By the time you finish reading this you will be shocked by the calorie, fat ad sodium content in the popular fast food items you may order. You will also know the best fast food items to order if you stop for fast food.
The hectic life people lead forces even the healthiest of eaters to eat out every now and then. When you eat fast food how bad or good are the things you order? Do you know how many calories, sodium or fat grams are in your favorite fast food? Wonder where the extra pounds are coming from? Your fast food choices may be contributing.
With the nations obesity epidemic growing and as hard as people work to get in shape or watch what they eat, it is important to know the nutritional information on your fast food.
You may be surprised at calories, fat and sodium in some items that appear to be a relatively "healthy" fast food choice.
MCDONALD'S Smart Choices Hamburger 260 9 530 Chicken Nuggets 4 piece 170 10 450 Chicken Nuggets 6 piece 250 15 670 Fruit & Yogurt Parfait 160 2 85 Egg McMuffin 300 12 860* Side Salad 20 0 10 California Cobb with Grilled Chicken 280 11 1120* California Cobb without Chicken 160 9 410 Small Fries 250 13 140 Newman's Own Low Fat Basalmic Vinaigrette 40 3 730** Watch Out! Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese 730 40 1330 Premium Crispy Club Chicken Sandwich 680 29 1830 Large Fries 570 30 330 Chicken Select Premium Breast Strips 3 piece 380 20 930 Chicken Select Premium Breast Strips 5 piece 630 33 1550 Creamy Ranch Sauce 200 21 300 Big Breakfast 730 46 1470 Deluxe Warm Cinnamon Roll 590 24 660 Chocolate Triple Thick Shake Large 1160 27 510
When ordering you can simply change your dressing on the salad to save calories and fat. The low fat dressing is 160 calories and 18 grams of fat per serving less than the ranch dressing.
ARBY'S Smart Choices Fruit Cup 34 0 0 Jr. Roast Beef Sandwich 273 10 740* Mini Market Fresh Ham & Cheese Sandwich 228 5 916* Mini Market Fresh Turkey & Cheese Sandwich 235 5 798* Ham & Cheese Croissant 274 12 842* Watch Out! Roast Beef Sub 722 41 2211 Turkey, Ranch & Bacon Sandwich 834 37 2258 Large Roast Beef Sandwich 547 28 1869 Chipolte Chicken Sandwich Crispy 680 37 1228 Philly Beef & Swiss Sub 669 35 1943 5 Piece Chicken Tenders 630 31 1977 Buffalo Dipping Sauce 20 1 1600 Ham, Egg & Cheese Sourdough 678 35 2105
KFC Smart Choices Roasted Ceasar Salad without Croutons or dressing 220 9 850* Roasted BLT Salad without Croutons or dressing 210 7 900* Hidden Valley Fat Free Ranch 35 0 410 Honey BBQ KFC Snacker 220 3.5 490 Honey BBQ KFC Sandwich 300 6 920* Chicken Breast without Skin or Breading 140 3 410 Watch Out! Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing 200 20 470 Triple Crunch Sandwich 650 34 1640 Extra Crispy Chicken Breast 460 28 1230 Large Popcorn Chicken 560 31 1790 Crispy Twister 670 38 1650
* Denotes high sodium content item listed under smart choice selection.
Most large chains have a nutritional information page on their website. You can look and see what the nutritional information is on the things you commonly order and also pick the items that would be smarter choices for your diet and health.
Changing your normal fast food order could save you hundreds, or even thousands, of calories per meal and help you shed or fend off extra pounds. Eat healthy and live happy.
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