Step 8
Step 8
Good Fast Food
Fast food is not usually the best option. It’s almost always high in calories, fat and sodium, and lacks important vitamins and minerals. But sometimes we’re caught unprepared.
If a fast food restaurant is your only option, slim down your meal with intelligent choices and portion control — just the opposite of super-sizing. Ask for mustard or even ketchup, but skip the mayonnaise, cheese and bacon. If available, grilled chicken is usually lower in calories than hamburger, and avoid anything that’s deep fried. Also choose water or low fat milk instead of soda.
Even better options can be found in a supermarket deli. You can order a sandwich on whole-grain bread (again, hold the mayo!) and pick up a piece of fruit or some pre-washed veggies and water or a low calorie drink. You should be able to create an even healthier, lower calorie meal than offered by the typical fast food restaurant, and it can be just as fast.
With a bit of creativity, fast food doesn’t have to derail your dietary goals. Both options can result in a quick, low calorie meal that will help keep your weight on track.
January 25th, 2006 at 8:29 pm
I think that I’ve decided that fast food is a waste of time (funny) unless I just want to pig out on a big fat burger. Which does happen, I must say. Otherwise, it’s faster and easier to grab some stuff from home.
January 25th, 2006 at 10:43 pm
McDonald’s has an excellent grilled chicken sandwich and so does Carl’s Jr. Both restaurants put bbq sauce on them instead of mayo (enough to give you that *zing* on your sandwich. I think Mickie D’s also has a wheat bun, which is great. I usually pair a grilled chicken sandwich or a McVeggie burger (also very good in my opinion) with the fruit and yogurt parfait. I have a huge swet tooth, so it helps to satisfy that without just getting a load of empty calories (there’s fruit and calcium in it too!).
That’s my 2 cents.
And, order pizza without cheese. Really. You’ll love it. I promise.
January 25th, 2006 at 10:44 pm
I mean I have a huge “sweet” tooth. Oops, my bad.
January 26th, 2006 at 9:47 am
AND….you can always download the nutritional contents of most chain restaurants (from red lobster, to mac grill, to mickie d’s…etc…) and make good, healthy and conscious decisions on what to order before you get to the restaurant.
January 26th, 2006 at 7:54 pm
There is also a really good BBQ chicken sandwich at Wendy’s. It worth 8 points on the “Weight Watchers” plan. This is with no fries and drinking water of coarse. Problem is, eating healthy is so much more expensive than eating the crap.
February 7th, 2006 at 12:06 pm
mcd’s premium sandwiches have more calories, sodium, and carbs than the big mac. they do have between 1 and 7 grams less fat though, depending on which you get…