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RV Food, Road Food, Right Food
When you’re on the road in an RV, you eat on the road. Although I love having my own RV kitchen, part of the RV travel experience is visiting restaurants and sampling dishes created by local cooks.
How can you enjoy restaurant meals without sacrificing your health?
For answers we went to cardiologist Dr. Mike Fenster, a cardiologist and chef whose latest book is Food Shaman; the Art of Quantum Food. He also wrote The Fallacy of the Calorie, Why the Modern Western Diet is Destroying Us and How to Stop it.
Here are just a few of this expert's tips on eating healthier on the road.
* Say no to salad dressings, even diet dressings. Stick with olive oil and vinegar, fresh lemon juice or no dressing at all. Shun diet drinks too. Studies show, says Dr. Fenster, that women who drink more diet beverages are heavier and have increased risk of diabetes and heart disease.
* Under-salted food may be a diet disservice. “A properly seasoned meal leaves us more satisfied and less likely to binge,” the doctor observes. “Over 75% of an average person’s daily sodium intake comes from eating highly processed and prepared foods. Seek out those restaurants that utilize fresh ingredients, from produce to proteins.”
* Low cholesterol advertising is a fat trap. (It) has little or nothing to do with your blood cholesterol levels. Foods and menu items promoted as “healthy” because they are “low in cholesterol” are often loaded with fat, sugar or other additives that cause more harm than a three egg omelet ever could, he says.
* Energy bars are bogus, warns Dr. Fenster. “Many of these bars are highly processed and contain high levels of low-nutrient fillers and sweeteners like high fructose corn syrup. Diets high in added sugars, fructose in particular, has been associated with increased risk of developing hypertension, obesity, cardiovascular disease and other life-threatening medical conditions. Bars are also often loaded with artificial sweeteners such as aspartame that’s linked to a myriad of health ailments. The short term energy boost bars provide is often followed by a “crash” that can cause you to eat yet more unhealthy bars or other food to get revved back up.”
* Bagels are the “other” white bread, and that isn’t good says Dr. Fenster. Commercial breads are the number one source of sodium in the average American diet. They also often contain significant amounts of refined sugar and fat in the form of detrimental omega-six polyunsaturated fatty acids. A seemingly benign plain bagel is equivalent to several slices of white bread…even before the addition of toppings or fillings.”
* Counting calories is a fallacy, the doctor points out. For example, a 100 calorie soft drink is not the nutritional equivalent of a 100 calorie apple. Healthful eating is about the quality of the consumable.
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JUST IN; CAMPGROUNDS & RV PARKS
GOOD NEWS/BAD NEWS
* Caroga Lake, New York may get a new, 27-site campground on an 80-acre plot if the project is approved by the local planning board. No hook-ups will be provided but the proposal includes a pub and pavilion sure to be a tourism center. Stay tuned for news of the Royal Ivew Pacisiion and Campground. Caroga is northwest of Gloversville.
* Also in the Empire State, the AA Royal Motel & Campground in North Tonawanda has a new owner. The campground has blacktop RV pads, Wi-Fi, a playground, full hookups, free hot showers and a pet park. (716) 693 5695
* It’s time to plan your 2025 Mardi Gras camp-out. At the Fireside RV Resort in Ponchatoula, Lousiana, Mardi Gras weekend March 1-2, will feature Bingo, a chili cook-off, a golf cart decorating contest and parade, specialty drinks and live music through the evening. Contact (985) 277-1059 Firesidervresprt.com/
Lake Clinch RV Resort, Frostproof, Florida has been revamped. The gated, lakefront, 55+ resort is popular with families as well as snowbirds and permanent residents. Check it out at https://lakeclinchresort.com/
* Caroga Lake, New York, located northwest of Gloversville, may get a new, 27-site campground on an 80-acre plot if the project is approved by the local planning board. No hook-ups will be provided but the proposal includes a pub and pavilion sure to be a tourism center. Stay tuned for news of the Royal View Pavilion and Campground.
* Also in New York, the AA Royal Motel & Campground in North Tonawanda has a new owner. The campground has blacktop RV pads, Wi-Fi, a playground, full hookups, free hot showers and a pet park. (716) 693 5695
* RV Guests play nine challenging holes of golf without a cart on a weekday for as little as $15 at the Madison (Florida) RV & Golf Resort. At the posh, 95-site resort, weekend golf fees are a tempting $33 for 18 holes with golf cart. The new resort in an historic town in North Florida has spacious lots, a two-acre dog park, laundry, tiki bar, large swimming pool, premium Wi-Fi, catch-and-release fishing and more. Golf lessons are available. (850) 688-0363.
* A request to build a 443-acre park with camping, hiking, picnics and outdoor recreation near Waleska, Georgia has been approved . To be called the Garland Mission Park, the project will be owned by the Canton First Baptist Church and will be open to the public. A starting date for the park has not been projected, nor could we find further information on plans for the RV campground. Get updates at the church, (770) 479-5538.
* Centennial Creekside RV Park in Smithville, Texas will celebrate a grand opening on January 2. The 100 RV sites have full hookups, WI-Fi and cable access. The park offers hot showers and a large, air- conditioned clubhouse with a full kitchen. (512) 237-0912, centennialcreeksiderv.com/
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