I’ve decided to give up fast food. Nope, this isn’t an April Fools. I’ve seriously decided to give up fast food and change my family’s habits. So, I have set a goal to not eat fast food for the next 30 days. I actually started this almost 2 weeks ago. My family loves to eat out. Everytime we hop in the car the first thing I hear is, “Where are we going to eat?” Since we live almost an hour away from everything, we inevitably end up at the drive thru. It drives me crazy because I strive so hard to eat clean at home and we just blow it with fast food. Not to mention the impact eating out frequently has on one’s wallet. I could buy those Jimmy Choo wedges I’ve been eyeing for what we spend on fast food every month. So, how have I managed to keep us from pulling through the golden arches for almost 2 week? By being prepared! I started packing a small cooler full of snacks when we travel anywhere. The trick for me is to pre-package snacks into portion size containers long before we leave, usually as I am putting away my groceries, so I can grab and go. Just in case you want to join in and give up fast food for a month here are a few snacks ideas that have worked well for us. I have to say I’ve lost about 5 lbs. since I gave this up!
- On the go snacks:
- Cheese sticks
- Celery sticks with peanut or almond butter
- Rice cakes
- Hard boiled eggs
- Yogurt
- Trail mix
- Bananas
- Dried fruit
- Yogurt covered raisins
- Carrot sticks
- Almonds
- Broccoli
- Granola bars
- Grapes
- Sandwiches
- Pretzel sticks
- Berries
- Bagles
- Egg Rolls
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