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Eating Healthy in Buffalo is the Pits!

· 🌡️ 74°F

Trying to eat healthy in Buffalo is like having an AA meeting in a bar. Between Duff's, Jim's Steakout, and Anderson's, there's just no way I'm going to win the battle of the bulge. Yeah, I could get a healthier choice or eat smaller portions. But really, when your friends are swigging down pitchers of beer and annihilating buckets of wings, eating a chef salad with dressing on the side just doesn't cut it!

I guess all of this just means I'm going to have to get even more time in at the rink and larger pants!
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💬 6 comments

  1. mk ·

    haha...I definitely agree to some extent. But there are always ways to eat healthy. Salads, soups, no dressing, diet soda, blah blah blah. But you're right, there's so much delicious, unhealthy food around this place!!!!

  2. paul ·

    I think it is compounded by the fact that it is so cold most of the year and eating is the main social activity.

  3. zobar ·

    I hear ya. There are [rare] times when I do not want to sit down to a plate of deep-fried chicken parts covered in sodium sauce and a side-order of poutine. Check out the following restaurants:

    - Amy's Place on Main, downscale Lebanese & vegetarian
    - Betty's on Virginia, miscellaneous granoly, v. flavorful, excellent brunch
    - Cafe 59 on Allen, quick healthy lunch
    - Falafel Bar on Elmwood, downscale Middle-Eastern
    - A number of sushi restaurants have opened up recently, too: Fuji Grill, Kibarashi, Kuni's To Go, Wasabi

    - Z

  4. dragonlady7 ·

    Mmmmmmm poutine.
    Now I want some.

    Oh crap! I just realized I forgot to eat lunch. So much for eating small portions at regular intervals...

    @paul won't help you much-- half his blog posts are photos of the yummy food he eats!!!

  5. museumchick ·

    I agree- there's just too many wonderful unhealthy restaurants in Buffalo. They are amazing, there is just nothing else to it. Plus, all that great greek food.

  6. carolinian ·

    I heard somewhere that Western NY leads the nation in heart disease. Considering the number of pizza & wing joints up here, one every 100ft as required by law, I have little doubt that this statement is probably true.

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