Comments on: The Primal Blueprint Guide to Dining Out http://www.marksdailyapple.com/how-to-eat-healthy-dining-out/ Serving up health and fitness insights (daily, of course) with a side of irreverence. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:51:54 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Griff http://www.marksdailyapple.com/how-to-eat-healthy-dining-out/#comment-442880 Griff Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:18:42 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=5253#comment-442880 Yeah, my doctor put me a low-to-no-carb diet and for the first week I've been mostly eating out, flailing because I don't have a clue what to cook at home (like many Americans, my recipe book is filled with pasta and rice dishes). And as a result, my sodium intake has just been ridiculously high. But this morning I'm going to make homemade eggs and bacon, so the salt content of my life should be going back down soon. Yeah, my doctor put me a low-to-no-carb diet and for the first week I’ve been mostly eating out, flailing because I don’t have a clue what to cook at home (like many Americans, my recipe book is filled with pasta and rice dishes). And as a result, my sodium intake has just been ridiculously high.

But this morning I’m going to make homemade eggs and bacon, so the salt content of my life should be going back down soon.

]]> By: Griff http://www.marksdailyapple.com/how-to-eat-healthy-dining-out/#comment-442877 Griff Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:17:09 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=5253#comment-442877 Satfat Skeptic, those studies are all over ten years old. All the newest studies coming out about saturated fat have looked at it in isolation from carbohydrates and trans fats, and no connection to heart disease has been found between saturated fat and heart disease. Look at more recent studies, like the ones listed here: http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=52960 here: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/01/05/the-truth-about-saturated-fat.aspx and here: http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig10/deutsch1.html Hope this helps! Satfat Skeptic, those studies are all over ten years old. All the newest studies coming out about saturated fat have looked at it in isolation from carbohydrates and trans fats, and no connection to heart disease has been found between saturated fat and heart disease.

Look at more recent studies, like the ones listed here:
http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=52960

here:
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/01/05/the-truth-about-saturated-fat.aspx

and here:
http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig10/deutsch1.html

Hope this helps!

]]> By: CrossFit Austin | South Austin’s Favorite Spot for CrossFit » WOD 7/2 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/how-to-eat-healthy-dining-out/#comment-412330 CrossFit Austin | South Austin’s Favorite Spot for CrossFit » WOD 7/2 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:55:53 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=5253#comment-412330 [...] A guide to eating out [...] [...] A guide to eating out [...]

]]> By: Rob http://www.marksdailyapple.com/how-to-eat-healthy-dining-out/#comment-409841 Rob Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:34:12 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=5253#comment-409841 I go to a Chinese buffet twice a week. There I get baked fish (salmon or tapia), hot wings, steamed broccoli, bok choy, and sometimes beef or chicken off the hibachi grill. They also have cold boiled shrimp. I go to a Chinese buffet twice a week. There I get baked fish (salmon or tapia), hot wings, steamed broccoli, bok choy, and sometimes beef or chicken off the hibachi grill. They also have cold boiled shrimp.

]]> By: Gil http://www.marksdailyapple.com/how-to-eat-healthy-dining-out/#comment-409396 Gil Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:12:38 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=5253#comment-409396 Hey in response to the McDonald's meat choice...here's the ingredients for the Angus: 100% Angus beef. Prepared with Grill Seasoning (salt, black pepper) and Angus Burger Seasoning: Salt, sugar, dextrose, onion powder, maltodextrin, natural butter flavor (dairy source), autolyzed yeast extract, spices, garlic powder, vegetable protein (hydrolyzed corn, soy and wheat), natural (animal, plant and botanical source) and artificial flavors, dried beef broth, sunflower oil, caramel color, partially hydrogenated cottonseed and soybean oil, gum arabic, soy sauce solids (wheat, soybean, salt, maltodextrin, caramel color), palm oil, worcestershire sauce powder [distilled vinegar, molasses, corn syrup, salt, caramel color, garlic powder, sugar, spices, tamarind, natural flavor (fruit source)], beef fat, annatto and turmeric (color), calcium silicate and soybean oil (prevent caking). That is just for the patty itself. The traditional one has these as the ingredients: 100% pure USDA inspected beef; no fillers, no extenders. Prepared with grill seasoning (salt, black pepper). While it is all unhealthy, I'd definitely choose the regular. Hey in response to the McDonald’s meat choice…here’s the ingredients for the Angus:

