Travel Tip #11: Avoid Filler Food
Going out to eat in just about every country in the world the money is made on soda, alcohol, and cheap filler food. Filler food is the mashed potatoes next to your steak, it's the french fries next to your burger, it's the rice next to your stir fry, It's the pasta in your shrimp linguini.
Filler food is basically your low nutrient cheap carbohydrate. A plate of 80% white rice two tiny pieces of meat and few vegetables is not what I'd be looking for in a quality meal. I try to eat at places serving lot's of meat and vegetables and I sometimes discard the filler food especially if it's really junky.
Every country has their filler food. In Central and South America it's plantains, yuca, rice, potatoes. In the US and Western Countries it's bread, french fries, pasta. Asia it's all different types of rice and noodles.
I'm not saying all filler food is bad. I believe in having a balanced diet; but see what the restaurant is dishing out and avoid those who offer a huge plate of filler food with not much else going for it.
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It's rather challenging to eat healthy while traveling, at times. However, there are a lot of ways to address the issue. For instance, you can purchase an electric steamer that can easily steam vegetables in a hotel room. If you must eat out, avoiding simple carbs is definitely a pro tip!
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I totally agree with you on this one. I'm upvoting and will promote on twitter :) BBQ meat and greens for the win!
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Filler food is something that is value for money. It's just to keep people full if they are on a tight budget :)
Of course it's a great value, when you buy it yourself and cook it at home. My whole article is about traveling and eating out, how you can pay restaurant prices and just get a pile of rice with a little nothin' next to it. Especially in south and central America you can run into this often.
Ya, unfortunately, that's how restaurants increase their profit margins.
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The problem with filler food is that the proportions are huge, these days. So difficult to eat enormous plates of food! Great post, @world-travel-pro.