Try It Bite: Introduction

Everyone wants nutrition without sacrificing taste, which is completely possible and even easy, but because taste is personal, there is no single way to achieve this goal.  Thus, I am going to post small, simple ways to make meals more nutritious and I challenge you to try it.  If a suggestion works for you, incorporate it into your routine, but if you try it and hate it, simply vow to try the next thing.

 

As a parent, don't you hate it when you have to follow the rules that you create?!?!

 

Try It Bite #1

Do you buy a burger for the taste of
white bread?

Hamburger and sandwich buns contain about 180 calories, and premium or larger buns about 200 ("bun"= the top and bottom of a roll, not individual slices or total amount of bread used, as in a double or triple sandwich, where an extra layer of bun is added).  I would love to be able to suggest that you opt for a whole wheat bun, but good luck in finding one in your classic fast food restaurants!  Instead, remove as much of the bread as possible, and throw out some empty carbs and calories. 

Option 1: Remove the top bun, which is generally larger and could reduce the calories from your bun by up to 60%.  If you elect this route, it will make the sandwich messier and you need remember to ask for an additional packet of mustard or ketchup, which may have been applied to the discarded bun, but the savings of 108-120 calories just may be worth it.

 

Option 2: Trim.  Buns are larger than the sandwich that they cover, so where you see an edge that would only be a bite of bread and white lettuce (doesn't that sound tasty?), simply tear off the bun.  You can also discard the very top of the bun without causing the sandwich to fall apart.  With this method, condiments remain in tact, and you can still reduce the calories from the bun by approximately 40% or 72-80 calories, depending upon the size of the bun.