Regardless of whether you are a doctor, nurse,
or student, eating in the cafeteria is certainly preferable for a wide range of
reasons. For one thing, its way cheaper and the majority of employees in the
hospital get significant discounts. However, there are quite a lot of things
that you might want to consider prior to ordering the occasional bite.
Unhealthy
foods and their alternatives
The cafeteria is the place where you consume a
large portion of your daily food, and you need to make sure it’s healthy. Even
though it may not seem like it, if you aren’t paying attention to what you eat,
you might end up with some potential complications down the line. We are going
to provide you with a few options that you might want to consider when it comes
to eating in the cafeteria.
● Soup is always a great choice
There is a common misconception that soup
won’t supply you with the same amount of nutrients as an ordinary meal. This is
far from the truth. Soup can be very
nutritious and doesn't contain fat or other substances commonly found in fried
foods.
● Fruit and vegetables
You should most certainly avoid breakfast
pastries. Some of these include Danish or coffee cakes, doughnuts, and sweets
particularly high in fat, sugars and calories. Basically the tastiest things
are want you need to avoid. Instead, opt for fresh fruit and juice. You are
going to get the same nutritional value, while avoiding the negative substances
which accompany the aforementioned foods.
● Grilled chicken and veggie burgers
When it comes to your main dish, you might
want to turn to veggie burgers and grilled chicken. Instead of consuming the
harmful fried foods which contain the worst kind of Trans fats, that are most
certainly going to raise your bad cholesterol, you can count on these
alternatives. Furthermore, fried foods not only raise bad cholesterol levels,
but they also have adverse effects on good cholesterol in the blood. Pizzas,
hamburgers as well as beef burritos should be avoided. Replace them with
grilled chicken and veggie burgers instead.
● Avoid unhealthy additions
There are quite a few dips such as ranch, for
instance, which are rather high in calories and fats. You might want to stay
away from these. Instead, you can use marinara sauce which is known to be way
lower in fat and calories.
Additional
Concerns
As you can see, there are dangerous foods
which are most certainly going to bring about some negative effects down the
line. Sure, you can’t always avoid eating certain foods, but you can cut down
on how much of it you consume.
Take advantage of the healthy alternatives
available to you. Small step in eating
healthy have a large impact in the long run.
Hospital or clinic cafeterias may not have the most fun foods to eat,
(and by that I mean unhealthy foods) but there are certainly healthy
alternatives.
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