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Healthy Eating on the Go

There are healthy food choices almost anywhere you go. Here are a few tips for eating healthy away from home:

Choose charbroiled, grilled or roasted sandwiches.
Get lettuce, tomato, mustard, ketchup, relish and/or onion on your sandwich and hold the mayo.
Try just a hamburger instead of cheeseburger.
Order a regular hamburger instead of a jumbo.
Dress up your baked potato with salsa, low-fat butter substitute or pepper, rather than margarine/butter, sour cream or cheese.
Drink skim milk or juice as a beverage instead of whole milk, milk shakes or soda.
Have pizza plain or with vegetables. If you want meat, try Canadian bacon instead of pepperoni, sausage or hamburger.
Choose broiled, baked, steamed or poached instead of fried, au Gratin or scalloped foods.
Request that gravies, salad dressings, toppings and sauces be omitted or served on the side so you can decide how much to use.
Choose regular bread or buns, bread sticks, English muffins or bagels rather than biscuits, cornbread or croissants.
Ask for (or bring your own) diet dressing and low-fat butter substitute.
Many restaurant servings are so large they provide the calories for two meals. Eat only about half of the meal and request a take-out container for the remaining portion. It might be less tempting to have your server do this before you even get your food.