The Fast Food Diet

Jim Punkre, Stephen T. Sinatra

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Lose weight eating at McDonald's, Burger King, KFC, and Wendy's?



Yes, it's possible--and this book shows you how!

"Dr. Steve Sinatra is one of the top preventive cardiologists in America. . . . In The Fast Food Diet, he shows readers how to eat smarter and more nutritiously at any fast food establishment in America so they will actually become healthier as they lose weight. What a brilliant strategy and practical approach!"
--BARRY SEARS, bestselling author of The Zone

We're a nation on the go--and we're gaining weight at alarming levels. Chances are you realize you should lose weight and eat healthier foods, but when you're hungry and hurried, all too often you choose the drive-through over a healthy home-cooked meal. This breakthrough guide presents a practical, real-world solution that teaches you how to make healthier fast-food choices and save hundreds of calories per meal--without giving up the delicious taste and convenience of fast foods.

In addition to tips for dining guilt-free at all types of fast-food restaurants, The Fast Food Diet includes:
* A Six-Week Fast-Food Diet Eating Plan that lets you choose among 150 meal selections for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks from more than fifty of the most popular fast-food chains
* Valuable tips for business travelers, holiday revelers, and kids who are fast-food junkies
* Advice on eating well at food courts, sit-down restaurants, airports, and convenience stores
* Recipes for nutritious, home-cooked meals you can prepare in 15 minutes or less


If you cut just 500 calories from your meals every day, you'll lose a pound a week. That's 50 pounds a year--and The Fast Food Diet makes it easy.
Acknowledgments.

Foreword by Barry Sears, Ph.D.

Introduction.

Get Smarter, Get Slimmer on Fast Food.

1 The 80/20 Rule.

2 Why Regular Diets Fail.

3 The Secrets of Easy Weight-Loss Success.

4 The Fast-Food Diet Restaurant-by-Restaurant Guide.

5 Smart Sit-Down Dining.

6 The Fast-Food Diet at the Mall.

7 The Six-Week Fast-Food Diet.

8 Fast Food at Home.

9 The Fast-Food Diet for Kids.

10 The Fast-Food Diet Vitamins and Supplements.

11 The Fast-Food Diet for Business Travelers.

12 The Fast-Food Diet for the Holidays.

13 The Fast-Food Diet for Vegetarians.

14 The Fast-Food Diet Walking Plan.

15 The Future of Fast Food.

Appendix A: The Glycemic Foods Index.

Appendix B: Low-Calorie Snacks.

Bibliography.

Index.

Sujets

• Santé et bien-être
• Diététique
• diététique
• Nutrition
• California
• Fitness
• Health
• Diet
• Barbara Wood

Informations

• Publié par: Turner Publishing Company
• Date de parution: 02 mai 2008
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780470364246
• Langue: English

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Lose Weight and Feel Great Even If You re Too Busy to Eat Right
STEPHEN SINATRA, M.D., and JIM PUNKRE
Foreword by Barry Sears, Ph.D.

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Copyright 2006 by Stephen Sinatra, M.D., and Jim Punkre. All rights reserved
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
Sinatra, Stephen T., date.
The fast food diet : lose weight and feel great even if you re too busy to eat right / Stephen Sinatra and James Punkre ; foreword by Barry Sears. p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-471-79047-8 (pbk.)
1. Reducing diets-United States. 2. Weight loss-United States. 3. Convenience foods-Health aspects-United States. 4. Fast food restaurants-Health aspects-United States. 5. Food habits-United States. I. Punkre, Jim. II. Title.
RM222.2S555 2006
613.2 5-dc22
2006002082
Printed in the United States of America
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
This book is dedicated to the parents of America-and to their children, who are the hope of our country s healthy future.
We can end the obesity epidemic that is ruining America. Children learn by imitating their parents actions. No matter what your socioeconomic-cultural level may be, your children will follow what you do , not merely what you say. If you set the example of choosing healthier foods and better nutrition in general, so will your children. You ll be giving them a gift that will last their entire lifetime, so they can enjoy a healthy life that is free of disease, suffering, prescription drugs, and premature death.
Stephen Sinatra, M.D.
Jim Punkre
CONTENTS

Acknowledgments
Foreword by Barry Sears, Ph.D.
Introduction
Get Smarter, Get Slimmer on Fast Food
1 The 80/20 Rule
2 Why Regular Diets Fail
3 The Secrets of Easy Weight-Loss Success
4 The Fast-Food Diet Restaurant-by-Restaurant Guide
5 Smart Sit-Down Dining
6 The Fast-Food Diet at the Mall
7 The Six-Week Fast-Food Diet
8 Fast Food at Home
9 The Fast-Food Diet for Kids
10 The Fast-Food Diet Vitamins and Supplements
11 The Fast-Food Diet for Business Travelers
12 The Fast-Food Diet for the Holidays
13 The Fast-Food Diet for Vegetarians
14 The Fast-Food Diet Walking Plan
15 The Future of Fast Food
Appendix A
The Glycemic Foods Index
Appendix B
Low-Calorie Snacks
Bibliography
Index
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

