Situational: Part 1

Q: It’s hard to find healthy food when I’m doing volunteer work. What should I eat to minimize the damage?

A: Whatever you want, calories don’t count when you are working for free.

Whether you choose to cheer up hospital patients, find families for homeless animals, clean up your local beach or stuff envelopes for a non-profit, you are giving of your time and energy freely. Thus, all food consumed during this time is used up in your generous energy expenditure. Non-profits are tax exempt, working for them makes you calorie exempt.

Pros: It’s very tempting and convenient to grab fast food when you are out. As long as it’s before or after you volunteer, you’re good to go.

Cons: If you eat the food you are supposed to be serving at a homeless kitchen, you are a terrible human being. Don’t even worry about the calories, they don’t count where you are going.

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