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Fast Food – What Should You Be Eating?

Posted by Josh Owen in Weight loss on 06 30th, 2009 | no responses

by Owen Tapp

Fast food is not good for you. Even the healthiest fast food can easily be outdone by preparing some fast and easy meals you can take with you wherever you go. If you do find yourself inside a fast food restaurant, should you eat or not?

Always eat. Never skip a meal. It’s better to make a good choice at a fast food restaurant than go without eating. Now that doesn’t give you an excuse to pig out on bad foods. Make good choices.

You should always plan ahead. Take the time to think about the next day. Will you be away from home for extended periods of time? If so, prepare some quick and easy meals that you can eat while away from home. Eat a full meal once every 3 hours. Plan accordingly.

I always take a few shaker bottles with me filled with whey protein and ground oats. I also take a few baggies full of walnuts or any other types of nuts. I make sure to have a big water bottle with me at all times. Then, I simply fill the shaker bottles with water, shake, and drink. Perfect meal!

Don’t forget the veggies too! I quickly cut up some raw veggies like broccoli, cauliflower, green peppers, red peppers, carrots, and cucumbers. Add the veggies and you just can’t get a better muscle building and fat burning meal.

If, for some reason, you didn’t plan ahead, you’ve got to make good choices when you find yourself ordering food at a fast food restaurant. What would you order if you were standing in a McDonald’s right now? You wouldn’t order french fries, a milk shake, an apple pie, a hamburger, or a fried chicken sandwich. So what would you order?

A better choice would be a chicken salad with about a half pack of ranch dressing. Eat all the veggies in the salad. Don’t take them off or order the salad without them. And always order a water. Never order a Coke or anything else. Drink water!

If you know you’re going to be eating fast food and have no other choice, get nutrition facts for that restaurant and make a good choice before you go. Then, you won’t be tempted to order anything else. It’s actually better to check nutrition facts and make yourself a little list at what you can have from certain fast food restaurants. Make sure what you choose fits your meal plan.

Trust me, you DO NOT NEED fast food. Yes, it’s quick and easy but so are some of the options I’ve already given you. You’ll get faster results, better results, and you’ll feel much better. I went without eating fast food for several years, and I felt much better without the fast food. Eating healthy tastes much better and feels great!

Healthy eating gives you high energy levels for those weight lifting workouts, creates the optimal environment inside your body for building muscle and burning fat, and keeps your metabolism revved. Your body will reward you for feeding it what it needs! And it definitely doesn’t need fast food.

Is Subway good for you? It’s better than most fast food places, but you can do much better by preparing some quick meals at home. A chicken salad filled with different veggies and a small amount of dressing isn’t a bad choice from Subway. Stay away from the rest of the stuff.

How long does it take you to wait in a drive through line or a line inside a restaurant? I’ll bet you that it’s longer than it takes to make some quick and delicious meals at home. For example, I can make a taco salad with lettuce, spinach leaves, lean beef, fat free cheese, fat free sour cream, and salsa in less than 5 minutes! All you have to do is take some time to plan ahead.

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Planning a good diet is not difficult when you know how. I’ll teach you how step-by-step in my fast body building program.