Healthy Fast Food Tips

We know that the lure of the drive-thru is strong for all of us. But we have collected many tips that will help you resist when you need to and make great choices when you do have to make a stop. We'll be adding to this page frequently, so bookmark it, subscribe to our newsletter, and come back often. You'll be glad you did!

THE NO DRIVE THRU FAMILY PLAN:
THE 1-MINUTE COOLER

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Pack a cooler?  How long will that take?  One minute, once you create the habit.  This is something I did when I started in sales years ago (let’s leave it at that). Texas summers get hot, and I needed cold water on hand when I was driving around in my car office all day.  

I continued this habit with my children. I did this more so when they were small and in need of frequent snacks.  Packing a cooler enabled me to create the good habits I wanted us to have, provided them the choices I wanted to give them, and prevented the urgent drive through stop due to hungry children. This helped us get home to a healthier meal.

You can pack a cooler in one minute or less.  I am talking about the tiny cooler that you pack a lunch in or the next size up.  The scenario is “We need to leave in ten minutes!!!  is everybody ready to go?”  This is a healthy snack and water cooler...

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