Ah, America, home of the brave (and the hamburger). It?s difficult to walk through the mall or drive down the street without passing a fast food restaurant. Unless you live in a rural area, the blinking neon lights are a common sight. Americans are drawn to the siren call of fast, convenient food. After all, who has time to cook?
The U.S. has a real love affair with fatty fast food, and this includes everything from the drive-thru restaurants to the convenience foods packed for quick use at the local grocery store. Fast food is much easier to gravitate toward than preparing foods by hand, and this is part of the reason the fast food problem exists.
A drive through is easy, of course, but it is also very unhealthy and has serious repercussions for your health.
Typical fast food meals are packed full of fat, sugar, and preservatives. Fast food is chemically engineered to taste great, even though it may have very little ?food? in its ingredients list. We teach our kids that a meal is a ?happy? occasion, and that toys and ice cream come along for the ride.
It is no shock that with U.S. citizens eating so much fast food, we have now become one of the most obese countries in the world.
How to get rid of the fast food in your life? Set some limits for yourself. Fast food is an occasional treat, not a diet staple. Perhaps you can set a limit of eating at a fast food place two times each month. Just stay within your limits and you will stay healthier. Give yourself some non food type awards for meeting your goals and not violating the limits you set.
Keep your home stocked with healthy, quick to prepare foods. If you know you?re going to be out all evening running errands, take a few extra minutes and throw some granola bars, fruit, and bottled water into the car. Your family will get hungry while you?re out ? it?s best to be prepared with nutritious options.
Also remind yourself how much money you are saving by not eating fast food. Both your health and wallet will benefit greatly.
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