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Everyone, including those with dietary health
issues, can get away with 500 empty calories a week," says Andrea
Weiss, RD, MS, Metabolic Support Specialist at Maimonides Medical
Center in New York. Does that sound like too little? Not if you
remember that all food has some nutritional value and that those
calories are not considered "empty." A fast food meal of 1,000
calories, for example, is likely to contain 500 empty calories.
"Therefore, most of us can afford one junk food splurge a week,"
says Ms. Weiss. Your 500 weekly calories can translate into almost
anything: a lunch of burger and fries, a hefty candy bar, or a large
bag of potato chips.
How can you keep your junk food consumption down to
these relatively modest levels? The solution is to find an approach
that works well with your own lifestyle and eating patterns. The
following strategies can be combined to fit your individual needs. |
