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| A Healthy Mix of Nutrients including fiber-rich veggies & lean protein make up an energizing lunch. |
| FRESH FOOD, FRUIT & VEGGIES is your key to good health! Besides their abundance of vitamins, minerals, and feel-full fiber content, here's another great reason to eat your five servings of fruits and vegetables every day: You'll cut your cancer risk in half! The reason? Antioxidants! These powerful, naturally occurring nutrients boost your immune system and fend off cell damage! Here's some advice: 1) When you get home from the market, cut up fruits and veggies into serving-size pieces. You'll be more likely to reach for them if they're ready to go! 2) Have fruit or 100 percent fruit juice with your breakfast. Stock your kitchen with fresh, frozen, dried, and canned fruits and vegetables so they're always on hand! 3) Munch on a fruit or vegetable snack daily! Add a side of veggies (steamed or cooked) to your plate at dinner. Pretty soon, natural foods will be part of your daily routine and you'll wonder how you ever ate all those processed treats! |
| WENDYS- Large Chili With Crackers Why we love it: High in Fiber & Protein! Saves 475 calories and 28� grams of fat compared with a burger and fries Try a supersatisfying large order of chili with crackers. You'll get a dose of iron from the beef and heart-healthy fiber from the beans. Calories 325 Fat 7 �g Saturated Fat 3g Carbohydrates 36g Fiber 7g ARBYS- Martha's Vineyard Market Fresh Salad Why we love it: Nutrtious! This is a colorful and super nutritious combination of iceberg and romaine lettuces, a spring mix of greens, diced grilled chicken, diced apples, dried cranberries, grape tomatoes and shredded Cheddar cheese. Thanks to the vegetables and fruit, one serving has one-sixth of your fiber needs for the day. Plus, the sodium is respectable for such a big salad. Add their Light Buttermilk Ranch Dressing and add 110 calories and 6 grams of fat. Choose this over the Market Fresh Chicken Club Salad and avoid 50 calories and 23 grams of fat. Calories 250 Fat 8g Saturated Fat 4.5g Carbohydrates 23g BURGER KING- Chicken Whopper Sandwich on a small bun without mayo with a Side Salad Why we love it: Protein! Saves 390 calories and 42 grams of fat compared to the Original Whopper with Cheese Sandwich (and no salad!). This hearty sandwich comes with a savory grilled chicken breast, lettuce and tomato on a smaller sesame seed bun. With the calories you save, enjoy a refreshing side salad of lettuce, grape tomatoes, cucumbers and baby carrots. Cut out the bread for an even lower carb/calorie lunch! Calories 320 sandwich; 90 salad Fat 7g sandwich; 0g salad Saturated Fat 1.5g sandwich; 0g salad Carbohydrates 31g sandwich; 23g salad Fiber 3g sandwich; <1g salad PIZZA HUT- Eating pizza doesn't have to destroy your best-laid diet plans.In fact, pizza dishes out a bounty of nutrients: B vitamins from enriched flour dough, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants from tomato sauce and vegetable toppings, and high-quality protein from lean meat and cheese toppings. The trick is knowing what to choose to make your pizza order a healthy one. Ham, Pineapple & Diced Red Tomato Fit 'N Delicious 14" Large Why we love it: Protein & Nutrients! It's a sweet, salty and savory combination of lean ham, juicy pineapple and diced fresh tomato. It's also an excellent partner for tomato sauce and cheese. Opt for this over the Pepperoni 14" Large Pan Pizza and dodge 130 calories and 10 fat grams per slice. Per Slice: Calories 150 Fat 4g Saturated Fat 2g Carbohydrates 22g Fiber 1g |
| GOT MILK?.....Skim, We Mean Ugh! Skim milk is sick... right? If you are currently drinking whole or 2% milk, you probably think so. It is just too hard for you to drink white water. Understand that by drinking even 1/2% milk over skim milk gives the average person hundreds or thousands of extra grams of fat per year! This can add up to extra pounds of fat each year! It has to go somewhere... Make it easy on yourself. If you are drinking whole milk right now, immediately move down to 2% milk. The first week or so you may notice the taste difference a little, but your body and tastebuds will adapt. You will enjoy 2% just as much as you used to like whole milk. I promise you that this is true! Give it a chance for two weeks. After a few weeks or a month of 2% milk, switch to 1%. Wait until you are used to it, then change to 1/2% and then to skim milk. This little change in your diet can make a huge difference in your body in just a few months. Skim milk has all the same protein and vitamins as whole milk, but without the fat. |
| MCDONALDS- Caesar Salad With Grilled Chicken Newman's Own Low-Fat BalsamicVinaigrette Fruit 'n Yogurt Parfait and a Bottle of Water Why we love it: Protein & Nutrients! A Big Mac, a large order of french fries and a large Coke add up to a whopping 1,390 calories and 55 grams of total fat. Opting for the Caesar Salad will save you 1,000 calories and 44 grams of fat! The Caesar Salad With Grilled Chicken includes white-meat chicken for a punch of lean protein along with loads of veggies, as well as grated Parmesan cheese and garlic croutons. Sticking with a lower-fat dressing such as the Balsamic Vinaigrette will help keep your calories down. A Fruit 'n Yogurt Parfait will round out your lower-calorie meal nutritionally as well as satisfy your sweet tooth. Calories 400 Fat 11g Saturated Fat 4g Carbohydrates 45g Fiber 3g TACO BELL- Fresco style Ranchero Chicken Soft Taco Why we love it: Low-Cal Protein! You can't help but love a warm flour tortilla stuffed with marinated and grilled white-meat chicken, shredded lettuce, tomato, and a mildly spicy salsa-all for just 170 calories. With calories and fat this low, you can enjoy two portions without guilt OR include a serving of the Fresco Style Tostada for added fiber! Choose this over the regular Ranchero Chicken Soft Taco (with cream sauce and cheese) and dodge 100 calories and 10 grams of fat. Calories 170 Fat 4g Saturated Fat 1g Carbohydrates 22g Fiber 2g Fresco Style Tostada Why we love it: Fiber! Think of this as a Mexican pizza. A crisp corn tostada shell is topped with beans, a tangy red sauce, shredded lettuce and diced tomato. It's lower in sodium than all menu items in this category (salads, bowls and Mexican pizza). Choose this over the Fiesta Taco Salad and avoid 670 calories and 41 grams of fat. Calories 200 Fat 6g Saturated Fat 1g Carbohydrates 30g Fiber 8g There seem to be fast food options on every corner. But by being well-prepared for the day ahead you can avoid these costly fall backs. On the occasion when fast food is a necessary evil, exorcise your guilt and enjoy some of these healthier and tasty options. Remember, what's healthier for you is healthier for everyone in the family too. HAPPY & HEALTHY EATING! |
| FAST FOOD FAVES WHEN YOU GOTTA HAVE IT.... Sometimes we have no choice but to go for a fast food option. That doesn't mean that all is lost. Actually many of the main fast food restaurants now offer healthier meal alternatives. Here's some of our favorite option at each local fast food restaurant. Whether you need meat or veggies, here are some healthier options to help you determine your best fast food location & choice. Print these out and keep in your car to help you remember! And don't forget, "healthier" food options are better for "everyone" in your family, not just you! |
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