| It is possible for people to make healthy food | | | | cultivated by local farmers offer very healthy and |
| choices even if they only have a short time in | | | | affordable choices. Some of these kinds of |
| which to prepare their meals. The first thing to | | | | restaurants will create their own recipes for |
| realize is that it is often that healthy choices do | | | | healthy food options. This provides the consumer |
| not always mean a need for two-hour meals. A | | | | with a totally new choice and encourages them to |
| person can choose healthy foods that are quick | | | | visit the restaurant again. |
| and easy to prepare at home or to pickup from a | | | | If home preparation of food is preferred, the |
| takeout place. Cities often provide restaurant | | | | options for healthy choices increase. Visiting a local |
| guides in their telephone books that display | | | | grocery store or supermarket emphasizes the |
| full-page menus indicating what a particular | | | | number of healthy choices that are available. |
| restaurant or drive-thru offers. Many of these | | | | Fresh fruits and vegetables are more varied than |
| food vendors now include healthy alternatives to | | | | ever before due to improvements in |
| their usual fast-food selection. | | | | transportation and preservation methods. All |
| At places like McDonald's and Hardee's, it is | | | | types of cuisine can be prepared quickly because |
| possible to find consumers who are concerned | | | | of the choices of fresh goods rather than frozen |
| about their carbohydrate consumption. This has | | | | foods. There are numerous choices among frozen |
| prompted the restaurants to provide other | | | | foods as well. The demand for healthy frozen |
| options in their hamburger choices. Hamburgers | | | | dinners and other meals has increased along with |
| can be ordered without the bun, for example, and | | | | demands for more variety in frozen food |
| fruit and yogurt are included on the menu along | | | | offerings. Any frozen food aisle in any |
| with fresh salads. Many restaurants provide salad | | | | supermarket will show as many healthy food |
| choices either as side orders or as complete | | | | options and poor choices. The decision is up to the |
| meals. Often, a salad of fresh vegetables with | | | | individual. |
| chopped ham, roast beef or chicken is more | | | | People can either choose to eat a healthy diet or |
| attractive than regular menu items. Salads are | | | | an unhealthy one. Time and availability of healthy |
| especially appealing in the summer months | | | | choices are no longer problems for a person who |
| because they are lighter on the digestive system. | | | | is trying to eat better and healthier foods. |
| Restaurants that feature foods in season | | | | |