“Eat This Not That” – MedClient.com https://www.medclient.com Blog for consumers of health care and medical services Tue, 25 Sep 2012 02:31:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.8 Find Fast Food For Under 500 Calories https://www.medclient.com/2012/09/24/find-fast-food-for-under-500-calories/ https://www.medclient.com/2012/09/24/find-fast-food-for-under-500-calories/#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2012 02:31:08 +0000 https://www.medclient.com/?p=7110
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Even when you know better than eat fast food there may be times when that is your only choice.

Think family road trips, business travel, or kids who won’t have it any other way.

The author of “Eat This Not That” has compiled a list of 14 meals at the most popular fast food places to make your choices easy.

These are not the healthiest options overall but in a pinch you are armed with information to get the most out your foray into fast food.

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A quote from a fantastic, in depth article in Harvard Magazine sums it up:

“As far as our hormones and metabolism are concerned, there’s no difference between a bowl of unsweetened corn flakes and a bowl of table sugar. Starch is 100 percent glucose [table sugar is half glucose, half fructose] and our bodies can digest it into sugar instantly.”

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