Importance of a good Education…
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Happy Monday buddies!!!
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I am ever so ready for Spring to arrive I could just scream!!!!
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So I read Jessica?s ?Hidden Calories? blog yesterday, and I kind of wanted to blog about that?It coincides with a conversation Scott and I had on Friday.
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I can not even tell you all how much I have learned in the last few years of my journey?Soooo much knowledge out there just waiting to be discovered?
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So me and my buddy Scott had lunch on Friday?He ordered a grilled chicken Caesar salad, no Caesar dressing (Sorry Scott, I am spilling your secrets to the world!!!) 
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When I returned to work, I set about journaling my lunch (Cup of soup and a small wedge salad if you wanna know!) Looking up my calories utilizing my favorite on line sites?
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Well, while I was doing mine, out of curiosity, I looked up his meal as well?His Ceasar salad, had he ordered it the normal way, would have been 1090 calories!!!! For a grilled chicken Caesar salad! And 777 of those calories??? Well, they were residing in the three tablespoons of Caesar dressing?
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To put this into perspective, I am on 1200 calories a day!!! That would have been near my daily allotment!!!
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Now, he knew better, so he didn?t get the dressing, but it sparked a conversation about how most people will simply order a salad because they assume it?s always the healthier option. And of course, it can be with a few minor adjustments, but in this case, you are better off getting a hamburger!!!
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I learned this with another common meal?I work near a Wendy?s so it?s a good, quick, go-to for me when I need a quick meal?At first, I would get a plain grilled chicken sandwich, and it came in at somewhere around 350 calories?Not bad by any means?But further research showed that if I got a plain Jr. Hamburger, I could do better as it comes in at 280 calories!!!
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Most restaurants have their own websites now too, and I almost ALWAYS visit the menu before I go to plan out and point out my meal?And I ALWAYS get my dressing on the side now a days?I use the ?Dip my fork in the dressing? method, much to the amusement of my friends and family?(Hey, it works, honest!!! I use soooo little dressing that way!!!)
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So the moral of this blog is: The absolute best gift you can give yourself on this journey, is EDUCATION?Educate yourself, and help educate others. Whether you count points, calories, fat grams, etc?Read those labels, read books, read articles, utilize the wealth of knowledge on the internet, and don?t blindly order something just because you think it might be healthy?
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Hope you all have a happy, healthy, on plan week!!!
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Love-Dawn
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Ahh what an education!! Thanks for helping to educate Dawn.. Great Blog.. I agree completely.. It is simply amazing how many grams of fat and calories can come from Salad dressing!! Here is an interesting article that talks about the fat content in those dressings http://www.news.cornell.edu/releases/April01/labels.matter.ssl.html
I agree completely on the importance of looking up what you are going to eat before you go… I do it every time I go to a restaurant.. Helps to ensure you make the right choice when you get there!!! Thanks for pointing it out Dawn!!
Sorry, don’t know why my comment is all the way on the right side. Sorry!
It is amazing how things that are supposed to be healthy aren’t. I usually skip the dressing, or dip my fork into it and sprinkle the salad. Many times I skip the salad when I go out because the preservatives on the salad disagree with my stomach. Have a great day!
Okay Tasha…That was a trip reading your right sided comment!!!
And I have NEVER had banana bread pudding!! SEND ME SOME…I bet its delightful!!! YUM!!!!
Main two ingredents in ceasar dressing are oil and paramasean cheese.
I’ve heard people use lemon juice as a healthy low cal alternative to salad dressing.
You are so right Dawnie!! Education is power….
Main two ingredents in ceasar dressing are oil and paramasean cheese.
I’ve heard people use lemon juice as a healthy low cal alternative to salad dressing.
You have the best idea of ordering the dressing on the side……….(oh those nasty hidden calories)! What about those new salad spritzers too, you can just spritz it on each bite!
Have a great day!
excellent point…..great blog once again!
Great blog entry! Thanks for saying hello, Dawn, and good luck this week!
Dawn,
I agree with the salad thing I learned that long time ago it all is what you put in the salad..I definitely agree that knowledge is power expecially in our weight loss journey.
You Rock!
xoxoxo
Becky
Super Starhhhh!!!!
Have you seen that movie??? If not, you should cuz it’s totally cross your legs funny!! I’m thinking that you might have the sick sence of humor that I do.
I LOVE vinegar on my salads!!! That’s why I still weigh over 200 pounds you know!! But really, vinegar and a teaspoon of a lite Italian or roasted pepper vinegarette is AWESOME dudette!!
Lucobi, that’s your new name for me! The sassiness of Lucy and the wisdom of Obi.
Keep on keepin on Lucobi!