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Get Healthy At School
The best stuff in the caf tastes good, but is it good for you?
| in the cafeteria Here’s how to make a healthy choice—or counteract an unhealthy one! | ||
| YOUR USUAL: | try this instead at LUNCH: | or have it—then balance it at DINNER with: |
| pizza | chicken burger
WHY The protein in the chicken will give you lasting energy without all the saturated fat in pepperoni. |
 a
lean and green meal
WHY Pizza has refined carbs and lots of fat, so pick foods with more fiber and less fat, like tuna and vegetables. |
| thousand island dressing |  vinaigrette
dressing
WHY Creamy dressing like thousand island has a lot of saturated fat. Vinaigrette is made with a healthier oil. |
lemon juice on veggies
WHY If you had creamy dressing earlier, use lemon juice instead of butter on veggies to avoid more fat. |
 soda |
low-fat milk
WHY Soda is full of empty calories. Milk has calcium and protein. (Add just a dash of chocolate syrup for flavor.) |
water or seltzer
WHY Since the soda you drank had so much sugar, skip fruit drinks and additional sodas for the rest of the day. |
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