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I have to admit, I have ate my fair share of fast food. I used to
spend a good amount of time away from the house and it wasn't easy to
grab a good meal. Most of us today live a lifestyle like this. For one
reason or another, we don't have time to prepare a good meal.
Here we will discuss some things you can get at your local fast
food joints that are suprisingly healthy. I'm not going to tell you
that they are better for you than a meal that you would cook on your
own, but you already know that.
If you are ordering a burger, get it without the mayo and the
cheese.
It might not sound like it, but you will cut a lot of fat out
just by doing this. If the sandwich is too dry for you without the
mayo, use mustard or ketchup. This will help it slide down easier.
The cheese that is used is the processed garbage loaded with oil
and other junk. You think that cheese is made of milk, but not all of
it is. Some of it is made from cooking oil. If you love cheese as much
as I do, you can tell just by looking at it. Cheese that is made from
oil will have a different look. It will look orange and oily. Avoid
anything with bacon on it. I find that the bacon in fast food joints
is very awful. They really don't cook it, they just put it under
lights until it gets hot. Avoid this at all costs. You will save
calories and you will be happy you did.
A good rule of thumb is to stay away from sandwiches that are
deep fried. You know the ones. The ones that have deep fried fish or
chicken in them. The process of frying them in fat like this, makes
them worse for your health. I would suggest that you go with chicken
any time that you can. Generally chicken items will be lower in fat.
Don't get a chicken sandwich loaded with mayo or that has been deep
fried. If the only chicken items they have are deep fried, look at the
burgers they have you can choose from.
I would also suggest that you substitute french fries for a side
salad. I know, what fun is fast food without fries? Well, from time to
time they are okay. But, if you make a habit of eating fast food
regularly, then you should stay away from them most of the time. Key
thing to remember, I said most of the time. If you eat them from time
to time, they won't hurt you. But if you are eating so many french
fries that you can slick back your hair with the access grease on your
hands, you need to cut down a bit on them.
There seems to be a trend of meatless burgers that some fast food
joints are carrying. I'm not sure if this is because there is a jump
in the percent of people who don't eat meat. That could be, but if you
live near a college, that might have something to do with it too. It
is a big phase with college kids to be 'animal friendly'. This is of
course until they get older and realize how much more tasty meat is
compared to tofu.
At any rate, if they have meatless burgers at your local fast
food joint, you can try them. Sometimes they will be less in fat than
normal burgers. They might take a while to get used to. I can't say
that I care much for these. I can't stand how they when you chew them.
Just keep in mind just because its meatless, don't mean you can add
one the cheese and mayo. Some of these burgers aren't THAT lower in
fat. My favorite place to go is Subway. Well, any good sub shop will
work just fine. You can load up your sandwich with tasty veggies
instead of fatty stuff like mayo. I would still suggest that you go
with chicken, though at most of these places you can find turkey as
well.
The great thing about Subway is, the fat content and the calories
are open for all to see. They advertise it all over their store how
much the sandwiches contain. You can load up on all kinds of veggies
and not even worry about missing cheese or mayo. One way that you can
keep the calories low is by drinking water or diet sodas. Personally I
hate diet soda, so I just drink water instead. Ask them if they have
any lemon you can squirt into the water. That will give it a crisp
taste that you will love and it will keep your mind off of the sodas.
Of course you can go with the diet sodas, but to me they are way to
sweet.
There you have it. An easy guide to
fast food. The next time you go out to the hamburger joint, keep this
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