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Healthy Tips: Take Control of What You Eat

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Today’s Health Tip:

Cook more meals at home: This gives you more control over the ingredients you’re using.

It’s fun to go out for dinner. Nice ambiance, attentive wait staff, food cooked to perfection. Here’s what you got to understand. The cooks in the kitchen, nice people, they don’t care if you have high blood pressure, type two diabetes, ulcers, or if certain foods cause you stay awake at night. They’re concerned with taste and plating. You go out for pizza, do you think the pizza maker is worried your LDL and triglycerides are spiking as he piles on the cheese? I’m not going to talk you into staying home and doing all your cooking. I’m hoping you’ll tell the waiter how you want your food prepared. Take control of the food your paying for. It’s your money and your health.

Healthy Lifestyle Tip ~ Eating Out? Eat Healthy!

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I write my blog posts a week ahead of time. I am currently traveling. By the time you read this post I will be back home in south Texas. I like to eat healthy. Before I go to a restaurant, I check out the online menu to see if they have healthy options. Most places have something approximating a healthy choice, which lead me negotiating with the waiter over my order. This morning, for example, the menu offered a vegetarian omelet with spinach, roasted red peppers, mushrooms, onions, and avocado slice on top. So far so good. To complement the omelet they were going to add hash browns to the plate. I started negotiating. I asked for egg whites instead of whole eggs. Yes, they made the switch. I asked to switch out the hash browns for a small bowl of fresh fruit. They could do that but it cost me two bucks extra. It was worth it. Then I negotiated the bread. It was supposed to come with white bread (ugh!!). Surely, they must have an alternative. Well, ask and receive. I asked and they said they did have sourdough. Let’s do it. It turned out to be a great meal. Next time you’re in a restaurant and wanting to eat healthy ask for subs or add ins. I’ve found most places will work with me. Although, I often wonder if they circulate a poster on me warning others to beware of the guy who’s going to question his order until he gets it the way he wants it. LOL

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