http://www.blisstree.com/articles/midnight-snacks-221/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:34:30 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.blisstree.com/articles/midnight-snacks-221/comment-page-1/#comment-98218 AndreaR.D. Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:07:21 +0000 http://www.burningthescale.com/midnight-snacks/#comment-98218 It's definitely safer to snack on those restaurant leftovers when we have made a HEALTHY DINING menu selection at the restaurant. Making healthy choices when dining out can seem like an overwhelming venture! Thankfully, HEALTHY DINING’S new online resource makes it easy! Just log on to the free site HealthyDiningFinder.com to find HEALTHY DINING choices -- and corresponding nutrition information -- at over 50,000 restaurant locations, ranging from fast food to upscale dining. You can “search” for participating restaurants by specifying zip code or location information and desired price range. The site also offers free e-newsletters, recipes, nutrition tips and more. HEALTHY DINING’s expert staff of registered dietitians and master's level health/nutrition professionals consult with each participating restaurant to find and/ modify menu items that meet the following nutrition criteria: Entrées (or full meals) must include at least one of the following: lean protein (skinless white meat poultry, fish/seafood (including salmon), tofu, etc.), fruits and/or vegetables and/or 100% whole grains. Entrees must also be 750 calories or less, have 25 grams of fat or less, and contain no more than 8 grams of saturated fat. Bon appétit! Healthy Regards, Andrea Ogden, R.D. It’s definitely safer to snack on those restaurant leftovers when we have made a HEALTHY DINING menu selection at the restaurant. Making healthy choices when dining out can seem like an overwhelming venture! Thankfully, HEALTHY DINING’S new online resource makes it easy! Just log on to the free site HealthyDiningFinder.com to find HEALTHY DINING choices — and corresponding nutrition information — at over 50,000 restaurant locations, ranging from fast food to upscale dining. You can “search” for participating restaurants by specifying zip code or location information and desired price range. The site also offers free e-newsletters, recipes, nutrition tips and more.
HEALTHY DINING’s expert staff of registered dietitians and master’s level health/nutrition professionals consult with each participating restaurant to find and/ modify menu items that meet the following nutrition criteria: Entrées (or full meals) must include at least one of the following: lean protein (skinless white meat poultry, fish/seafood (including salmon), tofu, etc.), fruits and/or vegetables and/or 100% whole grains. Entrees must also be 750 calories or less, have 25 grams of fat or less, and contain no more than 8 grams of saturated fat. Bon appétit!
Healthy Regards,
Andrea Ogden, R.D.

]]> http://www.blisstree.com/articles/midnight-snacks-221/comment-page-1/#comment-98169 Noel Mon, 03 Mar 2008 02:18:33 +0000 http://www.burningthescale.com/midnight-snacks/#comment-98169 Oh that's a really good idea. Yougurt is such an easy and portable snack. I put wheat germ in my son's breakfast but I never thougth to use it myself. I will try that, yum Oh that’s a really good idea. Yougurt is such an easy and portable snack. I put wheat germ in my son’s breakfast but I never thougth to use it myself. I will try that, yum

]]> http://www.blisstree.com/articles/midnight-snacks-221/comment-page-1/#comment-98037 meielisawy Mon, 03 Mar 2008 01:23:14 +0000 http://www.burningthescale.com/midnight-snacks/#comment-98037 I don't have a recipe per se, but I usually have lots of low fat yogurt around, which I'll sprinkle with a teaspoon of wheat germ for vitamins. Fruit toppings are nice, too. Yogurt is my hunger-killer in general. I don’t have a recipe per se, but I usually have lots of low fat yogurt around, which I’ll sprinkle with a teaspoon of wheat germ for vitamins. Fruit toppings are nice, too. Yogurt is my hunger-killer in general.

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