fast food
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nwoodrum2011 wrote: »I can probably count the times I've eaten there on one hand. It was good and their prices are pretty comparable. I always tried to get something healthy sounding but I really don't know because I didn't care so much about what was going in t hen as I do now. My mission has become to be in my best physical shape of my adult life. I think moderation is key if you're going to eat foods like that and make it few and far between, if it's your guilty pleasure or whatever. Mine happens to be cake. So....
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ShandaLeaS wrote: »I used to eat out/fast food every day for lunch and atleast 4 dinners a week. I'm in the process of moving so I'm eating out more until I can get all moved and unpacked but I cut down to lunch out only on saturdays of subway and dinner only for Friday night date nights. The key for me was planning. I take an insulated lunch box with snack and waters to work. I come home or take lunch to work. I bought a weekly calendar and on Saturdays I plan dinners for the next week and try hard to stick to it. Also, On Monday night I sit all the nonperishables/pans etc I'll need to cook on the stove top for Tuesday's dinner so it's all already together and less of an excuse to eat out. I do this nightly right after I clean up from dinner. I plan thursdays to always be leftover night, what's left after dinner either gets portioned and frozen for lunches or pitched. Helps keep the fridge clean and helps for making meal plans and grocery shopping on Saturday. I also go through the freezer about twice a month to take inventory, get a heads up for lunches and to see what I can reincarnate for dinners. Every 3-4 months we do a no shopping fast where I try to only buy perishables and use up as much of what we can of the pantry and freezer without shopping. Helps stuff not go bad and keeps a good rotation of canned goods etc.
Wow you really got a good system going for you!! That's some serious stuff and I like the ideas. Definitely packing is number one on my list of things to do myself.. I just need to keep up with that habit & great job on your journey!! Keep it up! I hate the feeling of going grocery shopping every week.. I know some people do it.. But I find that it just means more money going out. For the first few months I may go grocery every week just to restock on minor things but like you.. I want a set date to do it and not to have to do as often if possible. But it will take me time and that's okay. It's a process and I'm learning everyday! Thank you for sharing!0 -
shadowfax_c11 wrote: »I eat on the road fairly regularly and do occasionally do the McD's or Burger King. I don't go for the 2 cheeseburgers and small fries I used to eat as a late night snack 1-2 times a week anymore. Since they provide nutrition info on their menu boards it is not all that hard to eat at a fast food place. Most of the time I don't chose them though since most of it is calorie dense and I like to feel like I ate something.
Most of the time I opt for Subway. A 6 inch veggie sub or turkey or ham with lots of veg is pretty filling for the price and the calories.
Okay okay! Well congrats on finding much better options while you are on the road. I know that's when it's hardest for me..when I'm on the road lol. So I can understand somewhat how difficult it can be sometimes. Thank you for sharing.0 -
we do have a Jimmy Johns here. I do enjoy their subs ..especially the bread lol and real mayo won't lie. I never thought to check out their nutritional information so I appreciate you doing that and letting everyone know as well. I will keep that in mind whenever I'm out and "I have to have fast food" hahaha but yeah I dont like subway. Never really have. They make me sick. Had bad experience. Now if I absolutely HAD to eat there for any reason.. I guess I would.. But I wouldn't like it lolsunparakeet wrote: »Wow this is very helpful..because yes I assumed subway was WAY healthier than McDonald's and ect and now that you let me know the real facts.. It has me rethinking. Not that I am a subway fan.. Because I am not. Have you ever had quiznos? I've never had it but I hear it's good quality. We don't have one.. But I always wondered.
If you want a good sandwich go to Jimmy John's. Most of their regular subs are 400-500 calories and their bread is soooo good.
I think Subway is nasty. I worked there for three days. My first day on the job, my manager taught me how to change the expiration dates on the meat so we could continue to serve it up to 3 days after it expired. Yeah... There's a reason I never eat there, and why I only worked there three days!
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It's was really hard! It wasn't hard because I miss the taste of a Whopper. I didn't love fast food. It was just fast, easy and tasted good.
The hard thing was changing my life around. I had to start making things myself. I had to learn to make healthy things that tasted good. That was a process, for sure. Plus, I had a pantry full of stuff I shouldn't be eating, but didn't want to waste. When I got sick of healthy foods and was given an inch by the doctor, I took a mile and started eating up everything in that pantry. Kraft dinner, etc.
There were lots of ups and downs. It took a long time. I struggled and failed, but it kept struggling and finally succeeded.
When the healthy food tastes better than the quick food, it gets much easier. But that takes some time. You have to experiment with different ways of making food until you're making stuff that has you saying, "Yum! I can't wait to have Sweet-Tart Chicken!" (I made that name up because a lot of what I make doesn't have names. Gotta make them up, lol.)
Stick with it. If you keep trying to get there, you will.
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Awe thank you for motivation and sharing with all of us!! That actually sounds really good. Lol never had it.. Maybe you give me some easy recipes you use. It definitely isn't something I need like you said it was fast and easy lol and when you "not so healthy " stuff in the cabinets and what not.. It's like.. Well I don't want to waste hahah seriously I know the feeling. I had to determine throw this out or eat and not buy it again lol hard decisions because no one wants to waste money.It's was really hard! It wasn't hard because I miss the taste of a Whopper. I didn't love fast food. It was just fast, easy and tasted good.
