I CANT AVOID FAST FOOD
yssadalawa
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I go to school far away from home, so I only go there on weekends, anyway, from where I live I'm surrounded by fastfood everywhere and as much as i'd like to cook my own healthy food. healthy food is expensive, and i dont really have time to cook.. any sugguestions?
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You literally can't cook food due to your schedule?0
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Well its never a great option but you can make it work if you want to - pick the healthier choices - grilled chicken and salads.0
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This is really good - I've been meaning to post it on it's own thread.
http://nerdfitness.com/blog/2011/10/11/how-to-eat-healthy-without-breaking-the-bank/0 -
You need to make time for whats important to you. If you want to eat healthy you must schedule it into you day.0
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sometimes i have time to, but I cant find cheap recipes.0
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I go to school far away from home, so I only go there on weekends, anyway, from where I live I'm surrounded by fastfood everywhere and as much as i'd like to cook my own healthy food. healthy food is expensive, and i dont really have time to cook.. any sugguestions?
REALLY?! if you want it enough, you will find time, or just eat lots of raw veg!!0 -
So...are you saying that the ONLY option for food in your area is fast food, because you don't even have a grocery store or farmer's market you can buy food at? The ONLY food available to you is fast food? Wow, must suck to live wherever you live.0
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"The only one who believes your excuses is you"
http://nerdfitness.com/blog/2011/10/11/how-to-eat-healthy-without-breaking-the-bank/0 -
You can do this. I get up in the morning and put the kettle on for oatmeal, and pop my chicken into the foreman grill. Total prep time: about 3 minutes. By the time I'm out of the shower it's ready. Make a quick bowl of oatmeal with protien mixed in, coffee to go. Pop the chicken, a steamfresh bag of veg, some fruit, and nuts into my lunch bag. Bam. Done. Less time than you will you spend in the drive thru line, and cheaper. Make the choice.0
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I always get the $1 side salad from Burger King and put tuna on top of it. There's cheap, healthy options at most fast food places now a days
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I go to school far away from home, so I only go there on weekends, anyway, from where I live I'm surrounded by fastfood everywhere and as much as i'd like to cook my own healthy food. healthy food is expensive, and i dont really have time to cook.. any sugguestions?
I am sorry but cooking at home is at least half the price of fast food, so if you eat fast food why would you say healthy food is expensive? My wife and I average about $75/week on groceries/week for the 2 of us. That works out to be just over $5/day for each of us. 1 meal of fast food costs at least $5, so buying fast food should cost $15-$30/day depending on how much you eat and number of snacks/meals. $15-$30 vs. $5-$6.
You don't have to do much cooking eat a lot of raw veggies and fruit, that will limit the amount of time needed to cook.0 -
The only answer you're going to get on this site is to FIGURE IT OUT. If you want to stay your current weight, then my all means, keep eating fast food.
But if you want to make progress and have success, you're going to have to get over it and make some time for your health.
The only thing standing in your way is your own excuses. Eating healthy is much less expensive than eating out, believe me, I'm living it. So stop feeling sorry for yourself and go buy some healthy on-the-go foods. This site is for TRACKING. Are you TRACKING your fast food calories? That alone should be enough to make you disgusted enough to go buy real food.
You can choose to eat fast food (which is a CHOICE, not something that's forced on you like you seem to think) or you can choose to get healthy. But you can't get healthy while eating fast food.0 -
Eat what you can afford and budget it into your calories.0
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Maybe you could just do one meal of fast food twice a week. Then when you aren't home and able to eat home cooked meals take an evening after school and make meals ahead. I know that generally eating healthy is expensive, but it can be done for less. Brown rice, boiled chicken breast, frozen broccoli. If you don't have time for breakfast scramble a dozen eggs and put them in the fridge and heat up a portion with a piece of wheat toast before you go to school in the morning. Or drink a glass of instant breakfast. The fast food habit is hard to break, but your heart will thank you for it. 0
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Healthy food isn't as expensive as fast food. McDonald's value meal, even small size, will put you back at least $5 for just one meal. For that same $5 you can go to the grocery store and get a bag of salad, a carrot, and a tomato (or other veggies) and have several lunches off of it. Or a loaf of bread, a can of tuna, and some cottage cheese, again at least one lunch. Or a can of soup for $1-$3 for a healthier dinner. Fast food eats up your money much faster than groceries, and you pay more in the end with health issues too.
