Your rushed lifestyle hardly leaves you time to pack lunch. You most often order lunch from outside. This means you can hardly keep a tab on the number of extra calories you are taking in. Here are few tricks that will make eating fast food easier.. Try to order a grilled sandwich for lunch. They are effectively lower in calories compared to a big platter or a lunch thali. When you get your food, take out the mayonnaise and squeeze in the mustard sauce that they generally give with. Avoid asking for an added cheese. That helps you stay away from 6 grams of fat.
Always opt for the thin crust variety rather than the pan pizza or the deep dish -- that alone will save you at least 100 calories per slice. Instead of ordering a foot-long sandwich at Subway, order the six-inch sub. You'll save more than money -- this simple switch will save you more than 200 calories.
Get a side salad instead of fries. Even eating three regular salads from Pizza Hut will save you more calories as compared to one medium order of French fries. When ordering salad, ask for dishes with vinaigrette dressing or ask them to pack the dressing separately.
If you prefer Indian food then ask for roti instead of butter naan. When ordering a South Indian fare, pick idli and upma over dosa or utthapam. In fact light shakes also make a great lunch option. A banana or a mango shake will fill you up, provide you the much-needed energy and you can stay away from snack for much longer.
Those are just a few easy ways to make your lunch a little leaner, because life very rarely goes according to plan and, sometimes, you have eat on the fly. Just remember, when they ask, "Would you like fries with that?" The answer is "no." Order up!
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