| Have you ever wondered how your favorite fast food | | | | sound strange, but you can actually make all your |
| restaurants make those delicious menu items you love | | | | favorite restaurant dishes at home for a fraction of |
| so much? What is it that we just can't get enough of? | | | | the price. Not only that, but you can use low fat |
| It's no secret, Americans love fast food. Every day | | | | alternative ingredients to make the dishes healthier |
| millions of people head to their favorite fast food | | | | without compromising flavor. It's an excellent alternative |
| restaurants to indulge in their favorite guilty pleasures. If | | | | to eating greasy, salty fast food, and you don't have to |
| you include traditional restaurants, the average | | | | give up your favorite dishes. |
| American dines out more than 3 times per week. | | | | Here are some simple tips to reduce the fat and |
| That's a lot of money, and a lot of calories. | | | | calories of your favorite fast food recipes: |
| There are several cons to eating out frequently. The | | | | 1. Cook in low fat oil rather than deep frying |
| first is the costs. Eating out 3 to 5 times per week is | | | | 2. Use low fat mayonnaise, sour cream, and other |
| expensive whether its fast food or a restaurant. It may | | | | dressings |
| not seem like much at the time, but it adds up. If you | | | | 3. Use lean ground beef instead of normal ground beef |
| eat out just 3 times per week, it will likely cost you | | | | There are many other ways to tweak your favorite |
| over $1000 dollars per year, minimum. Then to add | | | | restaurant dishes to make them taste delicious and |
| insult to injury, you have the high fat and carb content. | | | | while still being healthy. Not only that, but you can save |
| Restaurant foods, especially fast food, is often very | | | | a fortune. To make these dishes, all you need are |
| fatty and contains a lot of bad oils and simple | | | | recipes and some common household ingredients in |
| carbohydrates. This leads to a bigger belt size among | | | | many cases. Copycat recipes for many of America's |
| other health problems. Restaurant food also contains | | | | most popular dishes are available to you, all you need |
| very high levels of sodium, which is a leading cause of | | | | is a kitchen. Their surprisingly easy to make, and taste |
| high blood pressure. These are all great reasons to cut | | | | just like the originals! It's a great balance between taste |
| back on fast food and restaurant food in general. | | | | and health. |
| But what if you can't resist? It's hard to avoid our | | | | So save yourself a few belt sizes and a few dollars |
| favorite fast food and restaurant dishes. Whether it be | | | | by cooking your favorite fast food and restaurant |
| burgers, tacos, or pizza, we love eating out. So what | | | | recipes at home. It's fast, fun, and really simple. You'll be |
| can you do in this situation? One simple solution is to | | | | glad you did. |
| cook your favorite fast food recipes at home. It may | | | | |