Topic: Eating Healthily With A Busy Lifestyle
General Purpose: To inform
Specific Purpose: To inform the audience how to eat healthily on the run
Thesis: Today we will discuss ways you can incorporate healthy eating into your lifestyle even if you are always on the go. Packing a lunch, choosing restaurants wisely, and keeping nutritious snacks on hand are a just a few of the ways you can still manage to eat something decent while maintaining a hectic pace.
I. Introduction: How many of you want to be healthy? How many of you find it a challenge to eat healthily because you are always running somewhere such as from work to school or from school to another activity? Most of us are. Today we will discuss ways you can incorporate healthy eating into your lifestyle even if you are always on the go. Packing a lunch, choosing restaurants wisely, and keeping nutritious snacks on hand are a just a few of the ways you can still manage to eat something decent while maintaining a hectic pace.
TR: The best way to watch what you eat is planning beforehand and packing your meals
II. 1st Main Point: Want healthy choices, pack your lunch
A. Can choose healthier options than if eating out
B. Usually less expensive than eating out
C. Many convenient options available
1. PROTEIN POWDER! Always good
2. Pre-cooked, pre-cut chicken, turkey, etc.
3. Sandwiches/ wraps- low-carb wraps, high in protein
4. Greek Yogurt
5. Pre-cut veggies/ fruit
6. Microwaveable Sweet Potatoes
7. Hard-boiled eggs
8. Oatmeal
9. Brown Rice
D. Can prepare the night before for convenience so easy to eat healthy
1. Always cook in bulk and freeze for later
a. Turkey Chili- Use extra lean 99%
b. Grilled Chicken
c. Burgers- 99% Turkey Burgers/ 96% Beef- Extra Lean
d. Fish/ Seafood- Tilapia, Salmon, Shrimp
e. Egg whites (turkey bacon) = Good Anytime
f. Anything w/ ground beef/ turkey ex. Tacos, stuffed shells
E. Microwaveable frozen healthy dinners are
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