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Do you prefer eating out on weekdays or
weekends?
How often do you dine out in a month?
Many working parents had been eating out
with their kids for years because they are
too busy to prepare homecooked food
for the family.
In addition, eating out is convenient, easily
satisfy kids hunger with their favorite fast
food instead of healthy food.
However in many years to come, our kids
will face overweight problems, obesity,
health diseases and lack of nutrients in their
bodies.
Believe it or not, when we bring our kids
and teens to dine at fast-food restaurants
or dine in Chinese or Western restaurants,
we are ADDING more fats, sugar and
calories into theirs and our diet compare to
eating home cook food.
My family would choose to eat out on
weekends ( either Saturday or Sunday,
not both ) as a complimentary “Day Off”
for me, mommy to take a break from
cooking home cooked meals on weekdays.
However, one should not consider that is it
a norm eating out 7 days a week, no matter
how busy you are.
Reasons not to eat out often
This pre-manufactured fast food has
additional calories, sugar, salt and
unwanted saturated fat that will induce
common high risk diseases such as high
blood pressure, diabetes and obesity in long
term run.
Hence, we don’t dine at Pizzahut, Burger
King, McD, KFC that often, maybe once a
month.
On weekends, we usually opt for our
mother-in-law’s place for a nice dinner
while lunch would be roti pratas.
(flat pancakes- Indian style )
Anyway, I had read in the daily newspaper
that a survey was conducted in USA
between 2003 and 2008 with 9000
volunteers, including teens, kids and
parents.
Surprisingly, 40% of the teens and parents
had their daily meals at fast food restaurant
or order take out food from Mondays to
Fridays.
In addition, 20% had their daily meals at
dine-in restaurants, leaving 2 days for
home cook meals.
The results showed that adolescents had
consumed 300 calories on fast food and
270 calories on dine in food daily.
Whereas the kids, they had consumed
130 calories of fast food, 160 calories on
dine in food as they could stomach in less
food consumption.
Hence, it is not surprising to see a high
rising number of diabetes, high blood
pressure and obesity cases all over the
world for the past 10 years.
Many people had mistaken that fast food
restaurants serve unhealthy food but dine
in restaurants aren’t healthy either.
Food prepared by restaurants consist of
undesirable amount of sodium , sugar and
MSG which suit according to consumers
liking.
Too much delicious food does not necessary indicate that it is healthy food.
Too much of something is bad for health too
.
Moderate consumption of food with
adequate research is vital.
Hence, we should learn to cut down on
eating out in order to reduce the calories
and spend some time, effort to prepare
home cooked food as frequently as possible.
Regardless of how busy are our schedules,
stock up food in freezer and prepare
ingredients in advance could supersede
our daily meals in a jiffy.
How often do you eat fast food?
How often do you dine in dine in
restaurants ( Chinese, Malay, Indian,
Western )?
Do share with me your opinions.
I would love to learn from yours.
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You are very right. As more and more women are working outside homes, it has become very convenient to eat out. Children also prefer to try cuisines of different countries and it is very difficult to prepare all these things at home.But still, all things should be in moderation and eating out once or twice a week can be okay if at other times, we prepare and eat home made meals.
@peacpurple, eating outside does a lot of fun and dies a lot of money spending nonsense foods. We are advised by nutrition experts to cook our foods for we know much the value of what we are cooking than eating outside foods that may harm our health. I noticed that those who always eat at Jolibee after few months their body expanded ,Lol. Simply because the foods they prepared contain lots of fatty foods and oil that sometimes cause LBM. Try to squeeze their fries, oil comes out.
Eating out generally is due to
1.saving of time 2. Easy to taste various varieties 3. for a change
When husband and wife both are employed then there is no alternative to relay on 'TAKE AWAY's. Even if the food is cooked at home, at least once in a week for change sake, eating out is acceptable as there is a scope for tasting varieties of food stuff also. But it should be in minimum frequencies. Frequent visits will definitely spoil the health of family members. Once in a week, I prefer to eat in Punjabi Dhabas. There I prefer only 2 Masala kulchas with Kaju Butter masala which will be quite sufficient for a dinner.
It is Amazing how many people Take Eating out as a Treat. They view it as Something Special. Least do view Know of the ruin they are causing.
Meals Prepared in the house are both nutritious, Fresh and Take into consideration the calories Taken. Most of the Food out are not even Fresh. It is Better to avoid such.
My Suggestion is that if It is a must to Take your family out then prepare your Food and Take them for a Picnic or order your Food in Advance