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Healthy Fast Food Lunch Resources

Below are top resources on SparkPeople for Healthy Fast Food Lunch.

Eating Healthy in the Cafeteria

You meant to pack a nutritious lunch for school today. But your best friend texted you while you were slaving over your algebra homework, so you took a break to listen to her gush about her crush. By the time you finally finished your homework, you w...  Read more

Beat the Brown Bag Blues

They’re not glamorous, breath-taking or even mildly exciting. Instead, brown bag lunches are convenient, economical and all too often boring. But are your packed lunches becoming too mundane, unappealing and dull? If you have the brown bag blue...  Read more

Staff Picks: Healthy Fast Food Lunches

Just like you, the people behind SparkPeople.com try to plan their meals ahead of time so that we're sure to make the healthiest choices possible. Whether we're short on time or just have a craving for our favorite burger joint, we still try...  Read more

The School Lunch Dilemma

 Its lunchtime at the office and you’re hungry. Your morning has been stressful, and your co-workers are pooling their money for some fried take-out from the local burger joint. You decline their invitation (even though comfort food so...  Read more

Fast Food: Convenient and Healthy

When you are on the go, you need to get things done and get them done now. Unfortunately, for some people, this means everything is done “on the go.” However, just because you live your life in the fast lane doesn’t mean that yo...  Read more

What food do you dislike or hate
Updated 5/18/2013 8:30:16 AM

I do not like to use the word hate I prefer the word dislike,HOWEVER: I HATE OKRA. When I was a kid my Dad would want that okra in our vegetable soup. I could not swallow it, I would pull it ouof my my mouth & it was all stringy. I could not swallow...  Read more

Struggling with food and new meds
Updated 5/17/2013 7:56:30 PM

Since starting a new medication about a week ago I hardly have an appetite. I haven't even managed get to 1200 calories in nearly a week and it is showing on the scale. I have stopped losing weight and I'm guessing it's because my body is wondering w...  Read more

Could You Handle SMELLING Food all Day ???
Updated 5/17/2013 7:07:00 PM

A San Francisco bacon restaurant -- called Bacon Bacon -- must shut its doors after neighbors' complaints about the smell of bacon revealed a fatal permitting issue, according to the San Francisco Examiner. Bacon Bacon, owner "failed" to negotiate w...  Read more

what food or foods is your weakness?
Updated 5/17/2013 11:23:43 PM

My weakness is macaroni & cheese,potatoes & breads. I have a hard time when wanting more to stop .I love carb's they love my lips & stays on my hips!!!!!! Judy...  Read more

Slow eater or a Fast eater?
Updated 5/18/2013 8:33:31 AM

I am just curious on how everyone eats.. I also wonder if how you eat has a real impact about weight gain or loss? I happen to be a very fast eater only because of my work schedule in the past of training 60 head of horses, and because of my ex....  Read more

Batch Cooking = Fast Food

I try to batch cook on the weekend and then divide it up into single serve containers. I then have healthy "fast food" lunches and dinners to grab during the week. Saves me money and my waistline!...  Read more

Plan ahead!!

I have learned to prepare for the next day before I go to bed. I pack my lunch and healthy snacks so I don't have to mess with it in the morning. I have noticed if I have a healthy lunch packed, I won't go out to a fast food restaurant for lunch....  Read more

College Students

This group is for college students who are looking to get healthier and need a little support from those in a similar situation...  Read more

Slash Your Child's Risk for Obesity by 40%--Without Diet or Exercise

We put a lot of the blame for childhood obesity on fast food, school lunches, and sedentary lifestyles, and certainly all of these factors (along with many others) are at play. But can we really do much about these factors, especially in the short-te...  Read more

5 Strategies for Healthy Summer Meals On the Go

Are you having a fun-filled and busy summer so far? I don't know about fun (so far for me, at least), but mine has been filled with busyness! Between wedding planning, training my new dog, and putting the finishing touches on a kitchen remodel that's...  Read more