If you are serious about eating leaner, less calorie-laden meals, you have to learn how to make healthy food choices as well be creative in reducing the caloric content of meals available on the menu.
When going to your favourite fast food joint, you do not have to completely deviate from your healthy diet, all you need to do is make a few simple switches. Making sensible food decisions in such places is very important and below are a few guidelines you can follow:
1. Hold the mayo. Without mayonnaise, you can reduce the fat content of your burger or sandwich by up to 25 grams. For flavor, you can have barbecue or honey mustard instead. Going easy on the cheese will also cut down the calorie count of your burger as every slice of American cheese is equal to 6 grams of fat.
2. If you like Mexican food, it would be helpful to know that a burrito from Taco Bell has 800 fewer calories than one from Chipotle. Also, an Egg McMuffin is actually a good breakfast choice. You can gain 10, 20 or even 30 pounds eating something else in a year's time.
3. Pizza lovers take note the crust makes a lot of difference in terms of calories. A slice of pan pizza or deep dish is at least 100 calories more than a thin crust. Also, a piece of pepperoni is about 25 calories thus a slice which normally contains 4 pieces would have an additional 100 calories.
4. Sacrifice the foot-long at Subway get a better deal with the six-inch sub, just double the meat. Not only is it cheaper, but with a turkey sub, you will save 230 calories.
5. At Burger King, three garden salads still has lesser calories than one small order of fries. A good meal choice is a Whopper Jr. sans the mayo, and a garden salad. The total calorie count for this combo is 365, with 12 grams of fat which makes it far better than a BK Big Fish Sandwich and has a staggering 1,000 calories and 52 grams of fat.
It is surprising that Burger King which serves grilled rather than fried burgers actually has several 1,000-calorie-plus burgers and more trans fat in its meals than McDonald's and Wendy's.
Among the fast food chains the one with the healthiest fair is Chick -Fil-A with not one single entree having more than 500 calories. Subway is also a good choice, provided you reduce the cheese and dressing. They have several 6-inch sandwiches each one containing less than 400 calories.
Let's face it, our way of life in this country makes it virtually impossible to completely stop eating meals from fast food restaurants. The key is in knowing how to make the right food choices and food switches to de-calorize your meals. You can still be a typical American and enjoy fast food but without fattening up like the rest.
Author Resource:-
Charles Volcolatte is a health and weight loss researcher for www.skinnyasap.com. He writes and researches actively on Dieting Information and shares his knowledge at www.skinnyasap.com where he works as a staff writer.
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