We ask a lot of our body. The way we live our lives today is more stressful and fast-paced than ever. Just keeping up with our home and family is enough to drain our batteries. Proper nutrition is vital to our existence. The simple fact is that you can’t expect your body to do everything you ask of it on a daily basis if you’re not putting the things it needs to function properly. The way we live leaves little time to eat properly most of the time. For the vast majority of Americans the idea of ​​eating healthy is limited to leaving the cheese off the quarter pounder and having a second trip to the salad bar when we head out to the buffet. No matter what the golden arches lead us to believe, an order of fries does not constitute a full serving of vegetables. So how can we make sure we’re getting the nutrition we need in our busy lives?

Since I gave fast food a shot, let’s be fair and point out the ways you can get a load of nutrition on the go. One of the best options is Taco-Bell. Yeah, I know you may think I’m completely crazy at this point. You may be wondering how a fried tortilla stuffed with refried beans, fake meat, and cheese for nachos is actually healthy. I’m going to tell you a secret about Taco Bell that most people don’t know. You can order anything on the “fresco” menu, this means they will replace all the cheese and red sauce (it’s high in sodium) with extra lettuce and their special “fresco” sauce mix which is a great mix of onions, garlic, tomatoes, coriander and lemon juice. You can also get almost every menu item with grilled chicken in place of your “meat” and swap sour cream with guacamole to cut down on the fat even more. Instead of a shell or flatbread, get their soft tacos and you’ll skip the frying altogether. Lastly, lose the beans, or if that seems like too much of a sacrifice, ask them to go easy on them. You can cut down on the sodium by asking the girl at the counter for a packet of “green” salsa instead of the normal three, the flavor is just as intense but it’s fat free, half the calories and 1/3 sodium. , the only thing you will really miss is the cute saying on the front of the small package.

Well, your thing is the Southwest, how about Subway? Yeah, we’ve all spent the last few years watching the nerd roam the country flashing his fat pants and telling us how he got skinny by chanting the “eat fresh” mantra to himself four hundred times a day. The truth is, Subway really is the best when it comes to getting a huge amount of nutrition in ten minutes or less. They have a full menu of items that are under 650 calories, six grams of fat or less, and have 0 grams of trans fat per serving. In this case a portion is huge. One serving is considered to be a five-inch flatbread sandwich or a full salad. Considering the fact that you can also pile on all the veggies you can swallow and bust the flavor with any of your low-fat sandwich dressings, then you have a great option here. The recent addition of their $5 a foot deal means you can have 2 full meals of great healthy food for less than $5.

As you can see, it’s easy to get extra nutrition into your diet, even when you’re busy. There are other options, you just have to know where to look. Good luck and Good Eating!