6 healthy ways to eat away from home

Maintaining a healthy meal outside the home environment seems, for many, difficult to achieve; considering that people live at an accelerated pace that forces them to be away from home: work, school and social commitments.

However, it is crucial to maintain a good diet. In Mexico, 48.6% of the population over 20 years old suffers from overweight or obesity problems, according to the National Health and Nutrition Survey.

To counteract this situation and not miss the opportunity to live with those you love without gaining weight. With information published by CNN, gives you 7 tips to have a healthy meal outside the home:

1. Try to be you who chooses the meeting place. Look for places that have healthy options on the menu so you have better options.

2. Study the menu. Read carefully to find the warning signs that indicate which foods are high in calories. Pay attention to descriptions with words such as creamy, crunchy, fried, breaded or battered. Instead, he prefers foods cooked on the grill, steamed or roasted.

3. Do not be afraid to ask the waiter to modify the dish that is on the menu. Replace unhealthy supplements, such as potato chips, with steamed vegetables. If you know that the sauce will be rich in calories, ask that they bring it to you separately. So you will eat less.

4. To carry. The portions served in the restaurants are usually enough for two people, so when you start eating ask the waiter for a box to go. Place half of the saucer on it and take it home. Remember, if you keep the food in front of you, you will have to eat it even if you are satisfied.

5. Learn to know the portions you should eat. Knowing how to judge a portion can help you maintain the goal. If you ask for pasta, a good parameter is to eat an amount equivalent to the size of your fist. In the case of meat, try not to eat more than what would fit in the palm of your hand.

6. Do not run, enjoy your food. Your brain takes about 20 minutes to recognize that your body is full. So eating more slowly, will allow you to eat less and so you will not gain weight.

Achieving the goal of a healthy meal outside the home only depends on one person: you. Remember, everything is allowed except the excess. Beware!


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