Healthy Eating At Work

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Healthy EatingAt Work
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Identify Unhealthy Habits

• Eating out
• Snacking
• Excessive coffee/soda
• Large portions

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Plan, Plan, Plan

• Check your schedule
• Plan weekly menus
• Prepare a shopping list

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Lunch from Home

• Choose well-balanced meals
• Protein Carbohydrate Fat
• Prepare with low-cal/low-fat items
• Leftovers

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Dining Out

• Portion Control
• Skip the appetizer
• Share an entrée
• Choose water
• Skip dessert

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Fast Food

• Avoid the Biggie size.
• Saladsnot always the best choice.
• Choose healthy side items.

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Holidays and Parties
Low-Calorie Beverages Bring fruit or vegetables
to potlucks Make healthy substitutions in recipes
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Healthy Snacks

• Fresh fruits and vegetables
• Whole grain crackers
• Low-fat puddings
• Healthy yogurt
• Dried fruit nuts
• Rice cakes
• Granola bars

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Big Burger Chains

• Healthy choices
• Regular, single-patty hamburger without mayo or
  cheese
• Grilled chicken sandwich
• Veggie burger
• Garden salad with grilled chicken and low-fat
  dressing
• Egg on a muffin
• Baked potato
• Yogurt parfait
• Grilled chicken strips
• Limiting cheese, mayo, and special sauces
• Unhealthy choices
• Double-patty hamburger with cheese, mayo, special
  sauce, and bacon
• Fried chicken sandwich
• Fried fish sandwich
• Salad with toppings such as bacon, cheese, and
  ranch dressing
• Breakfast burrito with steak
• French fries
• Milkshake

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Fried Chicken Chains

• Healthy choices
• Skinless chicken breast without breading
• Honey BBQ chicken sandwich
• Garden salad
• Mashed potatoes
• Limiting gravy and sauces
• Unhealthy choices
• Fried chicken, original or extra-crispy.
• Teriyaki wings or popcorn chicken
• Caesar salad
• Chicken and biscuit bowl
• Adding extra gravy and sauces

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Taco Chains

• Healthy choices
• Grilled chicken soft taco
• Black beans
• Grilled fresco style steak burrito
• Veggie and bean burrito
• Limiting sour cream, guacamole, or cheese
• Unhealthy choices
• Crispy shell chicken taco
• Refried beans
• Steak Chalupa
• Crunch wraps or gordita-type burritos
• Nachos with refried beans
• Adding sour cream, guacamole, or cheese

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Subs and Deli

• Healthy choices
• Six-inch sub
• Lean meat (roast beef, chicken breast, lean ham)
  or veggies
• One or two slices of lower-fat cheese (Swiss or
  mozzarella)
• Adding low-fat dressing or mustard instead of
  mayo
• Adding extra veggie toppings
• Choosing whole-grain bread or taking the top
  slice off your sub and eating it open-faced
• Unhealthy choices
• Foot-long sub
• High-fat meat such as ham, tuna salad, bacon,
  meatballs, or steak
• The normal amount of higher-fat (Cheddar,
  American) cheese
• Adding mayo and special sauces
• Keeping the sub as is with all toppings
• Choosing white bread or wraps which are often
  higher in fat than normal bread

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Casual Restaurants

• Healthy choices
• Side salad with low-fat dressing or a side of
  steamed veggies
• Turkey, roast beef, or grilled chicken sandwich
• Baked or grilled fish
• Chicken or turkey wraps w/out mayo or cheese
• Unhealthy choices
• Salads with fried onions, cheeses, meats and
  high-fat dressings
• Mayo-heavy tuna or chicken salad sandwich
• Battered or deep-fried fish
• Extra-large burgers loaded with cheese and sauces
  

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Asian Food

• Healthy choices
• Egg drop, miso, wonton, or hot sour soup
• Stir-fried, steamed, roasted or broiled entrees
  (Shrimp chow mein, chop suey)
• Steamed or baked tofu
• Sauces such as ponzu, rice-wine vinegar, wasabi,
  ginger, and low-sodium soy sauce
• Steamed brown rice
• Edamame, cucumber salad, stir-fried veggies
• Unhealthy choices
• Fried egg rolls, spare ribs, tempura
• Battered or deep-fried dishes (sweet and sour
  pork, General Tsos chicken)
• Deep-fried tofu
• Coconut milk, sweet and sour sauce, regular soy
  sauce
• Fried rice
• Salads with fried or crispy noodles

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Italian and Pizza

• Healthy choices
• Thin-crust pizza with half the cheese and extra
  veggies
• Plain rolls or breadsticks
• Antipasto with vegetables
• Pasta with tomato sauce and veggies
• Entrée with side of veggies
• Unhealthy choices
• Thick-crust or butter-crust pizza with extra
  cheese and meat toppings
• Garlic bread
• Meat dishes
• Pasta with cream or butter-based sauce
• Entrée with side of pasta
• Fried dishes