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on Practical Strategies for Dining Out

The Consistency Project
The Consistency Project
on Practical Strategies for Dining Out
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The soundbite summary: Eating meals that are 500-600 calories is a useful strategy (and filling) for most people, but that can be hard to find at restaurants. Even seemingly healthy options like a kale caesar chicken wrap can be >1,000 calories.
The Consistency Project
The Consistency Project
on Practical Strategies for Dining Out
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Topics include:

  • Eating out as part of our culture and why it is a problem;
  • Calories in typical restaurant meals; 
  • What’s different about restaurant vs. home-prepped meals;
  • Regulations or government campaigns to combat the issue;
  • Individual strategies to eat out without setting yourself back.

 

Referenced articles

Liu et al., 2020. Health and economic impacts from menu labeling.
Rozin et al., 2003. French paradox
Shangguan et al., 2019. Reduction in calories from menu labeling

Reference podcasts

On Weight, Health, and Worth

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