This is pretty much what I do, but I also make sure I have enough vegetables and pre-cooked or canned meat (tuna fish) to put together a quick salad. I also bring apples, bananas and oranges to snack on.
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This is pretty much what I do, but I also make sure I have enough vegetables and pre-cooked or canned meat (tuna fish) to put together a quick salad. I also bring apples, bananas and oranges to snack on.
Lunch was Burrito bowl hold the rice/beans extra veggies/double chicken, salsa, tomatoes, guacamole and lettuce on top. Please let me know what is unhealthy about that? Yeah you can order pretty bad but if you order right you can easily get healthy food.
mobilehaathi
macrumors G3
http://www.chipotle.com/en-US/menu/nutritional_information/nutritional_information.aspx
Thats approximately 630 Cal, 28g Fat, and 2250mg sodium. Not good, although better than many things you can get there.
I'm not judging; I just got the impression somehow the OP wanted to eat healthier than fast food.
If you cooked all that yourself, it would likely be a lot healthier.
Shrink
macrumors G3
Everybody around here is so damned healthy!
No one eats pizza, right? I'm not talking spinach and cauliflower on whole wheat crust. I'm talking real pizza - extra cheese, pepperoni, sausage - good stuff. God didn't make pizza to be healthy (pineapple!!??) - if it's good for you, it ain't pizza. 🙄 😀
OK, seriously. While eating fresh and nutritious food is essential (along with exercise, etc.), the occasional foray into greasy crap is OK too. There are no bad foods - only bad amounts. Pizza every day - not good. Pizza once every two weeks or so - no problem.
Please do not misunderstand - I am not mocking those who eat a well balance, healthy diet. You will undoubtedly live a lot longer than I.😀
No one eats pizza, right? I'm not talking spinach and cauliflower on whole wheat crust. I'm talking real pizza - extra cheese, pepperoni, sausage - good stuff. God didn't make pizza to be healthy (pineapple!!??) - if it's good for you, it ain't pizza. 🙄 😀
OK, seriously. While eating fresh and nutritious food is essential (along with exercise, etc.), the occasional foray into greasy crap is OK too. There are no bad foods - only bad amounts. Pizza every day - not good. Pizza once every two weeks or so - no problem.
Please do not misunderstand - I am not mocking those who eat a well balance, healthy diet. You will undoubtedly live a lot longer than I.😀
iJohnHenry
macrumors P6
mobilehaathi
macrumors G3
Nothing wrong with occasional indulgence! Do everything in moderation---including moderation.
Macman45
macrumors G5
It would seem that anything that includes vegetables or is branded as "healthy" ("Healthy Choice" anyone?) must be healthy but that's dead wrong.
Vegetables and fruits you find in stores are irradiated and have almost zero beneficial properties (where do you think fast food chains and restaurants get their produces from?)
You can make a little experiment. Buy an apple (or your fruit/legume of choice) from a farm and one from a store. Leave both out in the open for a day or two. The apple you bought from the farm will begin to rot while the other will stay nice and shiny.
This means the apple from the store was irradiated thus made "sterile" and cannot sustain bacteria but it's also devoid of vitamins and anything that makes it a good fruit.
This example applies to EVERYTHING we find in stores. Milk is pasteurized, meat is processed etc. We think they are good for us because products are labeled, packed in nice colorful boxes. They must be safe because the media and authorities say so but remember. Truth is authorities don't give a damn because sales puts more money into their pockets and fresh produce simply can't do it if it needs to be thrown out the shelves after 2-3 days.
Another good example is bread, same type of bread fast-food chains and restaurants use. Look at the ingredient list and notice how long it is and read out the chemical names then look them up on wikipedia. Did you know bread is made out of flour, water and salt?
Now do you really think fast food places and restaurants that brand themselves as being healthy bake their own bread (or dough) and buy fresh product from farms (which are more expensive)? Then they must be really giving food for free if burgers, sandwiches and burritos are so cheap.
mobilehaathi
macrumors G3
To be frank, that is propaganda (marketing) designed to exploit the increasingly popular trend of "caring about where your food comes from."
