{"id":1257,"date":"2011-10-11T22:02:28","date_gmt":"2011-10-11T22:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/?p=1257"},"modified":"2011-10-11T22:02:28","modified_gmt":"2011-10-11T22:02:28","slug":"in-the-news-talkin-skinny-but-eatin-fat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/in-the-news-talkin-skinny-but-eatin-fat\/","title":{"rendered":"In the News: Talkin’ Skinny but Eatin’ Fat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Article Chronicles America’s Trouble Putting Healthy Words into Everyday Actions<\/h3>\n

Virtue has always been hard to embody, and healthful eating is no exception.\u00a0 As a recent article summed it up:\u00a0 Even though restaurant menus now broadcast the nutritional damage inflicted by our favorite foods and offer more weight-conscious options, it matters very little.\u00a0 “When Americans eat out, we still order burgers and fries.” **<\/p>\n

\"Pancakes\"
The association between eating out and getting a treat is deep--and hard to ignore or break. So don't try. Cook in instead!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I can relate.\u00a0 As a kid, we got to feast on pancakes at IHOP on Sunday morning if we successfully suffered through church services.\u00a0 What quickly formed was a deep association between eating out and total treat-dom.\u00a0 When I could finally afford to go out as a young adult, that association was always front and center.\u00a0 Eating out had<\/strong> to involve a dish with lots of cheese and\/or cream.<\/p>\n

But what if you’re ready to change the “eating out means major comfort food” dynamic–either voluntarily or because the health wounds inflicted by restaurant meals have begun taking their toll in a serious way?\u00a0 Here’s an unlikely, but probably the best, solution:\u00a0 Cook!<\/strong>\u00a0 Don’t keep exposing yourself to unbearable temptation.\u00a0 You’ll just succumb to it and then feel disappointed and depressed.\u00a0 Conversely, cooking in:<\/p>\n