Avoid Fast Food - Here's How

When you're on the way home from work or school and you know you don't have anything planned for dinner, the easiest thing to do is to stop at a fast food drive through and pick up dinner. You feel guilty because you're spending money and not eating well, but what other choice do you have? I'm going to help you through some simple steps that will help you avoid that stop at the fast food restaurant.
When you have a home cooked meal prepared or at least have the ingredients ready for a home cooked meal you will be much less likely to choose a less than desirable alternative.
1. Make a list of 12-15 meals you can fix when you make out your grocery list. Then buy the items you need to make those meals.
2. Educate yourself either through books, radio or television on the ingredients in fast food. The ingredient contained in most fast food that you want to avoid is MSG (monosodium glutamate). It is a flavor enhancer, but it's also an appetite and nervous system stimulant. That's why the food tastes so good, but it's also why you're hungry an hour later. Most people have a hard enough time keeping their weight down. They don't need to be fed and appetite stimulant to make the problem even worse.
3. Use the time you're already in the kitchen to make some extra of the meal you're cooking. Then put the extra meals in the freezer to have on hand when you want to be able to just put a prepared meal in the oven.
4. If you have children, have them watch the food shows that are on TV with you and inspire them to help you choose and prepare meals.
Sometimes it takes longer to wait in line at a fast food restaurant than it takes to be at home with dinner baking in the oven. Think about how you can take just a few minutes every couple of weeks to plan some good healthy meals that will be better for everyone. Who knows you might even feel better and lose a few pounds.
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