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Does Eating Out in in Casual Restaurants Really Make Us Fat?  What's the Difference  Between Eating at Home and Eating Out?

Last year 25 million Americans ate at casual or fast food restaurants every day. and it's estimated that 1/2 of the food budget is spent outside of the home. With 60% of the mothers out of the house all day and  faced with work, soccer games, dance lesions and homework convenience is beginning to trump cost and unfortunately health.

Here are the pros and cons:

Eating In: healthy, probably cheaper, personal, can be tuned to special needs, family eats together.

Eating Out: convenient, less planning, less personal effort, possibly easier portion control, more options, no left over problems, no problem with "cook more-eat more," for women less preparation and exposure to food.

When money is tight, people tend to shift to cheaper foods the carbs - rice, pasta and potatoes and way from fish, fresh vegetables and fruits. The carbs are cheap and have no easy portion control. Americans eating more of these
foods at home might end up eating more  calories than if they ate at  fast food restaurants, where if nothing there is is almost automatic portion control.

The bottom line is that fast food eating has become a way of life and answers many of the food issues for families. For many reasons, it's just too appealing. What to do?

Make better choices when going out. All of the restaurants have salads.  A grilled chicken sandwich and a salad is not such a bad choice. Certainly the portion is controlled and there are no leftovers. Much of the problem could be solved by stopping the fried foods and looking for grilled foods and side salads

Secrets to fast food eating--its about making better choices.