Stress Can Affect
Eating Habits
Routines can be unbearable
burdens rather than stabilizing
factors in times of stress espe
cially when the routine is family
dinner and the stress is due to a
family member’s absence because
of military assignment.
Coping with that situation is
easier for some people and harder
for others. Friends and family can
help, but an individual’s attitude
may be the deciding factor.
An attitude based on depriva
uon and over-indulgence usually
results in frustration, guilt, and
ironically, unwanted weight loss
or weight gain.
From a nutritional standpoint,
researchers know that healthy eat
ing promotes physical health,-
which in turn helps an individual
deal with mental stress.
Eating a variety of foods on
moderate amounts is always
advisable, and especially so for
persons under stress. Doing so
may be harder, however, especial
ly if the individual feels out of
control.
For example, family members
cannot control government
actions that affect where their
loved ones are. But individuals
can control their attitudes about
their eating habits.
Exerting that power of control
is one way children often deal
with the stress of growing up. By
refusing to eat certain foods or
By Doris Thomas
Lancaster Extension
Home Economist
demanding other foods as treats,
they are expressing a desire to be
in control.
Just as parents seek to train their
children to use that power to
choose nutritious foods over junk
foods, so too, do nutritionists
advise stressed adults to use their
power of choice wisely.
I want to point out three ways
you can practice controlling food,
rather than allowing food to con
trol you.
First, get a grip on yourself.
Admit that you feel stressed, but
do not dwell on your "right” to be
stressed. The sooner you accept
that fact that you cannot control
the source of your stress, the soon
er you will be ready to take control
over how you react to that stress.
One choice you make in reacting
to stress is whether you will con
tinue to eat normally, of whether
you will overeat or avoid eating.
Second, keep eating in perspec
tive. It is neither the most impor
tant, nor the least important thing
you do each day.
While planning nutritious
meals and snacks can provide
structure and give a focus to daily
activities, it is good to realize that
it is okay to take an occasional
break from that structure.
Third, do not skip meals. That is
always a temptation for most indi
viduals who feel overworked due
to increased job or family
responsibilities.
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Skinfree Fried Chicken
company said. Some 700 KFC
restaurants in the Northeast will
have the product available begin
ning this week.
In what it called the “biggest
breakthrough since Colonel San
ders developed his secret blend of
11 herbs and spices,” Kentucky
Fried Chicken announced it will
begin the nationwide introduction
of skinfree fried chicken on the
bone, lower in calories, fat and
cholesterol than its traditional
chicken.
The product, called Lite’n Cris
py Chicken, will be rolled out to
nearly 5,000 Kentucky Fried
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“Millions of Americans love
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chicken but would like a lighter
alternative,” said Kyle Craig,
president of Kentucky Fried
Chicken USA. “So we’ve deve
loped a product for the '9os, a
skinfree chicken which i$ lower in
fat and calories but still tastes
great”
The company spent more than a
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with Colonel Sanders’ secret
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deep marination. It is then lightly
covered with a new breading
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oil during cooking. KFC only uses
100 percent vegetable oil. To
complement the “better-for-you”
product, salads and. multi-grain
rolls will be available in restaur
ants serving Lite’n Crispy.
Compared to KFC’s skin-on
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39% fewer calories, 45% less fat,
44% less sodium and 37% less
cholesterol.
“Many Americans are con
cerned about saturated fats and
cholesterol, and the fast food
industry is responding,” she said.
“With Lite’n Crispy, KFC is tak
ing a significant step in the right
direction.”
Kentucky Fried Chicken oper
ates and franchises more than
8,000 restaurants
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