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5. Eating Out Often
Although eating out seems like a quick and simple solution, you cannot control what a restaurant puts in your food. Even ordering a salad sometimes isn’t good enough. They can be loaded with unhealthy fats, GMOs, and have as much as 1,000 calories! Some of the tricks most people use, ordering their food grilled instead of fried, taking home half of the meal to eat later, these can help but they still won’t make up for the fat, sugar, salt, and other ingredients in the food you ordered (read about 10 diet disasters to avoid when dining out). Make meal plans in advance and cooking at home from scratch is the best way to ensure that you are getting the healthiest foods and you will know exactly what s in them.
6. Depending on Supplements
Many, many people believe that if they take the right supplements it will make up for their fast food lunches or the four drinks they will have after lunch. Although supplements are a terrific way to help add to an already healthy diet, they won’t make up the difference for poor eating habits. In fact, some supplements can actually do you more harm than good. For example, calcium is best obtained through a natural diet. Consuming excessive quantities of calcium via pills can lead to kidney stones, however. Supplements are meant to be exactly as the name implies supplementation to your diet, not a replacement for healthy eating.
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