The hard thing was changing my life around. I had to start making things myself. I had to learn to make healthy things that tasted good. That was a process, for sure. Plus, I had a pantry full of stuff I shouldn't be eating, but didn't want to waste. When I got sick of healthy foods and was given an inch by the doctor, I took a mile and started eating up everything in that pantry. Kraft dinner, etc.
There were lots of ups and downs. It took a long time. I struggled and failed, but it kept struggling and finally succeeded.
When the healthy food tastes better than the quick food, it gets much easier. But that takes some time. You have to experiment with different ways of making food until you're making stuff that has you saying, "Yum! I can't wait to have Sweet-Tart Chicken!" (I made that name up because a lot of what I make doesn't have names. Gotta make them up, lol.)
Stick with it. If you keep trying to get there, you will.0 -
When I went vegetarian, I stopped going to fast food places out of necessity (because very few drive-thru spots offer vegetarian options!). When I did that, I also realized that I had stopped eating a lot of fried foods and white potatoes because what comes as a side dish with most meat dishes at fast-food chains and in sit-down restaurants? Fries! Baked potatoes! Onion rings! White rice! Tater tots!
I do eat seafood a few days a week, but rarely fried. Plus, I don't trust fast-food places with seafood...frozen, shipped in from who knows where, and mostly fried and slapped between high-processed buns with deep-fried taters on the side.
No thanks.
Every once in a while, I'll hit up MacDo for breakfast (Egg n Cheese biscuit...mmm....guilty pleasure), but it's usually only when I'm travelling.
The only "fast-food" place that I "frequent" is Panera. MmmmmmmmmmmmmmPanera. I don't go often because the closest one is a 30 minute drive, but whenever I can go, I do!0 -
athelete2010 wrote: »
Awe thank you for motivation and sharing with all of us!! That actually sounds really good. Lol never had it.. Maybe you give me some easy recipes you use. It definitely isn't something I need like you said it was fast and easy lol and when you "not so healthy " stuff in the cabinets and what not.. It's like.. Well I don't want to waste hahah seriously I know the feeling. I had to determine throw this out or eat and not buy it again lol hard decisions because no one wants to waste money.It's was really hard! It wasn't hard because I miss the taste of a Whopper. I didn't love fast food. It was just fast, easy and tasted good.
The hard thing was changing my life around. I had to start making things myself. I had to learn to make healthy things that tasted good. That was a process, for sure. Plus, I had a pantry full of stuff I shouldn't be eating, but didn't want to waste. When I got sick of healthy foods and was given an inch by the doctor, I took a mile and started eating up everything in that pantry. Kraft dinner, etc.
There were lots of ups and downs. It took a long time. I struggled and failed, but it kept struggling and finally succeeded.
When the healthy food tastes better than the quick food, it gets much easier. But that takes some time. You have to experiment with different ways of making food until you're making stuff that has you saying, "Yum! I can't wait to have Sweet-Tart Chicken!" (I made that name up because a lot of what I make doesn't have names. Gotta make them up, lol.)
Stick with it. If you keep trying to get there, you will.
I don't really use recipes and what I love will be different than what you love. Get some spices (Penzey's and World Spice Merchants both sell online) and start trying them out. Buy some fresh herbs in the produce section and try those.
If you don't know how to cook, I highly recommend Alton Brown. His "Good Eats" show ran for over a decade and it was only taken off the air because he got sick of doing it. If he felt like doing it again, they'd put him back on the air tomorrow. It was an EXCELLENT show and still reruns to this day on The Cooking Channel. He didn't always make the healthiest stuff, but he did a LOT of shows dedicated to single vegetables.
Try watching the "Field of Greens" episode (Season 8, episode 21, according to google) and see what you think. You can get it on amazon and I think Netflix carries Good Eats. I'll bet it's even on YouTube.
The best book I got to kick-off my new vegetable-eating was "The New Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone." Lots of great ideas in there. It's a big book, but it's a good one.
Once you learn how to make things you love to eat, it's so very much easier to eat healthy. 0 -
When I went vegetarian, I stopped going to fast food places out of necessity (because very few drive-thru spots offer vegetarian options!). When I did that, I also realized that I had stopped eating a lot of fried foods and white potatoes because what comes as a side dish with most meat dishes at fast-food chains and in sit-down restaurants? Fries! Baked potatoes! Onion rings! White rice! Tater tots!
I do eat seafood a few days a week, but rarely fried. Plus, I don't trust fast-food places with seafood...frozen, shipped in from who knows where, and mostly fried and slapped between high-processed buns with deep-fried taters on the side.
No thanks.
Every once in a while, I'll hit up MacDo for breakfast (Egg n Cheese biscuit...mmm....guilty pleasure), but it's usually only when I'm travelling.
The only "fast-food" place that I "frequent" is Panera. MmmmmmmmmmmmmmPanera. I don't go often because the closest one is a 30 minute drive, but whenever I can go, I do!
