Bastille is a great French restaurant in Ballard. The ambiance is perfect, and the food is good. Bastille never fails to remind me of Paris.

Growing up I knew that fried food was bad for you, but I did not know how bad. I’ve been on Weight Watchers for about two weeks now and my eyes have been opened to how bad fried food is. I found information here that compares fries to a baked potato. The article claims that Wendy’s large french fries is 420 calories and 20g fat, while a large baked potato is 278 calories and 0.4g fat. This was a surprise to me – when I add a hamburger to those fries I’ll have eaten nearly an entire day’s worth of calories! No wonder I’ve gained weight! In the past I would eat a burger and fries for lunch and a big dinner, which would probably be twice the amount of food a healthy person should eat. I’m starting to realize that I have some bad eating habits to break. I hope you also find this helpful.