant meals, as determined by the Center For Science in the Public Interest. The group compiled nine menu items for its Xtreme Eating 2009 dishes, and all of them have extreme amounts of saturated fat, calories, and sodium. Can you guess how bad these items really are?
How Many Meals Do You Eat Out in a Week?
If you are trying to lose weight, eating meals out can be your nemesis. While it can be convenient to eat out all the time, the extra calories add up. The reason food at restaurants tastes better is that fat, and plenty of it, is often the secret ingredient.
What Do You Do to Keep Dining Out From Being a Diet Disaster?
I just read a little over at iVillage about how celebs stay slim while dining out. For many starlets the answer is lean protein and lots of veggies or taking their dressing on the side. There are many techniques for how to enjoy dining out without compromising your waist line.
Healthy Dining Finder Online
If you're like me you love to eat out but you sometimes have a hard time staying healthy while doing it.
That is why I was pleased when I stumbled across a great new site called Healthy Dining Finder. This site allows you to search by location for restaurants in your area.
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Healthy Eating Tip: Don't Eliminate, Elaborate!
When approaching health and fitness, many of us have the mentality that less is more. While this may be a healthy perspective to avoid overeating and practice portion control, a restrictive diet can wreak havoc on your mood and leave you wondering whether there’s anything out there you can eat. Instead, alter your state of mind: rather than thinking about what foods to cut out, start to think of your daily menu as a chance to add great-tasting, healthy options.
Speak Up: What Are Your Healthy Tricks When Dining Out?
Going out to eat is meant to be fun, but when you're trying to watch your waistline, the experience can be more overwhelming than anything. While it's true that healthy eating is much easier when you dine at home, you shouldn't deny yourself the occasional pleasure of eating at your favorite restaurants. Before hitting up one of my personal faves for a relaxing meal made by someone else, I remind myself of little tricks to make good choices.
Healthy Habit: Get Fishy When Dining Out
Eating dinner out does not have to be a diet debacle. Nutritionist Alexa Fishback, author of The Daily Fix, believes dining out is an opportunity to eat fish without making your own kitchen smell fishy. Sounds reasonable right?
Diet Tip: When Dining Out, Add Extra Veggies to Your Meal
We all know we should be eating more vegetables, but when it comes to dining out, aside from ordering a salad or veggie entrée, meals tend to be lacking in the vegetable department. So don't be shy. Ask your waiter or waitress if you can add veggies to your meal.
Healthy Dose Link Time
- Cucumber tartines for a lowfat and fancy snack — Vitamin G
- Three ways to run almost barefoot — Vital Juice
- How Starbucks affects your waist — That's Fit
- Katie Holmes runs in 769 Pink New Balance sneakers — Fit Celeb
- Get physical with your man and make a tennis date — Fresh Fitness Tips
- Make the most of your next sushi meal — Healthy Bites
- Ten salads to avoid when dining out — Daily Spark
- Don't fall prey to the couch potato syndrome this Autumn — Health
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