What Are Our Options?

Some people do not feel that they should have to completely change their way of eating to lose weight. I recently read Eat This, Not This by David Zinczenko which shows people different options on their favorite food. This book has been being updated every year since 2007. The book explains what are better choices of food even if they are unhealthy to the really unhealthy food.

There are many different restaurants in the book like KFC, McDonald's and Pizza Hut. KFC's Grilled Chicken Breast and Drumstick and Mashed Potatoes with Gravy is healthier than an Extra Crispy Chicken Breast. The calorie count in the Grilled Chicken Breast meal is 380 calories while you would be saving 110 calories because the Extra Crispy Chicken Breast has 490 calories. McDonald's Big N' Tasty has 460 calories while the Chicken Selects Premium Breast Strips have 860 calories which helps one save 400 calories. Finally, Pizza Hut's 360 calorie Fit N' Delicious Chicken, Red Onion and Green Pepper pizza is 190 calories healthier than the Veggie Lover's Personal Pan pizza. As one can see, there are plenty of healthier choices one can make at a restaurant.

The book also describes healthier food that can be bought at your local market. For example, a package of Chips Ahoy! Chewy is a little healthier than a package of Chips Ahoy! Chunky. The contents of each package is for 2 cookies one is eating 120 calories while the other one is eating 160 calories per 2 cookies. Another example is in a Red Bull Cola, there is 90 calories while there is 150 calories in a Pepsi. Zinczenko does not stop there; he continues to meals on holidays and special occasions like Thanksgiving and Fourth of July. During Thanksgiving, it is healthier to white meat turkey than dark meat turkey because there is 895 calories in white while there is 1,475 calories in dark. On the Fourth of July, one should have 150 calorie coleslaw over 190 calorie potato salad.