Post by Quantumly on Sept 21, 2023 12:09:19 GMT -5
How Can I Eat Healthy in a World of Food Delivery Services
With all of the food delivery services - whose websites are in the palm of your hand at any given time - it is getting more and more difficult to eat a healthy diet.
There are so many different types of delicious food available and the websites that sell it are loaded with photographs that look good enough to eat. The other part of the problem is - all of the calorie laden food can be purchased and delivered to you in less than 30 minutes.
If we decide we want to go out to get something to eat, it is so easy to get a burger, fries and drink and anything else you want, without out getting out of your vehicle.
We are living in an age where food is so accessible that we find ourselves scoffing if we are in a fast-food line for more than a couple of minutes. The speed and convenience of the system is great at times‐ especially for busy people.
But, too much of this food-in-an-instant has greatly contributed to this worldwide epidemic of obesity. This life-shortening epidemic is growing worse each year.
Balance is needed if you want to live a healthy lifestyle, in a world full of delivered restaurant food, fast-food and processed foods is not impossible.
While the five-dollar combo meals and TV ads that are designed to make you want to eat their body-distorting food right now, the overwhelming urges can sometimes make eating and living healthy is too difficult to even try. That is not true.
It just takes some planning and avoiding.
So, what are some things you can do to eat a healthy diet in a world of processed foods? There are several things you can do. Yes, the food delivery services do bring artery clogging food to people who order it, but they also bring food that are welcome in a healthy diet.
Always Look for Food That is Steamed, Baked, Boiled or Broiled
Fried food is bad for you in so many ways, fried food ordered from a restaurant is even worse. The oil in the restaurant has been used dozens and dozens of times, with different types of food fried in it. Try your best to avoid it.
If you take a food item in its rawest form, it has the potential to be healthy. But the way it is prepared it what keeps it healthy. Stay away from food that is cooked in a batter. This applies to vegetables too, not just meats.
Get Dressings and Other Condiments on the Side
If you order a salad or a dish that comes with a sauce, ask for it to be served on the side. That way, you can add how much you want or none.
Ask About Substitutions
If your meal comes with a side of fries, ask if you can get a vegetable instead, most restaurants are willing to make substitutions.
Plan Ahead
Choose your least busy day of the week and designate it as your food preparation day. You make several days’ worth of healthy foods and snacks to take along with you during the day.
That way, when lunch hour rolls around, you won’t be tempted to get a slice of pizza or a burger and fries.
Ask for Less
For example, if you’re ordering a sandwich that comes with barbeque sauce, ask for 'light' sauce or on the side. By doing this, you will save small amounts of calories in each food item you order.
Minimize and Maximize the Toppings
When ordering fast‐food, stick to menu items that have the least amount of non‐vegetable toppings. Do you really need the onion rings on your burger?
Try to pass on the calorie‐heavy condiments and instead ask for extra lettuce, tomato, onion and pickles. Your sandwich will be more filling, less calories.
Be a Kid Again
Order from the kids' menu. The serving sizes are smaller and oftentimes, the side is a fruit or vegetable, instead of fries.
In the perfect world, we wouldn’t find ourselves in a line of cars at a fast‐food restaurant waiting to order a meal that will surly add to an already expanding waistline.
We would not be taking the family out to a local diner at the all-you-can-eat buffet. It is possible to get plenty of vegetables at the buffet but the amount of sodium in the dishes far outweigh the benefits of the vegetables.
Love it or hate it, processed foods are a large part of the food available for us to purchase. But that doesn’t mean we have to fill out body with it.
There is a way to make the processed foods a bit healthier for you by making small changes each time you find yourself speaking into that talking black box.
With all of the food delivery services - whose websites are in the palm of your hand at any given time - it is getting more and more difficult to eat a healthy diet.
There are so many different types of delicious food available and the websites that sell it are loaded with photographs that look good enough to eat. The other part of the problem is - all of the calorie laden food can be purchased and delivered to you in less than 30 minutes.
If we decide we want to go out to get something to eat, it is so easy to get a burger, fries and drink and anything else you want, without out getting out of your vehicle.
We are living in an age where food is so accessible that we find ourselves scoffing if we are in a fast-food line for more than a couple of minutes. The speed and convenience of the system is great at times‐ especially for busy people.
But, too much of this food-in-an-instant has greatly contributed to this worldwide epidemic of obesity. This life-shortening epidemic is growing worse each year.
Balance is needed if you want to live a healthy lifestyle, in a world full of delivered restaurant food, fast-food and processed foods is not impossible.
While the five-dollar combo meals and TV ads that are designed to make you want to eat their body-distorting food right now, the overwhelming urges can sometimes make eating and living healthy is too difficult to even try. That is not true.
It just takes some planning and avoiding.
So, what are some things you can do to eat a healthy diet in a world of processed foods? There are several things you can do. Yes, the food delivery services do bring artery clogging food to people who order it, but they also bring food that are welcome in a healthy diet.
Always Look for Food That is Steamed, Baked, Boiled or Broiled
Fried food is bad for you in so many ways, fried food ordered from a restaurant is even worse. The oil in the restaurant has been used dozens and dozens of times, with different types of food fried in it. Try your best to avoid it.
If you take a food item in its rawest form, it has the potential to be healthy. But the way it is prepared it what keeps it healthy. Stay away from food that is cooked in a batter. This applies to vegetables too, not just meats.
Get Dressings and Other Condiments on the Side
If you order a salad or a dish that comes with a sauce, ask for it to be served on the side. That way, you can add how much you want or none.
Ask About Substitutions
If your meal comes with a side of fries, ask if you can get a vegetable instead, most restaurants are willing to make substitutions.
Plan Ahead
Choose your least busy day of the week and designate it as your food preparation day. You make several days’ worth of healthy foods and snacks to take along with you during the day.
That way, when lunch hour rolls around, you won’t be tempted to get a slice of pizza or a burger and fries.
Ask for Less
For example, if you’re ordering a sandwich that comes with barbeque sauce, ask for 'light' sauce or on the side. By doing this, you will save small amounts of calories in each food item you order.
Minimize and Maximize the Toppings
When ordering fast‐food, stick to menu items that have the least amount of non‐vegetable toppings. Do you really need the onion rings on your burger?
Try to pass on the calorie‐heavy condiments and instead ask for extra lettuce, tomato, onion and pickles. Your sandwich will be more filling, less calories.
Be a Kid Again
Order from the kids' menu. The serving sizes are smaller and oftentimes, the side is a fruit or vegetable, instead of fries.
In the perfect world, we wouldn’t find ourselves in a line of cars at a fast‐food restaurant waiting to order a meal that will surly add to an already expanding waistline.
We would not be taking the family out to a local diner at the all-you-can-eat buffet. It is possible to get plenty of vegetables at the buffet but the amount of sodium in the dishes far outweigh the benefits of the vegetables.
Love it or hate it, processed foods are a large part of the food available for us to purchase. But that doesn’t mean we have to fill out body with it.
There is a way to make the processed foods a bit healthier for you by making small changes each time you find yourself speaking into that talking black box.
