{"id":6392,"date":"2016-10-20T16:03:11","date_gmt":"2016-10-20T23:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lifeandhealth.wordifysites.com\/?p=6392"},"modified":"2018-12-19T11:14:04","modified_gmt":"2018-12-19T19:14:04","slug":"eating-on-the-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/food\/nutrition\/eating-on-the-go\/166392.html","title":{"rendered":"How To Eat Healthy When You&#8217;re On The Go"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eating out can quickly throw a monkey wrench in your health plan. But don\u2019t despair. With a little planning ahead, you can be a defensive diner while still enjoying your favorite restaurants.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Tips for Eating Out<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Avoid super-sized portions<\/li>\n<li>Share your food<\/li>\n<li>Skip dessert<\/li>\n<li>Put half the meal in a takeout container before you start eating<\/li>\n<li>Ask for substitutions<\/li>\n<li>Limit sides and extras<\/li>\n<li>Avoid fried and fatty foods<\/li>\n<li>Look in the side dishes section of the menu in most restaurants and find a good selection of unprocessed vegetables<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Fast Food\u00a0Restaurant\u00a0Options<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/veggie_burger2.png\" rel=\"mfp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6394\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/veggie_burger2-300x184.png\" alt=\"veggieburger_detail\" width=\"278\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Look for a place that offers salads, veggie burgers, baked potatoes, vegetable sandwiches, or bean burritos. Here are a few options:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Burger King:<\/strong> Garden patty veggie burger (hold the cheese and mayo).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chipotle Mexican Grill<\/strong>: Burrito bowl with beans, veggies, rice, and guacamole (hold on the cheese and sour cream, ask for a small portion of brown rice).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Panera Bread<\/strong>: Vegetarian Black Bean Soup, Mediterranean Veggie sandwich on whole grain (omit the feta cheese), Soba Noodle Bowl, Vegetarian Garden Vegetable Soup with Pesto (omit the pesto), Strawberry Poppyseed and Chicken Salad (omit the chicken).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Subway<\/strong>: Veggie Delite or Veggie Patty Sandwich (hold on cheese and creamy condiments. Eat as an open-faced sandwich with half the bread).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Taco Bell<\/strong>: Basically, any protein on the menu can be replaced by beans or potatoes, so the entire menu is available. In particular, we like the 7 Layer Burrito (fresco style), Bean Burrito (fresco style plus lettuce and tomato), Cantina Veggie Power Bowl or Burrito (hold on the cheese and sour cream), rice and bean burrito with lettuce and tomato (hold the cheese).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Starbucks<\/strong>: Oatmeal bowl<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Dine-in Restaurant Options<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/l603715460.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6397\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/l603715460-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"l603715460\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/l603715460-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/l603715460.jpg 425w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mexican: Bean burrito with veggies and salsa (Ask for less oil, skip cheese and meat, don\u2019t overdo the chips!)<\/li>\n<li>Asian\/Thai fod: Try a vegetable stir fry or rice and curry. Maximize non starchy vegetables and make sure to choose brown rice, if it\u2019s available.<\/li>\n<li>Italian: Minestrone soup and salad (A good option at Olive Garden)<\/li>\n<li>Mediterranean: Pita bread with falafel, hummus, and tabbouleh<\/li>\n<li>American: Veggie burgers or wraps, healthy salads (add beans if possible), choose fruit for dessert<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Frozen Dinner Options<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/all-products-mobile.png\" rel=\"mfp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6396\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/all-products-mobile-300x90.png\" alt=\"all-products-mobile\" width=\"300\" height=\"90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/all-products-mobile-300x90.png 300w, https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/all-products-mobile-570x170.png 570w, https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/all-products-mobile.png 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are a few brands to check out for plant-based frozen dinners:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Amy\u2019s<\/li>\n<li>Gardein<\/li>\n<li>Boca<\/li>\n<li>Kim\u2019s Simple Meals<\/li>\n<li>Praiger\u2019s<\/li>\n<li>Trader Joe\u2019s<\/li>\n<li>Kashi<\/li>\n<li>Tofurkey<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eating out can quickly throw a monkey wrench in your health plan. But don\u2019t despair. With a little planning ahead, you can be a defensive diner while still enjoying your favorite restaurants. Tips for Eating Out Avoid super-sized portions Share your food Skip dessert Put half the meal in a takeout container before you start&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":6393,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,4,7],"tags":[218,157,147,203,66,262,74],"thb-sponsors":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-6392","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-healthy-habits","category-nutrition","category-why-plant-based","tag-healthy-habits","tag-obesity","tag-plant-based-nutrition","tag-plant-to-plate-nutrition","tag-vegan","tag-vegetarian","tag-weight-loss","post_format-post-format-image"],"acf":[],"views":1769,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6392"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6392\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13350,"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6392\/revisions\/13350"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6392"},{"taxonomy":"thb-sponsors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thb-sponsors?post=6392"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=6392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}