Healthy Dieting and Fast Food
Most national fast food chains post the nutritional content of their menu selections on their official web sites. Check out their sites and make a mental note of the less fatty choices. Here are four of the most common fast food chains in my area.
You don’t have to give up fast food completely if you are dieting. But, be smart about it and only have it once a week and be careful with your choices. Avoid the soda, even diet soda seems to increase your appetite. Ask for water.
Some Sample Fast Food Answers
Choices available at some popular fast food restaurants that you probably drive by everyday, or you would like to eat at more often. If you MUST have some fast food, at least now you’ll have some idea of how you can treat yourself to some and still stay on your diet. This doesn’t mean you need to give up on your dieting. Cheating at times is a must, so do it carefully.
| Bad | Better | Best | |
| Burger King | Double whopper with cheese and mayo 1,010 calories |
Whopper junior sandwich without mayo 320 calories |
Broiler chicken sandwich without mayo 370 calories |
| McDonalds | Big Extra w/ cheese
810 calories |
6-piece chicken McNugget 290 calories |
Chicken McGrill without mayo 340 calories |
| Wendy’s | Big bacon classic burger 580 calories |
Plain single burger 360 calories |
Grilled chicken without mayo 310 calories |
| Taco Bell | Taco salad in edible shell 850 calories |
Burrito chicken supreme 430 calories |
Grilled chicken burrito 390 calories |
According to the American Dietetic Association more than 350,000 fast food restaurants scatter the landscape between California and Maine. Chances are good that you’re less than a few miles from one. Use this table to help you can decide what to chose if you want to treat yourself to some fast food and still watch your intake of calories.