Archive for April 23rd, 2009

It’s that time of the year ya’ll, time to PLAY BALL! 

Baseball season is always fun.

Going out to the ballpark, being around crazy {normally very loud} fans and of course…

EATING.

Photo Source: here

This past week we’ve been to see the Astro’s at Minute Maid park twice. Luckily, they won one of the games. Woo!
But when you’re eating to lose weight, you don’t want to eat like the picture above.

I know, I know, you’re saying “Lauren, c’mon that’s what going to the ballpark is ALL about!” Sure, I get it. BUT, if you’re trying to lose weight, not a good idea. Sorry. 

At Minute Maid on the Club Level, there is this AWESOME Salad bar. So glad they have that. So for Dinner, I had a Salad and then after that, my Mother-in-law suggested to go for a walk and climb the stairs to burn off our dinner. {She’s so great!} so we did, people thought we were weird, but hey, we could still here the game going on, and we did a good 3 laps around the park and went up and down the 2-flight stairs 3 times, go us!

Other ideas for having a healthy experience at the Ballpark is:

1. Eat before you go {I know, *groan* how boring}
2. Bring your purse {or your man-bag} and pack some healthy snacks
3. Stay away from the ICE CREAM {this should be a given, but ya know… its hard}
4. If you’re going to eat that pretzel, then GET UP and move. Take those 3 laps
5. Just be cautious of what you’re about to eat and then realize how hard you’ll have to workout, to burn that off.

Here’s some nutrition facts from Fit Sugar on BallPark foods:

So tell me, What’s your FAVORITE thing to eat when you go to a baseball game?