Eating in front of TV or eating away from home the cause for weight gain.Tips to avoid unhealthy habits

In the world today the number of meals eaten away from home continues to rise.
According to recent research,this trend is most likely due to the increase in the number of two career families,who have very little time for food shopping and preparing and cooking meals at home during the week.
It may be that you frequently have to eat away from home because of your work schedule or lifestyle.

 

Being aware of the pitfalls will enable you to make healthy choices.

For example,you could choose a grilled chicken sandwich instead of a cheese tropped burger and order small portion or share larger ones.Instead of having chips,you can opt for a side salad,which is nutritions and much lower in fat.

Restaurant meals usually contain more fat and therefore more calories are often larger than those served a starter when eating out,or to eat only part of what you are served.

• Try to control the portion sizes by feeling obliged to eat everything on your plate.Stop eating when you feel full.
• Wherever possible,choose food that is grilled,poached or baked,rather than fried,as the later will be high in calories and saturated fat content.
• Order sauces and salad dressing "on the side" and choose fruit for dessert,or better skip it.

Pizza and fast food restaurants are frequent sources of food consumed away from home.When you are eating in these places,beware of "supersize" portions and "value meals" or "meal deals,for example : double cheeseburger,extra large fries and large fizzy drinks.
Deals such this are marketed together to seem like a bargain and therefore offer a financial incentive to consume more food than you would otherwise have bought or eaten.

It is well documented that the more television you watch,the more likely you are to be overweight,with all the negative implications for health that this bring with it.
Excessive television watching and computer use have been linked to the increased in numbers of overweight children and adolescents.

• A sensible recommendation to follow is that children should be limited to no more than 2 hours per day of watching television and videos and watching computers.
• To achive this try to limit the time your whole family spend watching television or using the computer and find more active ways of using leisure time.
• You may also try to be more active while you watch television.For example you can buy an exercise bike or treadmill and use it while you view.If this sound too strenuous you can do the ironing or some light cleaning or lift light weights while sitting.