‘Gender Wars’: What men and women eat

Since the dawn of time men and women have been at each other's throats about one subject or another. He says this. She says that. In part two of a special “Today” series called "Gender Wars" we tackle the tasty topic of food. How do men and women differ when they eating on the go? To find out more, the “Today” show asked Jorge Cruise, columnist for Prevention Magazine and author of "8 Minutes in the Morning," and Kathleen Daelemans, weight loss consultant and author of "Getting Thin and Loving Food," to talk about how men and women can slim down their dining-out meals. Here are some of their thoughts:

Denny's
Men 
The Fiesta Scramble
Includes two scrambled eggs combined with seasoned ground beef, topped with shredded cheddar cheese and salsa. It is served with two sausage links and two strips of bacon. Additional side items include hash browns and three pancakes.

Eat out tips: Request egg beaters and choose ground beef, sausage or bacon, but not all three. Ask for a side of dry whole-wheat toast instead of the hash browns or pancakes.

Make at home tips: Use egg whites or egg beaters and low-fat Italian chicken sausage. Portion control the sausage and cheese and serve it with fresh salsa that contains no oil or sugar.

Women
Veggie-Cheese Omelet
Filled with sautéed onions, green peppers, mushrooms and diced tomatoes folded in with shredded cheddar cheese. It is served with bread choice.

Eat out tips: Request that it be made with egg beaters, but hold the onions. The onions are probably sautéed in too much oil. You should request microwave veggies instead of sautéing them and ask for the cheese on the side

Make at home tips: Same as above.

Mimi's Cafe
Men
Mimi's Pot Roast
A 10 oz. USDA choice chuck roast braised slowly with carrots, celery and onions.

Eat out tips: Order grilled steak if you're in the mood for meat – who knows what's in this pot roast. Order a baked potato with no butter, fat free sour cream and a side of broccoli and or a big salad.

Women
Bleu Cheese and Walnut Salad
Baby spring greens tossed with bleu cheese, dried cranberries, walnuts, bacon, tomatoes and balsamic vinaigrette dressing.

Eat out tips: Stay in control of the calories you consume. Ask for the blue cheese, walnuts, bacon and dressing to be on the side. Consider bringing your own dressings.

Make at home tips: Use several kinds of lettuces, portion control the cheese, walnuts and bacon. Slim down the dressing.

Applebee’s
Men
House Sirloin Steak
A 9 oz. sirloin grilled and served with country potatoes, seasonal vegetables and garlic toast.

Eat out tips: Fill up on the good stuff. Order a house salad with the dressing on the side, a double side of steamed veggies and choose either the bread or the potato. Go for the potato – no fixings. Put your veggies on the potato if you want with a little sour cream or ask for a side of grated Parmesan cheese. When the steak arrives, before you take your first bit, ask that half of it be wrapped to go.

Women
Oriental Chicken Salad
Crisp Asian greens topped with golden fried chicken, toasted almonds, crispy noodles, and tossed with Oriental vinaigrette and sliced scallions.

Eat out tips: Ask that the chicken be grilled. Order everything on the side.

Jorge Cruise approved 3- hour meals
All meals are balanced in carbohydrates, protein and fat. 

Frozen Foods
Eggo Nutri-Grain® Low Fat Blueberry Waffles
Add 3 whole eggs prepared to your style and add flax seed oil after cooked. Add fruit like 1 cup raspberries, sliced strawberries or 3/4 cup blueberries.

Hot Pockets
Stuffed sandwich in bacon, egg and cheese flavor. Add 1 yogurt, low fat or non-fat (1/2 cup). Fruit flavored is okay.

Lean Cuisine
Café Classics Chicken Marsala: Add a large salad with 1/2 cup chick peas, 1 cup steamed green beans and drizzle of lemon juice and flax seed oil.

Café Classics Salisbury Steak: Add a large green salad with 1 teaspoon of fat free dressing or flax seed oil.

EDF Three Cheese Chicken: Add a large green salad topped with 1/2 cup kidney beans and drizzled with no calorie dressing. Serve with 1 slice of Italian bread and spread with 1 teaspoon reduced calorie butter.

EDF Baked Chicken Florentine: Add a large green salad topped with 1 ounce Monterey Jack cheese and drizzled with lemon juice and 1 teaspoon flax seed oil.

Healthy Choice
Beef Merlot: Add a large green salad topped with 1 ounce cheddar cheese and drizzled with balsamic vinegar and 1 teaspoon.

Oriental Style Chicken: Add a large green salad drizzled with lemon juice and 1 teaspoon flax seed oil.

Slow Roasted Turkey Breast and Mashed Potatoes: Add a large green salad topped with 1 cup steamed asparagus and drizzled with balsamic vinegar mixed with 1 teaspoon flax seed oil.

Cheesy Rice and Chicken: Add a large green salad drizzled with 1 teaspoon flax seed oil and vinegar.

Fast Food
McDonalds
Egg McMuffin and 1 glass of 1% lowfat milk.

Grilled Chicken Bacon Ranch Salad with Newman's Own Ranch Dressing (use only 1/3 of the packet).

Jack-in-the-Box
Chicken Fajita Pita and 1 side salad with lemon as dressing.

KFC
Chicken breast without the skin or breading plus an order of green beans or corn on the cob (3”) with an order of mashed potatoes without the gravy. You can add a pat of butter.

Subway
6” Ham Sandwich without mayonnaise, salt, pepper and mustard are optional. Add a garden fresh salad with choice of lemon squeeze or Kraft Fat Free Italian Dressing or order of soup like roasted chicken noodle or minestrone.

In N Out
Hamburger with onion protein style plus a 1.2 order of french fries. Add mustard and ketchup instead of spread on burger.

Burger King
Whopper Jr. without mayonaise plus a side garden salad with Kraft Fat Free Ranch Dressing.

Chicken Tenders — 5 piece — plus a side garden salad with Kraft Fat Free Ranch Dressing and 8 oz. 1% low fat milk

Wendy’s
Grilled Chicken Sandwich and a Caesar side salad with a squirt of lemon in place of dressing provided.

Taco Bell
Fiesta chicken or steak burrito.

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