5 Ways To Leaner Fast Food Meals

If you are serious about eating leaner, less calorie-laden meals, you have to learn how to make healthy food choices as well be creative in reducing the caloric content of meals available on the menu. When going to your favourite fast food joint, you do not have to completely deviate from your healthy diet, all you need to do is make a few simple switches. 1. Hold the mayo. Without mayonnaise, you can reduce the fat content of your burger or sandwich by up to 25 grams. For flavor, you can have barbecue or honey mustard instead.

Going easy on the cheese will also cut down the calorie count of your burger as every slice of American cheese is equal to 6 grams of fat. 2. If you like Mexican food, it would be helpful to know that a burrito from Taco Bell has 800 fewer calories than one from Chipotle. Also, an Egg McMuffin is actually a good breakfast choice. You can gain 10, 20 or even 30 pounds eating something else in a year's time.

3. Pizza lovers take note the crust makes a lot of difference in terms of calories. A slice of pan pizza or deep dish is at least 100 calories more than a thin crust. Also, a piece of pepperoni is about 25 calories thus a slice which normally contains 4 pieces would have an additional 100 calories. 4. Sacrifice the foot-long at Subway get a better deal with the six-inch sub, just double the meat. Not only is it cheaper, but with a turkey sub, you will save 230 calories.

5. At Burger King, three garden salads still has lesser calories than one small order of fries. A good meal choice is a Whopper Jr. sans the mayo, and a garden salad. The total calorie count for this combo is 365, with 12 grams of fat which makes it far better than a BK Big Fish Sandwich and has a staggering 1,000 calories and 52 grams of fat. It is surprising that Burger King which serves grilled rather than fried burgers actually has several 1,000-calorie-plus burgers and more trans fat in its meals than McDonald's and Wendy's.

Among the fast food chains the one with the healthiest fair is Chick -Fil-A with not one single entree having more than 500 calories. Subway is also a good choice, provided you reduce the cheese and dressing. They have several 6-inch sandwiches each one containing less than 400 calories. Let's face it, our way of life in this country makes it virtually impossible to completely stop eating meals from fast food restaurants. The key is in knowing how to make the right food choices and food switches to de-calorize your meals. You can still be a typical American and enjoy fast food but without fattening up like the rest.

Maybe because the format is so tired and none of them want to be associated with it, Or because the BBC is cutting costs, Or because the Director decided he wanted somebody more edgy - which is why we get a contributor to several contemporary art magazines and blogs who's actually more interested in music and sound design.

The curator Michael Craig-Martin is then portrayed as some 'Don' like figure and described as "the Godfather of Brit Art". 1. It's just plain BAD to keep doing the same thing year after year. 2. To my mind it's insulting to the very many artists and art lovers around the country who deserve a better and more intelligent approach.

Is the BBC really not aware that art and art exhibitions contribute significantly to the economy - particularly in London where they are a major generator of revenue streams, To illustrate my point - very little of what I heard during my introduction to the exhibition by Michael Craig-Martin and others who curated the show and organised the rooms bears any resemblance to what's in the film.

I heard serious contributions in the Main Galleries. In the documentary the only serious contribution comes in the interviews with the RA people - but it's hitting headlines and soundbites for the most part. Somebody also really needs to rewrite scripts which describe "a couple of surprise celebrities" who "submit their work every year". If you featured one of the celebrities in the programme last year it's hardly a surprise is it, 1. Why not revisit the format and give it a makeover and refresh - and make it less dumbed down,

2. Why the emphasis on amateur 'kitchen sink' artists re. Why not feature more of the professional artists who aspire to get into the exhibition, Why not show more of their processes for creating art - and in doing so provide the kitchen sink artists with some free education, 3. Why is it a good idea to highlight three artists who create their representative artwork at home with no reference subject in front of them apart from a photograph,