Fast food has become a way of life. Every day millions of Americans line up, or drive-thru fast food restaurants for convenient breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and snacks.
If you are one of these individuals and you desire the healthiest choices, look for consumer information and focus on identifying the lowest fat options.
Survival guides to fast food come in the form of nutrition information brochures. Many chains also post charts of nutrition information in their local outlets. In other cases, you’ll have to ask at the counter, check online or call a toll-free customer number and have a brochure sent to you.

In general, look for entrees with no more than 10 to 12 grams of fat. (more…)

Eating out has become the norm in American life. It was once an activity that was reserved for special occasions such as birthdays and anniversaries. Now it has become a daily event. Almost 50% of all meals are eaten outside the home. The average American eats out four times a week. Lunch is the meal eaten out most frequently, followed by dinner. It is easy to overeat or eat high-fat meals in restaurants because there is no way to control the preparation. The key is to plan ahead, identify low-fat choices and learn which restaurants offer low-fat, healthy food. Below are some tips to eating out that may help. (more…)