Finally Friday - Yay! We made it to Friday! Every week we post a WEEKEND CHALLENGE! This week’s challenge is AVOID FAST FOOD!
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This will be a busy weekend, especially around here as I post this challenge. In my neck of the woods we are digging out from Snowstorm Brianna and hustling to get that last minute Christmas shopping done. Fast food will be easy to grab, but it's so bad for you: high in sodium, deep fat fried, low in nutrition and calorie dense.
Weekend Challenge: avoid the fast food, completely for this weekend!
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Thinking you'll grab the salad as a better alternative? Most of these come loaded with bells and whistles, packing in as many calories as the burger you avoided. Then comes the dressings, mostly fat. Check the nutritional information, you'll be shocked. Choose your dressings wisely.
The Hardee's Charbroiled Chicken Club comes in at 550 calories.
The Mc Donald's Asian Grilled Chicken Salad is a better choice, but did you expect 300 calories?
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| Eating out offers challenges to your dietary goals, no matter the restaurant. Planning ahead and making informed decisions will help, regardless of the chain. For this weekend, avoid them all together! Can you? |
As with everything, moderation is the key. Portion size helps, understand what a portion is. Pass on the soft drink. Don't supersize. Read the nutritional label so you understand what you're eating. Break the habit of grabbing some thing just because it is convenient. This challenge of total avoidance is a great way to break the habit and start a better trend.
For more information on just why fast food is so bad for you visit the Livestrong article.
Resources:
Calorie Counter at CalorieCount - over 250,000 foods in the data base with nutritional information!
Be a Label Reader - portion sizes and how to read nutritional lables
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