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Three Tips for Eating Healthy at The State Fair
![Entrance to State Fair with ticket booth, people, ferris wheel in the background Entrance to State Fair with ticket booth, people, ferris wheel in the background](https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/n7-mcnn/7bcc9724adf7b803/uploads/2013/08/statefair.jpg)
It's state fair time in much of the country and that means amusement rides, games, people watching, live music and eating a fair amount of unhealthy food. But Donald Hensrud, M.D., a Mayo Clinic specialist in nutrition and preventive medicine, says it is possible to go to the fair and have a good time without overindulging. Here are a few of his tips:
1) Give yourself a good start by eating something healthy before you go
2) Have some fruit to start the day or a salad before you go in the afternoon
3) Split portions with family or friends
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