Healthy Fast Food
Feb 29th 2008adminWeight loss tips
“Healthy Fast Food – It Is Possible If You Follow This Fast Food Nutrition Guide”
It doesn’t matter if it is hamburgers or French fries, we all love fast food. Eating fast food has become a normal way of life for many – sometimes eating it for breakfast, dinner and supper. Some people see no difference between a bacon cheeseburger and a steak. This has led many restaurants to offer healthy fast food choices.
Like many of you, when I was growing up, we hardly ever ate fast food. The money just wasn’t there, and there really wasn’t the need – the pace of living was not so fast.
It was likely a blessing to not have been exposed to it a lot. Don’t get me wrong – I love a good bucket of fried chicken like anyone – but there is more to eating than just grabbing a fast meal.
Society has become way too dependant on ready to serve meals – whether it is fast food or frozen in a box. It is unfortunate that there is a need for it, but I can understand why it is so appealing to many people.
Now, I need to admit that I am just as guilty of eating my fair share of fast food in recent times. Being away from home a lot made it difficult to get a good meal most of the time. It is just so convenient to grab something ready to go. For many of us today, our lifestyles have led us to rely on fast food, because we just don’t have the time to prepare a decent meal.
Healthy fast food tips
Here I am offering a short, fast food nutrition guide discussing some of the healthy fast food choices.
You already know that it would be far better for you to cook your own meal, so I am not going to waste time telling you that. The way society is today, that just isn’t possible for many people, so you need to learn to eat healthy fast food the best that you can.
If you want to order a hamburger, ask for no mayo or cheese. It is surprising how much fat this will cut out just by doing this. You can still use mustard and ketchup to help keep the burger from tasting too dry. Once you realize what kind of cheese is used in fast food, you will be glad to leave it behind.
Generally, the cheese that they use is the processed kind that is loaded with oil and other junk. In truth, not all cheese is made with milk – some is made from cooking oil. You can usually see the difference because cheese that is made from oil will have a more orange and oily look to it.
Avoid having anything with bacon. The bacon in fast food restaurants normally doesn’t taste very good anyway. It isn’t really cooked – it is just put under lights until it gets hot. You will want to avoid this at all costs – you will cut down on needless calories and you can be so glad that you left this out of your meal!
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