That isn't meant to diminish the meaning of what may be a few genuine changes in the supply chain, but one should rather take such information with a grain of salt (although Chipotle does a pretty good job of loading an inordinate amount of salt into their foodstuffs).
lewis82
macrumors 68000
Raw fruit and vegetables(carrots, apples, and bananas are quite portable), and maybe a little yogurt. Eating light helps avoid the post-lunch grog.
Cave Man
macrumors 604
Vaccines are safe. Certainly safer than not vaccinating.
No, the decline and disappearance of common childhood infectious diseases say so.
iJohnHenry
macrumors P6
Well, I rarely take vaccines for lunch, but I will say I have had the flu one for the last 20 years, and have yet to contract the flu.
But my immune system was born and bred in an earlier time, which I credit for a lot of my good heath, generally. 😉
But my immune system was born and bred in an earlier time, which I credit for a lot of my good heath, generally. 😉
The mainstream media and science is full of proof that vaccines are safe but all these institutions that fund these polls/campaigns are employed by the very companies that make these vaccines. There's no vaccine manufacturer that will admit that a) the vaccine is useless or b) can have long term side-effects
Doctors too claim vaccines are safe because the current paleative medical system is governed by bodies that represent pharmaceutical companies. Also the medical practitioner's reputation and career is driven by a system based on points (very much like grades in education) that are granted by either going to conferences (sponsored by a big pharmaceutical company such as GlaxoSmithkline (I'll come to that later), promoting drugs sold by these companies to patients or taking "specialized training" - also thought by representatives of these companies.
I happen to know this because of a family member that works in this field. I've been told how representatives "push" drugs (vaccines is one of) to doctors in exchange for perks (expensive vaccations for one) and points and this is not the storyline of some hollywood movie.
So yes, doctors will not say vaccines are bad because their career and reputations are at stake.
The only decline or disappearance thereof can only be found in the numbers provided by the very same companies and media I was talking about.
The human body has a robust and intelligent immune system that has made him survive and fight diseases for thousand of years and its only due to the disinformation machine that we don't give it any credit (I do).
In my 27 years I've never been vaccinated, never got the flu, a cold, polio or any of the mentioned childhood diseases.
Sorry but I trust the human immune system and will never give it up to products that are made for profits or driven by campaigns of scare tactics.
wvuwhat
macrumors 65816
Well, my current job requires me to either go out for lunch, or bring something that can be preserved in a cooler. 99% of the time it's Panara/Subway/Chipotle/Qdoba if I go out.
So, I end up going out about 3 days of the week, the other 2 days I end up making a tuna/chicken salad/cold cut sandwich and a little bag of chips.
But, when I was actually in an office setting with a refrigerator and microwave I tried to bring my lunch every day. Still trying to get back to that office setting.
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It's funny you say this, I have a close friend that is a doctor, and is actually my doctor. He always uses this example. He says to buy lettuce from a store/etc. and grow it in your garden or get it from someone that grows it. And, see how fast each wilts.
So, I end up going out about 3 days of the week, the other 2 days I end up making a tuna/chicken salad/cold cut sandwich and a little bag of chips.
But, when I was actually in an office setting with a refrigerator and microwave I tried to bring my lunch every day. Still trying to get back to that office setting.
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It's funny you say this, I have a close friend that is a doctor, and is actually my doctor. He always uses this example. He says to buy lettuce from a store/etc. and grow it in your garden or get it from someone that grows it. And, see how fast each wilts.
firestarter
macrumors 603
Thanks for all the input guys! (and girls)
I am finally off tomorrow so I might just go to the grocery store today or tomorrow.
I will note some of the stuff i liked on here.
Keep in mind I do workout at least twice a week. and I weigh 145 pounds lol . I'm 21 years old so im probably a little underweight, if not then im average.
I'm going to throw in a workout tomorrow for sure and go to the store!!
I am finally off tomorrow so I might just go to the grocery store today or tomorrow.
I will note some of the stuff i liked on here.
Keep in mind I do workout at least twice a week. and I weigh 145 pounds lol . I'm 21 years old so im probably a little underweight, if not then im average.
I'm going to throw in a workout tomorrow for sure and go to the store!!