To Jim Punkre, who gave me the idea for this book as well as his insightful ideas and tireless energy that helped make the book a reality.
To Matthew Hoffman for his research into the fast-food industry, Martina Punkre for her detailed editing, Debbie DelSignore for keeping all the details straight, and Jeff Cox for his eagle eye.
To Tom Miller, our editor at John Wiley Sons, for giving us the opportunity to help improve the way America eats.
To Bob Tuttle, who gave me the chance to manage his fast-food restaurant in Bellmore, New York, back in my high school years.
To my editorial, research, and marketing team for my monthly newsletter Heart, Health Nutrition published by Healthy Directions in Potomac, Maryland.
To JoAnne Piazza, my trusted assistant and advisor.
To my sibs who grew up with me in Long Island: Pam, Dick, and Maria; and to their wonderful second families.
To all our children and grandchildren: Donna, Dan, Kristin, Brad, Greg, Jen, March, Step, Drew, Emma, Claire, Cecelia, and Cal.
To Jan Sinatra, my wife, best friend, late-night editor, lover, and life companion.
-Stephen Sinatra, M.D. Jim Punkre
FOREWORD

The fast-food industry today is facing a tremendous challenge as well as an unprecedented opportunity. Fast food has been instrumental in conquering the problem of hunger in America. A warm meal is now so affordable and abundantly available that no one in our country should ever have to go hungry. The challenge the fast-food industry now faces is to make their meals more nutritious and calorie-conscious to benefit the health and weight of their customers.
We are eating more fast food in North America than ever before, and experts say this trend will not only continue but increase. Time and money constraints will force this upon us. Soon the lovingly prepared home-cooked meal of yesteryear will become the rare luxury that today s four-star restaurant experience now is. Faced with rising levels of obesity and dietrelated health problems, the fast-food industry must accept the responsibility of providing more healthful and less fattening items on their menus. Their customers deserve a real choice. It is no coincidence that people who rely upon fast food for a significant portion of their diet are among the 40 percent of Americans who have inadequate or no health insurance. This unfortunate situation is unlikely to change any time soon, so Dr. Sinatra s solution presented in this book is especially timely-and practical.
Dr. Steve Sinatra is one of the top preventive cardiologists in America. No one has a better understanding of the importance of food in preventing and reversing cardiovascular disorders and other degenerative diseases. The uniqueness of The Fast Food Diet is that Dr. Sinatra, instead of condemning the fast-food industry or pressuring it to change, is initiating this important transformation at the grassroots level. In The Fast Food Diet , he shows readers how to eat smarter and more nutritiously at any fast-food establishment so they will actually become healthier as they lose weight. What a brilliant strategy and practical approach!
This book is greatly needed because, while our daily life is ruled by time compression, our genes still herald from the Stone Age and rule our dietary desires. We are genetically conditioned to require small meals every four to six hours; a seemingly impossible task given today s lifestyle. Furthermore, our genes dictate a balance of protein, carbohydrate, and fat to provide the best hormonal response for weight control and overall wellness.
This is where fast food comes in. With a little know-how, you can always find protein in any fast-food restaurant. To maintain a healthy weight, you simply need to reduce the carbohydrates and sugars that accompany it to keep your appetite and insulin under control until your next meal. That s what this book will teach you. Once you master the simple tricks developed by Dr. Sinatra, you can indeed make use of fast food as a realistic alternative in times when you can t make the ideal choice.
There is much truth in the saying You are what you eat. Steve Sinatra demonstrates that fast food can actually help you achieve your ultimate goal of continuing wellness.
-Barry Sears, Ph.D., author of The Zone
INTRODUCTION
Get Smarter, Get Slimmer on Fast Food

A merica is a fast-food nation, for better and for worse. Consider the typical weekday. The alarm goes off and the family s bare feet start hitting the floor immediately. Everyone s probably running a little late because they didn t get enough sleep. (Americans sleep an average of seven hours a night, down from nine hours a century ago.) Getting the kids ready for school requires a Herculean effort: brushing teeth, washing faces, and digging under the couch for overdue library books. Time for a quick bowl of cereal? Probably not. So you rush out the door with an empty stomach. Maybe you ll snatch something on the way-or just do without anything to eat until lunch.
This frenetic pace doesn t let up at work. There s hardly such a thing as a lunch hour anymore. More likely you ll grab food at a take-out joint near the office and wolf it down on the way to the bank or some other errand. Then it s back to work until quitting time maybe five, six, or seven hours later. At that point your blood sugar is crashing and the last thing on your mind is cooking something from scratch. Ravenous and stressed-out from your day, you point the car t