100% Angus beef. Prepared with Grill Seasoning (salt, black pepper) and Angus Burger Seasoning: Salt, sugar, dextrose, onion powder, maltodextrin, natural butter
flavor (dairy source), autolyzed yeast extract, spices, garlic powder, vegetable protein (hydrolyzed corn, soy and wheat), natural (animal, plant and botanical source)
and artificial flavors, dried beef broth, sunflower oil, caramel color, partially hydrogenated cottonseed and soybean oil, gum arabic, soy sauce solids (wheat, soybean,
salt, maltodextrin, caramel color), palm oil, worcestershire sauce powder [distilled vinegar, molasses, corn syrup, salt, caramel color, garlic powder, sugar, spices,
tamarind, natural flavor (fruit source)], beef fat, annatto and turmeric (color), calcium silicate and soybean oil (prevent caking).

That is just for the patty itself. The traditional one has these as the ingredients:

100% pure USDA inspected beef; no fillers, no extenders. Prepared with grill seasoning (salt, black pepper).

While it is all unhealthy, I’d definitely choose the regular.

]]> By: SUNDAY 28th June “REST DAY” « CrossFit Crew http://www.marksdailyapple.com/how-to-eat-healthy-dining-out/#comment-409008 SUNDAY 28th June “REST DAY” « CrossFit Crew Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:47:31 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=5253#comment-409008 [...] The primal guide to dining out [...] [...] The primal guide to dining out [...]

]]> By: Mark http://www.marksdailyapple.com/how-to-eat-healthy-dining-out/#comment-408847 Mark Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:52:46 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=5253#comment-408847 What do you guys think about only eating beans and rice, and only drinking water? I would add vegetables and fruits for nutritional value. Plus, this would save hundreds of dollars per month on the grocery bill. What do you guys think about only eating beans and rice, and only drinking water? I would add vegetables and fruits for nutritional value. Plus, this would save hundreds of dollars per month on the grocery bill.

]]> By: AmyMac703 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/how-to-eat-healthy-dining-out/#comment-408695 AmyMac703 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:09:26 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=5253#comment-408695 Last night I was at a rather upscale Italian restaurant, where they charged me $4 for substituting asparagus instead of potatoes. With that substitution, my meal consisted of a steak, spinach, and asparagus, which isn't that bad (except I don't know what all everything was cooked in), but I think $4 for such a substitution is ridiculous. I could understand 50 cents or a dollar, but $4? Not to mention the waitress's attitude about why I wanted to sub something for the potatoes. Last night I was at a rather upscale Italian restaurant, where they charged me $4 for substituting asparagus instead of potatoes. With that substitution, my meal consisted of a steak, spinach, and asparagus, which isn’t that bad (except I don’t know what all everything was cooked in), but I think $4 for such a substitution is ridiculous. I could understand 50 cents or a dollar, but $4?
Not to mention the waitress’s attitude about why I wanted to sub something for the potatoes.

]]> By: Liana http://www.marksdailyapple.com/how-to-eat-healthy-dining-out/#comment-408627 Liana Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:25:14 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=5253#comment-408627 If you check out eatwild.com, there's a section for stores and restaurants carrying products from grass-fed or pasture fed farms in your state, maybe you'll find something near you. If you check out eatwild.com, there’s a section for stores and restaurants carrying products from grass-fed or pasture fed farms in your state, maybe you’ll find something near you.

]]> By: Thursday 090625 - Potomac CrossFit http://www.marksdailyapple.com/how-to-eat-healthy-dining-out/#comment-408583 Thursday 090625 - Potomac CrossFit Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:29:16 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=5253#comment-408583 [...] Tips for eating healthy when dining out [...] [...] Tips for eating healthy when dining out [...]

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