You just have to decide to make healthy choices. Your circumstances don't dictate your life.0 -
If you live on campus, It's healthier to get a meal plan at the cafateria becasue they have healthy choices. A lot of the grocery stores around campuses are always having specials. Just look around.0
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What do you mean by "cheap recipes"? Just by a couple of chicken breasts, put olive oil, salt and pepper on them, put them on a sheet pan and roast them in the oven the night before. Add some veggies like carrots, onion, brussel sprouts and red potatoes to another baking sheet in the same oven (with the same seasoning) and roast until tender. Voila! Enough food for 3 meals, and it's incredibly healthy and "cheap". You will need an internal meat thermometer or just cut and check the chicken for clear juices.0
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I know how hard it is to avoid Fast Food BUT if you find a Groc. Store with a deli they have salads on hand also Subway always has good options.... And if you really need a fast food fix McDonalds premium Chicken Sandwiches are 350 cal.... I won't eat them everyday
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Yes. Yes you can you just have to want to...
Read this:
http://nerdfitness.com/blog/2011/10/11/how-to-eat-healthy-without-breaking-the-bank/0 -
Southwest Salad from McD's is pretty tasty. Without chicken is only 140 cals, with is 290 per the website.0
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I have to agree with several people on here. I am linking weight loss to money saving and it is really a no brainer. Even if you start out with pre made healthier meals, it is much cheaper than eating out. When I compliled my total receipts for my meals before and compared them to my grocery bill (Publix or BiLo Grocery stores) I without a doubt was coming out richer! In fact, I was even able to add an internet package to my home cable bundle because of those savings!
Just do a little research and I promise it will be worth it!0 -
I think the OP mostly needs suggestions of stuff she can do.
1) Good for you for asking the question.
2) Whatever your situation, you can definitely eat MORE healthy food than you are eating now. A 5 pound bag of apples is cheap, and if you eat 2 apples a day, you have just had a MAJOR improvement in overall health. Steamer bags of frozen veggies can be cheap, and are super healthy. Spices are pricey, but go a long way towards making those veggies edible. (Start with lemon pepper!)
3) Over time, you can learn to make inexpensive large meals on the weekends and parcel it out. Try making one new thing each week.
4) Read the NerdFitness article I posted - it's awesome and right on topic.
Good luck - you can do it!0 -
The only answer you're going to get on this site is to FIGURE IT OUT. If you want to stay your current weight, then my all means, keep eating fast food.
But if you want to make progress and have success, you're going to have to get over it and make some time for your health.
The only thing standing in your way is your own excuses. Eating healthy is much less expensive than eating out, believe me, I'm living it. So stop feeling sorry for yourself and go buy some healthy on-the-go foods. This site is for TRACKING. Are you TRACKING your fast food calories? That alone should be enough to make you disgusted enough to go buy real food.
You can choose to eat fast food (which is a CHOICE, not something that's forced on you like you seem to think) or you can choose to get healthy. But you can't get healthy while eating fast food.
Um.....you CAN lose weight while eating fast food as long as you're eating at a deficit. Not everyone has the time or means that it takes to prepare whole, unprocessed foods. If fast food is her only option, then it's definitely doable, as long as she is eating at a deficit.
OP, if you eat fast food you DO NOT have to get the salad. Sometimes a cheeseburger is lower in calories than a salad. Go online and look up the nutrition facts to your favorite fast food places, then make a list of your favorite foods with the calorie amounts so you can reference it when you need to make a quick decision.0 -
Its called will power...you can avoid it! Plus, fast food is way more expensive than buying food at the store!0
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sometimes i have time to, but I cant find cheap recipes.
I would recommend buying in bulk. When you can make time in your schedule to cook, make large, large quantities at once. Get all of your cooking done in one evening and prepare meals for 3-4 days. Don't go too much further out than this due to keeping the food preserved adequately.0 -
If you don't have time to cook, then why don't you have something that doesn't need to be cooked? A sandwich or salad should be easy and fast.0
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Life isnt always about quick fast and convenient. You can purchase stuff at the grocery store or even eat healthier food choices at the college. Do you get a meal card? You are gonna have to want it bad enough to buy healthy foods. There is stuff you can buy that is convenient such as yogurts, salads, fruits, nuts, vegetables, lean proteins. Instead of purchasing fast food, use the money all at once to grocery shop. If you add up what you spend on fast food Im sure it is about the same0
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Fat food is expensive! You can make a meal for two on what a fast food meal costs. There are all sorts of ways of eating healthy for cheap but people are not willing to shop around as they just want convinience food.0
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Low sugar spaghetti sauce- $1.68
Box of Barilla whole wheat spaghetti noodles- $2.12
Large package of fresh sliced mushrooms- $1.88
This will make four meals at a total of $1.42 per meal. You don't have to cook the whole jar or box at a time. I would make half, that way you can eat it for two meals, then the next week make the other half.
A chicken breast diced up with some fresh bell pepper and onion over a serving of brown rice is cheap as well. There are tons of alternatives. Your talking to someone who used the very same excuse and after doing this now for three months...it's waaaaya cheaper to buy healthy food and cook it.0 -
Also I have 5 children to feed so I know from personal experience that you can eat cheap on a budget and still make great choices. Just watch for sales too0
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