Ahh okay vegetarian? Very cool. I'm sure this help other vegetarians once they read your post. You know I don't mind white potatoes and lol and rice lol I need my carbs normally and I hardly ever meet my carb goal on here.. So that wouldn't be bad options for myself haha but I totally understand your take on fast food and I enjoy panera as well! Bacon turkey bravo is my favorite lol.0 -
athelete2010 wrote: »
Awe thank you for motivation and sharing with all of us!! That actually sounds really good. Lol never had it.. Maybe you give me some easy recipes you use. It definitely isn't something I need like you said it was fast and easy lol and when you "not so healthy " stuff in the cabinets and what not.. It's like.. Well I don't want to waste hahah seriously I know the feeling. I had to determine throw this out or eat and not buy it again lol hard decisions because no one wants to waste money.It's was really hard! It wasn't hard because I miss the taste of a Whopper. I didn't love fast food. It was just fast, easy and tasted good.
The hard thing was changing my life around. I had to start making things myself. I had to learn to make healthy things that tasted good. That was a process, for sure. Plus, I had a pantry full of stuff I shouldn't be eating, but didn't want to waste. When I got sick of healthy foods and was given an inch by the doctor, I took a mile and started eating up everything in that pantry. Kraft dinner, etc.
There were lots of ups and downs. It took a long time. I struggled and failed, but it kept struggling and finally succeeded.
When the healthy food tastes better than the quick food, it gets much easier. But that takes some time. You have to experiment with different ways of making food until you're making stuff that has you saying, "Yum! I can't wait to have Sweet-Tart Chicken!" (I made that name up because a lot of what I make doesn't have names. Gotta make them up, lol.)
Stick with it. If you keep trying to get there, you will.
I don't really use recipes and what I love will be different than what you love. Get some spices (Penzey's and World Spice Merchants both sell online) and start trying them out. Buy some fresh herbs in the produce section and try those.
If you don't know how to cook, I highly recommend Alton Brown. His "Good Eats" show ran for over a decade and it was only taken off the air because he got sick of doing it. If he felt like doing it again, they'd put him back on the air tomorrow. It was an EXCELLENT show and still reruns to this day on The Cooking Channel. He didn't always make the healthiest stuff, but he did a LOT of shows dedicated to single vegetables.
Try watching the "Field of Greens" episode (Season 8, episode 21, according to google) and see what you think. You can get it on amazon and I think Netflix carries Good Eats. I'll bet it's even on YouTube.
The best book I got to kick-off my new vegetable-eating was "The New Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone." Lots of great ideas in there. It's a big book, but it's a good one.
Once you learn how to make things you love to eat, it's so very much easier to eat healthy.
Hey I didn't know he went off air.. Lol I remember him. That's funny that you mention.. Sometimes very rarely though do I watch cook network but good idea and I'm glad you had more to share!!0 -
nwoodrum2011 wrote: »athelete2010 wrote: »
It's funny you mention subway. I consider it fast food myself but so many other people do not.nwoodrum2011 wrote: »I would agree with the above poster. I can't remember the last time I had fast food. My husband is always getting Hardee's or something like that. It never smells good and the thought of the grease makes me want to vomit. I spent a good portion of my teens and early adulthood working fast food and maybe that's what ruined it for me. Even Subway is processed foods.
I used to work at one. It may be better to eat there, vs. McDonald's or something like that, but probably only if you get a veggie delight or salad. The meats are just as processed, and the only 'fresh' vegetables are the tomatoes, green peppers and onion. I would really question the quality of the chicken breast. It's more like a pressed into breast shape patty with grill marks and Flavoring.
I have really gotten to where If I didn't cook it, or know who did and what went Into it, I am unlikely to eat it.
And as far as McDonald's, I worked there for years and I am very unlikely to eat there.
Wait. How is the lettuce not fresh?
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This is interesting. I ended up in Burger King yesterday evening with my partner. I knew I wanted a few drinks and didnt want to go over my calories too much.
They had the calories displayed beside each thing on the menu. My partner got a cheeseburger. I got...nothing. I looked at the calories and knew I had dinner at home which would be nicer and still be less than half the calories! So I didnt get any fast food. Was tough to resist! But it just wasnt worth it.
If I had done a workout yesterday I might have but I figured I hadnt earned those calories. First time I ever left a fast food place empty handed by the way!0 -
Lol, job well done. I know when me and my partner go out.. It's hard to resist fast food and because it's normally a sit down restaurant I can't not get anything hahaha but that's great that you were able to pass it up so easily.This is interesting. I ended up in Burger King yesterday evening with my partner. I knew I wanted a few drinks and didnt want to go over my calories too much.
They had the calories displayed beside each thing on the menu. My partner got a cheeseburger. I got...nothing. I looked at the calories and knew I had dinner at home which would be nicer and still be less than half the calories! So I didnt get any fast food. Was tough to resist! But it just wasnt worth it.
If I had done a workout yesterday I might have but I figured I hadnt earned those calories. First time I ever left a fast food place empty handed by the way!0
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