You may recall the article I ran on McDonald's attempt to bring healthy choices to their menu by offering bunless burgers and adult happy meals.

It's always an encouraging sign to see fast food restaurants make decisions to offer a healthier selection. This push for "natural" products is certainly a positive step in the right direction, and somewhat convenient if you're in a hurry. But they aren't as good options for your health as free-range, organic chicken. The big difference? Free-range chickens have plenty of room to roam and eat their entirely natural diets and grow and live free of stress. This will make all the difference in terms of their health and taste value to you.

If you are looking for the cleanest source of chicken available, make sure you find clean free range chickens. It is best to find them locally. Many health food stores actually now sell that type of chicken or can direct you to farmers that can sell it to you. That is the best option as you eliminate costly shipping charges.

However, a few years ago I realized that many people simply don't have the time to track this type of chicken down. So I spent about 14 months of research with my team and identified top quality free-range, 100-percent certified organic chicken. We also found providers of healthy bison and ostrich meat for your convenience.

Many frequently find themselves stopping at fast-food restaurants or heading to the nearest drive-thru for two reasons: convenience or lack of time. Eating a healthy diet is a way of life and a real possibility as long as you decide to commit yourself to a lifestyle of optimal health.

If you're looking for some good ways to cook whole foods on the run -- and keep your day job -- I strongly recommend reviewing Colleen Huber's excellent article on this topic.

As is the case with many people, I am challenged with making the best use of my time. I could never sleep, have 100-hour days and still not get 50 percent of the things done that I want to. However, when I am not traveling either my family, or I prepare over 95 percent of our meals.

You need to understand that someone has to invest time in the kitchen for you and prepare real food or your health will suffer. You simply cannot consume processed foods for long periods of time without suffering health complications.

I do understand that with today's fast-paced society eating nutritious meals can be a major challenge for busy families; however, there are some healthy solutions for families (and individuals) on the go.

You can be a bit more proactive, as, after all, it is no mystery that you will need to eat lunch during the day, so plan ahead and make healthy choices. If you get caught up in a bind or an emergency and simply don't have any time to prepare a meal you can always rely on one simple solution, Living Fuel Rx. This is a completely nutritious convenience food that provides concentrated sources of vitamins, minerals, proteins, essential fats and enzymes in a convenient powder form and is less expensive than most fast food options

Even though fast-food restaurants are making changes for the better with their menu offerings your best bet is always to prepare your own meals at home. This is the only sure fire way to know exactly where your food is coming from.

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