Healthy junk food: Ways to cut the calories in the most unlikely situations

Save for alienating yourself from family and friends and never leaving your house, there are some situations you’ll find yourself in where junk food is the only choice you’ve got.

At a ballpark or stuffed inside a vending machine are snacks that contain half your daily calories. And forget about the movie theater where the popcorn buckets are as big as your head.

So how do you stay social without blowing your diet? Local nutritionists say it all comes down to smart choices.

Ballparks

As the clock winds down to halftime or the seventh-inning stretch at a baseball, basketball or football game, you may be sitting in the bleachers craving an icy soda and a hot dog with all the trimmings. Wrong!

Kandi Perazzo: Go for a grilled chicken sandwich (approximately 260 calories, 5 grams fat), a plain hot dog (242 calories, 18 grams fat), soft pretzel (340 calories, 2 grams fat) or a plain hamburger (275 calories, 31 grams fat). Order extra pickles to fill up, if you’re hungry, a tip Perazzo got from hungry-girl.com . Stay away from the funnel cake which packs up to 760 calories. Whitney Butler: A soft pretzel is lower in fat than any meat option and a turkey dog is lower in saturated fat than its counterparts. “Bring your own vegetable sticks rather than buying chips,” Butler suggests. Opt for water over soda. Jennifer Doane: Split larger items and get the grilled chicken wrap over the hot dog. “The french fries, nachos and saucy fried foods get you. Even a small ice cream would probably be better than loaded fries.” Christine Southwick: “Try to eat something before you go to the game so you will not be as hungry during the outing.” Southwick suggests veggie burgers and turkey burgers in addition to the aforementioned choices, but warns customers to watch out for the toppings. “Stick to low-fat items such as ketchup, mustard or relish.” If you’re in the mood for a snack, try peanuts (a good source of protein and fiber), pretzels without the salt or low-fat frozen yogurt. Vending machines
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