Eat Wise at Fast Food Restaurants
By Catherine Kruppa, MS, RD, LD

If you are on the road this summer and need a fast healthy meal, try one of these:

McDonald's
Grilled Chicken Deluxe, no mayo (cal 300; fat 5g)
McSalad Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad Shaker w/ fat-free herb vinaigrette dressing; yogurt parfait (cal 480; fat 7.5g)

Chick-fil-A
Chargrilled Chicken Sandwich; diet lemonade (cal 285; fat 3g)
Chicken salad sandwich, small carrot & raisin salad (cal 470; fat 7g)

Wendy's
Deluxe Garden Salad w/ 2 Tbs. French fat-free dressing; 1 soft breadstick (cal 315; fat 9g)
8 oz. chili; plain baked potato w/ lettuce and tomato from the salad bar (cal 530; fat 7g)

Taco Bell
Grilled Steak soft taco; orange juice (cal 280; fat 7g)
Soft taco; Pintos 'N Cheese; orange juice (cal 480; fat 18g)

Jack in the Box
Chicken Fajita Pita; (cal 280; fat 9g)
Chicken Fajita Pita; Garden Salad; low calorie Italian dressing, croutons (cal 405; fat 13g)

Schlotzskys
Small Dijon Chicken sandwich (cal 330; fat 4g)
Regular Smoked Turkey Breast sandwich (cal 498; fat 7g)

Burger King
BK Veggie Burger (330 cal; 10g fat)

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