{"id":35833,"date":"2010-12-03T13:04:54","date_gmt":"2010-12-03T18:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=35833"},"modified":"2010-12-03T13:06:07","modified_gmt":"2010-12-03T18:06:07","slug":"healthy-friday-night-habits-will-keep-you-on-track-all-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/12\/healthy-friday-night-habits-will-keep-you-on-track-all-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthy Friday Night Habits Will Keep You on Track All Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Healthy Friday Night Habits Will Keep You on Track All Weekend\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/12\/healthy-friday-night-habits-will-keep-you-on-track-all-weekend\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-36666\" title=\"pizza\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/pizza.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a>Friday night, for some, is\u00a0an evening of indulgence. After a long work week it&#8217;s tempting to reward yourself for the hard work of the previous week while celebrating the two days ahead of sleeping in and enjoying your free time.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of making a habit of indulging in a high-calorie dinner and fattening desserts on Friday evenings,\u00a0 celebrate the end of the week by treating yourself to a nutritious dinner. Your body will thank you later.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cook dinner at home<\/strong>. You can create a healthy (and budget-friendly) dinner with the items in your fridge on any night of the week, but on Fridays, you can kick back and get a little creative. Let the kids help chop and stir to get the whole family involved.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don&#8217;t skip the pizza<\/strong>. Instead of calling for takeout, make your own pizza at home. Use flat breads from the freezer (such as <a title=\"flat out wraps\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/03\/even-dieters-can-enjoy-comfort-foods\/\" target=\"_self\">Flat-Out wraps<\/a>)\u00a0 low-fat cheese and your favorite fresh vegetables for a guilt-free <a title=\"Vegetable Pizza Recipe\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/videos\/yummy-vegetable-pizza-recipe\/\" target=\"_self\">veggie pizza<\/a> night. Pop in your favorite movie and consider yourself rewarded for a long week of work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sub soda for H20<\/strong>. Yes, even if you\u2019re an adult, you need your water. Recent studies have even suggested a <a title=\"link between soda and obesity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/12\/nyc-says-no-to-sodas-purchased-with-food-stamps\/\" target=\"_self\">link between drinking soda and obesity<\/a> \u2013 even if you prefer diet to the \u201cregular stuff.\u201d If your palate is craving carbonation, opt for sparkling water or flavored seltzer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lighten up your dessert. <\/strong>Instead of digging into a pint of ice cream, opt for fresh fruit. If your favorite stone fruits, berries or melon are out of season, you&#8217;re better off eating <a title=\"Canned Fruit\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/videos\/are-frozen-or-canned-fruits-and-vegetables-healthy\/\" target=\"_self\">canned fruit<\/a> than no fruit at all.\u00a0 Del Monte products are packed in 100% juice and delicious when you mix with some fat-free yogurt.<\/p>\n<p>Eating healthy on Friday nights sets the stage for a healthy weekend. What are you tips for making it through the weekend without wrecking your diet?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday night, for some, is\u00a0an evening of indulgence. After a long work week it&#8217;s tempting to reward yourself for the hard work of the previous week while celebrating the two days ahead of sleeping in and enjoying your free time. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/12\/healthy-friday-night-habits-will-keep-you-on-track-all-weekend\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3695],"tags":[281,3,345,400,296],"class_list":["post-35833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diet-and-nutrition","tag-desserts","tag-diet-tips","tag-healthy-eating","tag-pizza","tag-water"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35833"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35833\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36668,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35833\/revisions\/36668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}