By Samantha Taylor
What I learned to love about eating healthy is that good feeling I get after I eat. Knowing that what you eat is something you aren’t going to regret gives you a good feeling, which isn’t only physical, but also psychological and emotional.
Knowing that the decision you made moved you closer to your goals instead of farther away, it shows yourself that you do care about your health. Now, aren’t those great reasons to learn to eat better?
Believe me, this took me some time to learn, but it’s totally worth it because know I really enjoy eating healthy.
My next adventure was a trip to Pita’s Republic in Lutz on SR 54 and Collier Parkway, but there are many more around if that one is not close to you.
After eating there, I could not believe I had never been there before!
The place aims at offering healthier options, which I love.
They use low-fat sour cream and cheese. Also, the chicken is baked, never fried. This is my kind of place! I also love that the menu’s nutrition info is online on the corporate website. You know me; I am all about knowing what is in what we eat. So what did I get?
I ordered the Tex-Mex Wrap on a wheat tortilla that was as huge on flavor as it was on size. For people who are practicing what I have been talking about in these articles and learning to discipline themselves by eating only half of what they order, this is definitely a wrap you can eat half of and then have a side of their Tabouli salad or a bag of Baked Lay’s.
As is my habit, I got their delicious chipotle sauce, on the side, so I can control how much of it goes on my wrap. This tasty sauce is not low fat, so make sure you control how much you use, especially if you’re eating the whole wrap. The whole wrap plus sauce equals about 600 calories, so if you leave off the sauce and have the whole wrap, it’s about 420 calories. If you eat half the wrap with some of the sauce, it’s about 300 calories. For a main meal, you can have up to 300-600 calories, but I would shoot for the lower end of that number. If you’re in the mood for a smoothie instead of a wrap, they use all fresh fruit, not like some of those smoothie shops that use fruit canned and drenched in sugary syrup. Oh, and if you have children, kids eat for free on Mondays and Tuesdays. You got to love Pita’s Republic — that place is awesome!
