Making Decisions

From experience, I would say that one of the greatest factors affecting a healthy lifestyle is decision making. When presented with many options, or not so many options, it becomes important to pick and choose the right foods in order to maintain a health-optimistic approach to eating.

What I mean by this is resonated, for example, by family vacations. Currently my family and I are, well, on vacation. This afternoon we ate at a laid-back, young-crowd-attracting Mexican restaurant. In this day in age, many restaurants offer healthier options to their diners. Today the menu was plentiful with super-sized-twice-fried-coated-in-heavy-sauce meals, but on the back of the menu, in much smaller print, unfortunately, was a list of meals that promoted healthy lifestyles. In these situations, it is key to take advantage of such opportunities.

However, my parents and sisters and I are very much Mexican-food-junkies. So, last night we also enjoyed a Mexican food dinner. This time there were no available health-conscious options. Yet, on the menu, many items could be adjusted to increase their health-appeal. For instance, the typical burrito usually contains about enough calories to provide for an entire day's worth of food. But, I decided to order a grilled chicken burrito on a whole wheat tortilla, with lettuce and tomato instead of rice, and no sour cream. Not only did my meal satisfy my hunger, but it also made me feel good about my dietary choices.

Try it out! Let me know what you think!