What To Eat at Fast Food Places...Wendy's

Wendy's is another place I don’t eat at. It has a menu with few healthy options.

Like most fast food places, (there) really isn’t anything “clean” to eat here with the exception of the plain baked potato.

If you have to eat here, make smart choices. Choose a salad and vinaigrette dressings or grilled chicken. If you do choose a sandwich, as with the other fast food places, take off ½ the bun and don’t get the fries!!

SALAD:

Stick with the Garden

What To Eat at Fast Food Places...Chick-fil-A

Chick-fil-A

This place is what you would expect all about chicken. Chicken sandwiches, wraps, soup and even salads. Everything here in fried in peanut oil, so be forewarned if you're allergic. As with Taco Bell most of the menu items at Chick-fil-A are high in sodium. 

I really, really, really want to love this place but I can’t.

Wraps sound like a good idea but they are just like Taco Bells not nutritious or healthy.  They have larger portion sizes, fat and calories. The wrap alone is around 400 calories, with 2-16 g of fat and more than 1,200 mg of sodium. Wowzers!!

SALADS:

Chargrilled and Fruit Salad (220 calories, 6 g fat, 22 g protein, 860 mg sodium)

Chargrilled Chicken Garden Salad

What To Eat at Fast Food Places...Taco Bell

TACO BELL, I used to love Taco Bell. That is when I was heavier.  

Be aware as with almost any Mexican place you eat at the salt content in most of their food is very high. Taco Bell is no different.

Just as with McDonalds buns the soft taco shells that Taco Bell uses are not very healthy or nutritious. However, it is pretty impossible to take it off like a bun.

WHAT TO EAT AT TACO BELL If you have to eat there.

Pick form the Fresco Menu, which replaces cheese and/or sauce with a zesty fiesta salsa made of diced tomatoes, onions, and cilantro. 

• All items on the Fresco Menu have 330 calories or fewer with no more than 8 g of fat. However 8 grams of fat is a lot of fat per calorie. So make this a rare stop!
• Fresco Grilled Steak Soft Taco (150 calories, 4 g fat, 520 mg sodium)
• Fresco Crunchy Taco (150 calories, 8 g fat, 350 mg sodium)

What To Eat at Fast Food Places...McDonalds

This is by far my LEAST favorite place to eat at! I don’t like that we feed our children this over processed, highly caloric, fat saturated so called chicken nuggets. Mostly for convince sake I know but still I don’t like it. (I feed it to my kids when they were younger so know that I am not judging you =-)

So forgive me if I’m a little harsh. However, I am realistic to know that even I HAVE to eat there because there might not be any other choice. It seems to me that McD's are every were even in county roads where there is nothing but farm land.

Even the slang name “McD’s”' bothers me. It’s like he’s our friend…. ugg. Not mine. Yes, I do understand they are "trying" to get healthier options but in all honesty they are going to market what sells and right now what sells for them and what they make their money on is easily over possessed inexpensive food.

Read the following understanding that none of McDonalds breads are very healthy or nutritious. If you can, try to take the bread off or only eat ½ of the bun on your sandwich.

Alright off my soap box now on to facts. =-)

What to eat IF you have to eat at McDonalds go for the grilled chicken sandwiches, Caesar salad, apples or fruit and walnut salad.

Read the following understanding that none of McDonalds breads are not very healthy or nutritious. If you can try to take the bread off or only eat ½ of the bun on your sandwich.

Alright off my soap box now on to facts. =-)

What to eat IF you have to eat at McDonalds, Grilled chicken sandwiches, Caesar salad, apples or fruit and walnut salad.

Chicken Sandwiches

The grilled chicken sandwiches are high

What To Eat at Fast Food Places...Chipotle

Chipotle is one of my FAVORITE places to eat for lunch!

The healthiest choice is the naked salad. (naked meaning no rice added)

I load up on the veggies; black beans, bell peppers, add fresh tomato salsa, corn salsa, Red Tomatillo Salsa.

I don't add cheese, sour cream or the vinaigrette dressing, it doesn't need any of it.

The salad total is 270 Calories, 21 g of Fat and 7 protein. 
If I am eating it for dinner I will add the steak for an extra 190 calories 6.5 fat and 30 protein. 
The salad and the steak  would be 460 calories 13.5 g fat 37 protein

What To Eat at Fast Food Places...Panera Bread/STL Bread Co.

In 2009  Health magazine named Panera Bread.(for those in the St. Louis area STL Bread Co) the healthiest restaurant chain in America. 

They do have some very yummy healthy things for sure. They are one of my top picks to eat on the weekends. However the pick two, bagels and desserts are all high in calories, high in fat, and not very nutritious, therefore not good picks. So you need to choose wisely.

BREADS:  Choose the Specialty breads they have fewer than 200 calories, about 4 g of fat, with around 350 mg of sodium, and some fiber. Most servings are about 2 oz.

What To Eat at Fast Food Places...Subway

What To Eat at Fast Food Places ... IF you have to eat there

This new series of blogs I will be going over the more popular fast food chains that I come in contact with.

Today we will look at one of my favorites Subway.

As you know I like Subway and it draws me in with the slogan "eat fresh". It is a good a good place to eat at as long as you avoid mayo, limit the cheese and choose whole-grain bread or you go with the salad options.

1. Stick with a 6-inch sub.

2. Get the 9 grain honey oat bread (4 g fiber, 3.5 g fat per 6 inch serving) OR

9 grain wheat bread (3 g fiber, 2.5 g fat per 6 inch serving) for maximum fiber

3. Choose condiments wisely. Forget the ranch dressing, olive oil blend, light mayo and