Olive Garden, Cheesecake Factory, Applebee's, Chili's 'Win' Eating Awards
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High Calorie Meals
While I generally agree that excluding certain foods is not necessary in order to have a healthy diet, there is some argument on the other side of "one of these blowout meals is not going to kill you." It has been made clear that a big meal of the variety written about can have an immediate impact on the cardiovascular system. I would think that a good number of medical experts and nutritionists would argue that you should never, ever eat one of these meals.
Katherine Hobson: Great question, and one that I will try to address in a future post. It's not clear to me that a big meal has any lasting or permanent effect on the CV system, even if there's a transitory one, but it's a great thing to follow up on! Thank you.
Cheesecake Factory Has Only Unhealthy
I went to Cheesecake to be agreeable with others. They have absolutely nothing but water, tea and coffee that is low fat. I got them to take off the cheese and oil from a salad and was left with several small pieces of lettuce for about $9.00. Being in hospitality they should make provision for those who do not want to get a disease or die from what they eat.
It's also about discipline
While I don't advocate gluttony, I also don't advocate forbidding oneself of certain types of food: chocolate, alcohol, fats, spectacularly delicious foods, etc. It's all about moderation.
The biggest problem is the lack of exercise. In order to coax my morbidly obese mother to just walk a little bit, I've added an additional 30 minutes of elliptical training to my 60 minutes of interval weight training each day. We exercise at the same time, but in different states (heck different time zones even!) I call her every night to get her on her treadmill.
Perhaps if we can find other people to workout with, we'll find that we are more motivated to stick with it. We're not in it just for ourselves, but hey, we've got a friend or relative who is working his or her butt off with us. Let's not let them down.
Do one better
Instead of going to Walmart for your produce, buy locally-grown produce (which you won't find at Walmart) as much as you can. Yes, it may cost a little more, but you're saving the environmental costs of transporting it, it's undoubtedly fresher, and you're putting the money into the pockets of the producers instead of the middlemen. Oh - smaller-scale farmers also tend to grow varieties that are bred for FLAVOR, not transportability.
Why waste your life away?
There are so many ways available now to make healthy recipes that taste great, it is really a shame people often spend more on "junk foods" and pharmaceutical drugs than they do on foods that make people well. http://www.HealingNews.com
Dominos Bread Bowl Pasta
Aha! You're right about those commercials. Nobody's sharing! LOL
For your wallet, waistline and heart,
it's now time to head on over to Walmart for some fresh produce, or frozen vegetables, fruits and berries---together with tons of fat free skim milk. Eat them at home with someone you love and bank the savings (which is a CONSIDERABLE amount if you always buy the "Great Value" house brand there on any of 2000 items). Then, hold hands and take a long walk.
