The Wellness of YOU! - # 53
posted in Nutrition and Weight Loss |What Makes Us Fat?
Wow! It’s snowing like crazy here this morning. Schools are closed and we’re expecting up to 5 inches before the day is over. Makes you want to jump up and down and proclaim, “Happy Spring!” Yeah, right! I guess I’ll have to try to remember how to fire up the snow-blower a little later on.
Okay, back to work here …
What Makes Us Fat?
So far we’ve talked about how much water we drink, how many miles we walk, what effect genetics might play, how getting older might play a role in our nutrition and weight loss goals, what that awful junk food will do to us, and yesterday we looked at how calorie-rich foods can put on more tummy than we want.
Today, the topic is one that I have trouble keeping under control — and that is eating out. I really do enjoy going out to eat, especially if the restaurant is a good one. I don’t do fast food joints, but I have learned that they aren’t the only culprits for fat.
Yep, even my favorite restaurants can cause more fat problems. Let’s face it, they want to make their food taste good — they want to provide plenty of flavor so we’ll come back for more, right? Of course, that’s just good business.
But it should come as no huge biggie surprise that lots of that flavor comes from two major sources — fat and sugar. It is true that some of the really good restaurants will use herbs and other healthy methods to provide their flavor, but unless you’re wealthier than the average bloke (which I am not!), those high-class places are out of reach, financially. At least, you can’t go to them very often.
The other problem with eating out too often is that most restaurants have a tendency to give us too much to eat. Too much of a calorie-fat-sugar-rich food is a sure way to tip the scale up another pound or two.
A good way to combat this overload of food is to have the mindset, before you even go, that you will be bringing half of the dinner home for another meal. It will feel like you’re getting two meals for the price of one!
You will also want to be careful what you order. A lot of the menu choices in most restaurants is fried, or even worse, deep-fried. There are two fattening reasons why you want to avoid these foods — the oil used to fry food is calorie-dense (remember that?) and the batter used to dip the food in is usually made of refined white flour. That’s a major dose of simple carbohydrates and calories that you just don’t need when you’re on a nutrition and weight loss program.
Advice: Cook at home as much as possible. But, don’t avoid going out to eat. It’s fun to go out once in a while. When you do go out, stay away from the fast-food joints — at the restaurant be careful of your menu choices — bring half your meal home for a second meal the next day — and stay away from fried foods.
That’s it for today. I’ll be back tomorrow with some more.
Until then, remember to follow a good-fat — good-carb diet and stay with your regular exercise.
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Have a great day. I’ll be back tomorrow with some more nutrition and weight loss thoughts for you.
Shanti,
Ron
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