Stop eating fast food today

 The impact to health from fast food is quite staggering when it is consumed on a regular basis. Unfortunately, an ever growing number of households are doing exactly that, as fewer and fewer families rely on someone doing any conventional cooking using fresh food ingredients. Far too many households feed themselves on a constant, daily diet of microwaved ready meals with very little or zero fresh fruit or vegetables. Then they "treat" themselves to a meal out, by visiting a burger or pizza restaurant, or if they're feeling in need of a healthy meal, a steak and fries restaurant!

Here's what's wrong with that.

When your diet is lacking in fresh fruit and vegetables, your intake of essential nutrients that are derived from these sources is almost zero. Your intake of dietary fiber is also low to nonexistent.By replacing fresh wholesome food with processed, additive laden food, you do the following things to your body:

*Raise your blood pressure
*Increase the levels of bad (LDL) cholesterol
 *Retard your metabolic rate (the rate at which you digest, process and eliminate food)
*Weaken your immune system
*Destabilize your blood sugar levels
*Reduce the ability of your colon to function properly 


5 Tips To Stop Eating Fast Food

1. Make a firm decision - Every road starts with a single step and a decision. You need to be firm in your desire to give up fast food. If you don't really want to do this, you will probably be tempted and won't be able to resist. Just keep thinking how bad it is to your health and figure.

2. Eat Before going out - One of the reasons we fall prey to fast foods is simply because we are hungry when we go out to the mall or anywhere else where these restaurants are present. If you eat a little something before going out, you won't feel the need to eat anything more.

3. Carry a snack - a good habit is to carry a small and healthy snack around with you to fight off any sudden pangs of hunger. A granola bar or a piece of tasty fruit make great snacks. They will help you fight off temptation and eat healthy.

4. Eat more often - One of the rules of a good diet is to eat small and often. We feel more satiated when we eat often as out body constantly has something in it. Eat 5-6 small meals each day and you will feel a lot less hungry and will also be able to better fight off food cravings.

5. Find a buddy - Eating is a social action and often we eat fast food simply because our friends eat it. We don't want to be left alone. To overcome this social pressure, you need to find an eating buddy with whom to share more healthy meals. This will help you to stop eating fast foods and still have company when you eat.