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How to eat on a diet
Ok so labor day picnics are filled with junk food. I did a bit of checking around & the one I'm going to is going to have the basic burger & hotdog deal. I want to really stick to my diet so I was thinking of definiately planning ahead. Since it's going to be in the afternoon, I was going to eat a bowl of cereal like I normally do for breakfast & then at the picnic I was going to take one burger and put a bit of ketchup to dip into on the side, no bun & no cheese. Then I was going to have corn on the cob with no butter & no salt. Would the burger with a bit of ketchup be overloading it?? I'm a very light eater. Does anyone know accurate nutrition facts?? I was told it was approximately 280 calories with 13g of fat. Any ideas/opinions?? Thanks!!
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Usually, many people think that most burgers are stereotypically fattening. But that isn't true. It depends on what you put into the burger, and other things. For burgers, try to look for leaner burgers, and instead of eating a fattening bun, you can substitue the buns with lettuce. The burger is protein, and you should add lettuce, tomato, any vegetable or even onions. It is alright to put ketchup, because ketchup is pretty healthy. I would recommend Heinz Light Ketchup with 33% less fat calories then original ketchup. For hotdogs, they are pretty fattening, considering that hotdogs aren't always very lean. Try to eat portions, not chug everything at one time and eat your last food at least 30min before you leave. Try to walk around a lot. Its smart to eat the corn on the cob with no butter and salt, you should make sure that the person who cooks the corn doesn't add any fattening things like butter to it when cooking. Just ask for a plain corn on the cob. A lot of the times, labor day picnics also have chicken and thats good as well. Try to lay off the fries, limit yourself to 3 or 4. You can't really accurately say how many calories there will be in the food, because different people add different things that give it different calories. Don't worry much! Just keep track of what you eat-- and you should be fine. You won't gain 5 pounds from labor day!
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Nothing wrong with eating a burger. Grilling eliminates a lot of the fat. The size of a burger changes its calorie content, but meat is healthy, in moderation. So unless this burger is the size of a tennis racket or something, it's fine. Ketchup's better than cheese. Corn on the cob is also a good choice, and this time of year it tastes better without anything on it so you're not missing out by skipping butter. Desserts are inevitable. Try eating something healthy first, like fruit salad (practically every cookout at least has a watermelon). If you find yourself really wanting a cookie, have one! You can't completely deprive yourself, right?
Have fun =]
-LM
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instead of having a burger, why dont you just stick with the corn and maybe have like some salad like potato or macaroni or something like that?
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