Saving Money and Calories – Eat = In!

Have you added up monies spent eating out?  = Have you added up the calories consumed eating out?  Eating out from time to = time is certainly okay, however temptations abound in restaurants.  = Eating with groups is also a temptation to join in with the munching just because = everyone else is.

So how many calories are in one bloomin’ = onion?  A whopping 1300!  Even choosing vegetables for a side dish can be dangerous.  Some chain restaurants actually soak them in high = fructose corn syrup and add butter.  You can’t always control what = they’re doing.  So there you are trying to be virtuous and choose = vegetables but being sabotaged without knowing it!  Aaarrgh!

Our clients learn some startling EASY recipes for = cooking and eating healthfully at home with very little fuss, very little muss = and a huge amount of taste! 

If you must eat out because of the type of work you = do, choose wisely and specify, specify, specify to waiters and waitresses. =  Steamed vegetables, NO butter, grilled, not friend, etc.  After all, YOU = are paying for the food you are eating.  Shouldn’t you = “have it YOUR way?”

To your Health!

Dr. Chris

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Size Matters!

If = you are looking for more nutrition, try buying smaller vegetables (and fruits = for transition and maintenance). Research shows that the smaller produce is = more highly packed with nutrients. This is because the nutrients and other = important healthy compounds diminish in the larger veggies and fruits, along with = taste and aroma.

Happy eating healthy,

Dr. Chris