Island Life Magazine Ltd August/September 2012 | Page 124

FOOD

Healthy
eating

If you’re eating out
at a restaurant or
cafe, you can make
choices to ensure
that your meal is
healthy and balanced

We all know it hasn’t been the best of

when you are not cooking your own meal.

summers, with barbecues being substituted

There is also the temptation to eat more than

by a meal indoors, a trip to a local takeaway,

you would have done if you had served up

or a treat at your favourite restaurant.

your own portions.

But wherever the eating habit takes place,
it is still important to ensure that the meal is

make healthier choices when eating out, for

healthy and balanced, and continues that way

example food swaps! How about sausage or

with autumn fast approaching.

bacon for chicken without the skin, or lean

It's all too easy to have more saturated fat,
salt and sugar than you realise, especially

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Simple steps can help you to make sure you

meats such as ham?
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