Freedom to Eat Healthier This July 4th

Dr. Jennifer Ashton Suggests Alternatives to Unhealthy Holiday Picnic Foods

(CBS)  How can you indulge, yet still shave off calories this Fourth of July?

CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton shared her ways to save 1,000 calories on your barbecue, from your appetizers and main course to your dessert, on "The Early Show" Friday.

"You want to eat healthy everyday, not just on the fourth, but on the third and the fifth also," she said. "So you can do it a healthy way, or eat a lot less of the unhealthy portions -- one or the other."

MENU & MEAL CALORIES:

APPETIZER
BAD - 210 CALORIES
POTATO CHIPS W/RANCH DIP - 1OZ CHIPS, 150
2 TBSP OF RANCH, 60
BETTER - 140 CALORIES
1 OZ OF BAKED SCOOPS TOSTITOS - W/TBSP OF SALSA,140


UNHEALTHY FULL MENU - 1296 CALORIES
HAMBURGER, 433
HOT DOG W/BUN AND CATSUP, 315
CORN ON COB - 2 TBSP BUTTER - 3OZ, 190
POTATO SALAD W/MAYO - 1 CUP, 358

HEALTHY FULL MENU - 660 CALORIES
FISH TACO - GRILLED, 209
LOW FAT HOT DOG - 97% FAT FREE, 134
CORN ON COB - NO BUTTER - 3 OZ, 90
HEALTHY POTATO SALAD - 3/4 CUP, 147
THREE BEAN SALAD - 1/2 CUP, 80

DESSERT
BAD: 426 CALORIES
APPLE PIE 1/8 OF A 9 INCH PIE W/COOL WHIP 411 + 15 = 426

BETTER: 86 CALORIES
WATERMELON - 1 WEDGE OF 1/16 - (10.1 OZ)

GRAND TOTALS:
HIGHER 1932
LOWER 886
SAVE 1,046 calories

[mswolfestock]

Eating corn on the cob without butter is like taking a shower with a raincoat on. I'd rather put butter on my corn and skip the potato salad or anything fried.

If y'all want to save calories every day, use fat-free products like coffee creamer (powdered), cottage cheese, yogurt, sour cream, and fat-free Miracle Whip and low-fat Hellman's. I've kept off about 10 pounds for the last five years by choosing fat-free products. I usually don't eat bread or rolls with dinner, but when I do, I don't put any butter on it. Like I say to my husband, "Put down the butter knife and step away from the butter dish. You're busted by the Anti-Fat Police." If you really love butter and your will is weak, just don't buy it for a couple of months. Try this somewhat draconian method with all of your favorite but naughty foods. Remember, nobody holds a gun to your head at the grocery store, nobody MAKES you buy fattening goodies and snacks.

The weight you take off with these small changes will be the weight you will keep off. But you have to be patient and it sure wouldn't hurt if you walk at least one mile a day while you avoid fatty foods.

[Susanemoore]

Please inform Dr Ashton that a LPN is a lisenced pratical nurse that has approximately one year of schooling. NOT a nurse practitioner. If she is going to report and critque NP's she needs to well informed.
Sincerely,
Susan E Moore, MSN, FNP-CS, AOCNP
Oncology Nurse Practitioner
NYU Cancer Institute