Yard Sales and Golden Corral

What do yard sales and The Golden Corral buffet have in common? You might answer "not much", but the common threads involve getting a good deal, finding something new, and connecting with people. Yard sales, like all-you-can-eat buffets, are an indelible part of American culture. You can go solo, or with a group of people. You can walk away from a yard sale without spending a dime, but the corral has a latch - you've already paid for your food. It's a gold mine for the variety of foods available, especially ones that you might not prepare at home, like breaded scallops (140 calories for ten), or grilled lemon-pepper fish (180 calories). Yet it's also a caloric land mine, laden with high calorie foods like one slice of innocently-sounding carrot cake (430 calories, 22gm fat). Like the yard sale, you've got to know when to walk away even when everything is a good deal It's human nature to "want" to get your money's worth - but overloading your plate, puts non-productive calories in your body which can have down-the-road costs such as weight gain, diabetes, high cholesterol, and elevated blood pressure. The next time you're at a buffet, use the golden rule of filling up only one plate, half with fibrous vegetables, a quarter with lean protein, and the other quarter of your plate with a starch. And even though some desserts may be sugar-free, they're not calorie free. Consider visiting goldencorral.com to check out the dessert calories ahead of time - so you make a healthful choice and avoid an emotional indulgence. As Americans, we love a good deal, but sometimes a good deal can be too good to be true.