If you can plan out your lunch ahead of time and have it with you, you can make sure it is healthy. That may be your best bet for encouraging routine and consistency. If you are more of a forager at lunchtime, there are plenty of healthy choices. When Americans think lunch, we often think sandwiches. Sandwiches can be very healthy allowing you to hit the “meats” and the “milks (cheese)” and the grains. Go for the whole wheat or whole rye bread or leave the bread out entirely. Watch that mayo, depending on what kind it is it can be 100-200 calories an ounce. Salads and soups are also popular lunch items. We think having a salad drenched in dressing and bacon bits is a lot like ordering the hot fudge ice cream sundae with low-cal whipped cream. It is easy to turn innocent foods into hardened criminals, or should we say hardened arteries?
There is no perfect formula of what to eat for lunch versus breakfast or dinner. Just keep in mind the general proportions of the Fantasy Healthball Food Formation and the variety and nutritional value of the food. A good time to think about such things is when you are driving by, instead of driving through, the multitude of fast food restaurants. The LAST thing you want to be doing is driving around hungry without a particular destination in mind. You may be amazed how creative you mind can be talking you into fat and greaseland. Avoid it by by bringing your healthy lunch with you or having a particular healthy destination before getting in the car or walking to the place.
Consider our post on calories and the Food Formation and then think about: Big Mac, large fries, and a chocolate shake – about 1,500 calories. That is getting in the ballpark of a DAILY allowance of calories! Numbers like that are pretty hard to swallow! — Jim Ballard
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