Is It Possible To Eat Healthy Foods At Restaurants?

If you love to eat at restaurants, either with friends or family, it is possible to maintain your healthy lifestyle by making the right food choices.

You can skip the appetizer as this contains  lots of fat.  You may go for a veggie salad as a side dish. Make sure this is not loaded with mayonnaise or any fatty dressing.

Skip the drink section.  But if you feel like drinking, a small glass of red or white wine is all right.

For the main dish, choose the healthiest food the restaurant is offering.  You can also request that some ingredients be removed from your favorite dish.

Skip the dessert section as well.  If the restaurant offers fresh fruit, then order that instead.

Restaurants serve big portions.  When you order, ask for a doggie bag.  Split your meal in half and put what you won't eat in the doggie bag.

On special occasions, you can cheat a little.  But make sure this does not happen very often.  You might feel compelled to attend every birthday, wedding or anniversary celebration just to indulge.

Let your common sense rule, not your appetite.

Health Benefits of Blackberry (not the phone)

One of the most beneficial health property of blackberry is its high Vitamin C content. One cup contains almost 50% of our daily requirement of vitamin C.  As we all know, vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant which boosts our immune system.  A daily helping of blackberry in our diet will help lower the risk of heart disease
as well as prevent some types of cancer. Blackberries also contain natural phytoestrogens, are high in fiber, low in sugar content and has Vitamin K ( 1 cup = 36% RDA).

Other health benefits we can get from eating blackberries:

• Help keep at bay wrinkles and other skin damages.
  
• Relieve common symptoms of premenstrual syndrome - bloating in the abdomen.
  
• Maintain the function of brain and the health of our immune system.
  
• Help in relieving constipation, hemorrhoids and diabetes.
  
• Help in blood clotting and strengthening of bones.

Last but not least, blackberry is an important component of our diet when we want to lose weight. One cup of blackberries contains the full daily RDA for fibers.

Blackberries are available frozen or fresh.  Eating freshly picked fruits will give you the highest nutritional value, but the frozen ones do keep their nutrients with minimal loss.