When
travel and limited time do not allow cooking a home cooked meal,
there are other healthy alternatives. Gone are the days, where
deep-fried or fattening processed foods are the only fast food
choices. Restaurants chains such as Wendy’s, McDonalds, and
Taco Bell are making it easy for people to make fast healthy
choices.
Mc Donald’s
is scaling down its portions and offering nutritional food options.
To expand your on-the-go healthy food options use these strategies
to ensure well-balanced meals:
• Order
salads opposed to French fries
• Replace sausage pizzas with other toppings: vegetables, chicken
or Canadian bacon
• Substitute carbonated soft drinks with water, tea or skim
milk
• Ask for condiments on the side
• Opt for the burritos and tacos sans the cheese
• When possible, ask for wheat grain breads or baguettes with
sandwiches
For the
best nutritional value pack a meal. Here a few snacking items
to add to your grocery list for eating on the road:
• Apples,
bananas, grapes, cherries, prunes, dried fruit and other fruits
• Raw cut vegetables – broccoli, cauliflower, carrots celery
sticks
• Energy bars, cereal bars
• Bottled water or green/black tea sweetened with Splenda®
• Wheat crackers and melba toast
• Rice cakes
• Yogurt, cottage cheese or other single servings of cheese
• Other low fat snacks
• Trail mixes whole grain cereals and nuts
In summation,
eating on the go does not necessitate breaking one’s weight
management plan. Transitioning healthy eating habits represents
not falling off the wagon just because you are on the road.
Remember the more vegetables, fruits, whole grains, proteins
and dairy products included in a diet, the more food consumption
is well-balanced.
For more
information on reading food labels and evaluating nutrition,
visit the Food and Drug Administration’s website at http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/label.html.
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