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CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - At a popular restaurant out in town, among the various sandwiches, burgers and miscellaneous appetizers, there is a dish called the Southern Smokehouse Burger with Ancho Chile BBQ. Layered with a variety of vegetables and meat products smothered in sauce, this hamburger is certainly a filling lunch or dinner meal – considering how it alone is over the daily recommended calorie intake.
The average calorie diet one should maintain for a healthy body is 2,000, but the Southern Smokehouse Burger rests at 2,290 calories and is only marketed as being one meal. With calorie portions such as that, it is no wonder how many people over-indulge and start packing on the pounds, especially due to the fact the burger is also more than twice the daily fat intake, which is 65 grams per day, at 139 grams.
“Portion sizes have dramatically increased in the American diet over the past few decades,” said Courtney Flynn, a clinical dietician with Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune. “With meals that drastically go over the daily recommended calorie diet becoming more prevalent, it is very important to know what you are eating.”
For nearly two hours, Flynn and two other clinical dieticians from NHCL educated attendants of the Nutrition & Wellness in the Workplace seminar in proper dieting habits as well as how to keep physically fit outside of eating at the Jacksonville-Onslow Chamber of Commerce, Aug. 3.
“We have a series of summer seminars in which community members give us suggestions on what they would like to see presented,” said Mona Padrick, president of the chamber. “Occasionally, the Naval hospital helps out with a few of our classes, such as the [post-traumatic stress disorder] class we held last year. They’ve been very helpful in the health-related seminars we’ve held and we’re glad they’re here assisting us again.”
Covering a wide range of dietary concerns from healthy snacking at work, proper meal portion sizes and weight-loss tips, the three dieticians provided an abundance of materials to the attendants all with the aim of healthier living. Flynn, Erica Cushion and Lt. j.g. Melinda Villarreal provided a range of facts from the break-down of what a recommended meal should consist of to eye-opening information, such as how one Otis Spunkmeyer muffin is four times the amount of the recommended daily grain intake.
“Capt. [Daniel] Zinder [commanding officer of NHCL] is always looking for ways for the hospital to get active in the community, regardless of military affiliation,” said Villarreal. “Seminars like these are great opportunities for us to serve the community as well as showing them we help the non-military families off base.”
Calorie counting and watching fat intake might be trivial for some, but as Marines and sailors aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, it is expected that each individual keep in good physical condition – something that is not easily attained by eating fast food for lunch and a Southern Smokehouse Burger for dinner, at least tripling your daily calorie diet.
| Date Taken: | 08.03.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 08.10.2011 12:51 |
| Story ID: | 75120 |
| Location: | CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
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