Wednesday, September 26, 2012
GetWellin2012: It’s tailgating time people
GetWellin2012: It’s tailgating time people: WELLNESS WEDNESDAY~ SEPTEMBER 26, 2012 …the perfect parking lot party. Nothing says fall like football! And where there’s footb...
It’s tailgating time people
WELLNESS WEDNESDAY~ SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
…the perfect parking lot party. Nothing
says fall like football! And where
there’s football, there is sure to be food. Not just any food, but the kind
that you serve from the back bumper on plastic plates. Where the main course
includes some sort of meat cooked over an open flame… YUM.
Our family enjoyed tailgating at the
Ball State Game Saturday. My wonderful
husband Steve cooked lean hamburgers while I held down the table goodies in the
wind!! While it may sound like an easy
touchdown, there are a few simple tailgating tips that will make your bumper
banquet a total success! Here are a few
healthier tips from Women’s Health:
Skip It: Ruffles Cheddar & Sour CreamServing Size: about 11 chips
160 calories (90 from fat)
10 g fat (1.5 g saturated)
Snack It: Slimmer Pick: Baked! Ruffles Cheddar & Sour Cream
Serving Size: about 11 chips
120 calories (30 from fat)
3.5 g fat (0 g saturated)
A chip here, a chip there, and pretty soon the bag's empty—and your belly’s full of empty calories. For example, the worst bag to devour, Ruffles Cheddar & Sour Cream, will give you much more than cheesy fingers: One handful packs about 10 grams of fat. Cut calories the easy way by looking for the "Baked!" logo on your favorite snacks. Baked! Ruffles Cheddar & Sour Cream has about one-third the fat of its greasy friend, none of which is saturated. Remember: That’s not an excuse to eat three times as many chips.
Beer
Serving Size: 12 fl oz
143 calories
13.1 carbohydrates
4.7% alcohol
Sip It: Slimmer Pick: Miller64
Serving Size: 12 fl oz
64 calories
2.4 g carbohydrates
2.8% alcohol
A not-so-light hit to your waistline, Miller Genuine Draft packs 143 calories per bottle. Plus, with 13.1 carbohydrates, you knock back a few too many brewskis (isn't that what tailgates are for?), you might as well have asked for an extra bun with your hotdog. But Miller64, besides containing only 64 calories (duh), has 2.4 grams of carbohydrates, about a fifth as many as Miller Genuine draft—and about a third as most other light beers. Please drink responsibly!
Ground Beef
Skip It: Ground Beef Patties
Serving Size: 1 patty (150 g)
380 calories
30 g fat (12 g saturated)
105 mg cholesterol
Savor It: Slimmer Pick: Organic Prairie Organic Grass-Fed Ground Beef
Serving Size: 1 patty (113 g)
240 calories
17 g fat (7 g saturated)
60 mg cholesterol
All beef are not created equal. One Ground Beef Patty (no bun, no cheese, no nothing!) will set you back 30 grams of fat—as much as a Big Mac. But rather than going on a fast-food run, try grilling up a leaner patty. With 240 calories and 17 grams of fat per serving, Organic Prairie Organic Grass-Fed Ground Beef is diet and taste-bud friendly. Downtown Farm Stand is a great place to buy this!
Serving Size: 1 patty (150 g)
380 calories
30 g fat (12 g saturated)
105 mg cholesterol
Savor It: Slimmer Pick: Organic Prairie Organic Grass-Fed Ground Beef
Serving Size: 1 patty (113 g)
240 calories
17 g fat (7 g saturated)
60 mg cholesterol
All beef are not created equal. One Ground Beef Patty (no bun, no cheese, no nothing!) will set you back 30 grams of fat—as much as a Big Mac. But rather than going on a fast-food run, try grilling up a leaner patty. With 240 calories and 17 grams of fat per serving, Organic Prairie Organic Grass-Fed Ground Beef is diet and taste-bud friendly. Downtown Farm Stand is a great place to buy this!
Skip It: Chex Mix Sweet 'n Salty Trail Mix
Serving Size: 1/2 cup
150 calories
5 g fat (1.5 g saturated)
24 g carbohydrates
Snack It: Slimmer Pick: Chex Mix Traditional
Serving Size: 1/2 cup
130 calories
4 g fat (1 g saturated)
20 g carbohydrates
Don't let the words "trail mix" fool you. Chex Mix Sweet 'n Salty Trail Mix won’t score you much of anything good. And with only one gram more protein than the lower cal, lower fat, and lower carb Chex Mix Traditional mix, there’s no reason to break tradition.
Serving Size: 1/2 cup
150 calories
5 g fat (1.5 g saturated)
24 g carbohydrates
Snack It: Slimmer Pick: Chex Mix Traditional
Serving Size: 1/2 cup
130 calories
4 g fat (1 g saturated)
20 g carbohydrates
Don't let the words "trail mix" fool you. Chex Mix Sweet 'n Salty Trail Mix won’t score you much of anything good. And with only one gram more protein than the lower cal, lower fat, and lower carb Chex Mix Traditional mix, there’s no reason to break tradition.
HAPPY FALL
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