The 'Supersize' Legend Lives on for Obesity.

By: Jayson Hunter RD, CSCS

A New York University study has concluded that fast food portions are larger than ever.  Although McDonalds has eliminated it 'Supersize' meals, though their portion options are still large their rivals have created monster size burgers.

Hardee's, Burger King and Wendy's  have each created 1,000 calorie plus sandwiches.  Most of these sandwiches contains 12oz of beef or more.  Now I am not saying protein is a bad thing, but this isn't your [tag]lean protein[/tag] that you should be eating. 

Now I always use McDonalds as an example as to why we are eating the extra large portions that we do.  Other obviously are making sure we don't ditch this bad habit. 

Since we as individuals tend to finish off whatever is on our plate or purchase in this example this will only lead to more [tag]obesity[/tag] and overweight problems.

Instead there is a solution.

Instead of going out and eating 1500 some calories at a fast food restaurant whip up one of [tag]Rachael Ray's[/tag] meals in under 30 minutes.  I also can assure you that you won't be eating 1500 calories with this meal.

It is called Park City Cashew Chicken

This is a very flavorful chicken meal that uses garlic, red bell pepper, chipotle, cashews and of course chicken. The starch source for this meal is brown rice so you are consuming a slower digesting starch to go along with this great meal. 

To top it off add a couple of servings of your favorite vegetables on the side and you not only have a low calorie meal.  You will have a meal that is very filling that is helping you achieve your weight loss FAST.

If you haven't yet purchased Rachael Ray's 365: No Repeats cookbook what are you waiting for?  What better way to break your habits of choosing unhealthy meals then opening up this book and choosing from 365 recipes.  Some are already perfect for a weight loss meal plan and others need only minor modifications.  For those that need minor modifications I will give you the healthy alternatives here.

If there is a meal you see in this book and would like to know how to make it healthier then make sure to leave a comment on this blog and I would love to critique the recipe.