Travel means dining out and dining out comes with a host of forces that can work against you on the wellness front. Take advantage of the following guiding principles to transform this high risk eating endeavor into one that provides sensory pleasure without sacrificing your health or sabotaging your waistline. Eat out, but eat smart […]
Dining out in full-service restaurants offers equivalent risks to your health and your bodyweight as noshing on fast food. That was the sobering conclusion from a new report that followed the dietary habits of a representative sample of 18,098 US adults over an eight-year period. The researchers found that when Americans dine out, whether in a fast […]
Dining out fills you out!! The average meal in casual sit-down restaurants, including restaurants serving ethnic and classic American fare, provides 1,300 calories. It is no wonder that studies show that people who dine out more frequently are more likely to gain weight over time!
Are you eating healthy when you dine out? Here are a few surprising facts about foods you may (or may not) have considered healthy choices: Many entree salads have tons of calories, especially when you add full-fat dressing or order them with breaded/fried chicken on top. Relative to most other choices, chili is a reasonably […]
