Best Food Options When Dining Out

The Best Fast-Food Choices Per Restaurant

Here's some helpful information to make the best possible choices when you are out and about or in a pinch. You also can visit each establishment's own website for their nutritional facts.

3 Quick Tips:

DON'T SUPERSIZE IT!
DO EAT ATLEAST A SERVING OF FRUIT OR VEGGIE WITH YOUR ORDER!
SKIP THE MAYO!

Best Choices Per Restaurant:

CONVENIENCE STORES:

Water, ice tea or coffee

Raw unsalted nuts

Pretzels baked ( watch your servings)

Banana or fresh fruit

Hardboiled egg

Greek yogurt

Whole grain cereal cups

Energy bars (ex. Kellogg’s, KIND bar, Special K, Protein meal bar, Kashi Go Lean & Fiber bar, luna bar, Clif bar)

PANERA:

Steel-cut oatmeal with summer blueberries & granola

Egg whites

Avocado & spinach breakfast power sandwich

Garden vegetable with pesto

Power steak lettuce wrap

Power chicken hummus bowls

Classic grilled chicken salad

STARBUCKS:

Nonfat cappuccino

Shaken Tazo iced black tea

Lemonade (unsweetened)

Light blend coffee caramel Frappuccino

Chicken & hummus bistro box plus a banana

Veggie & brown rice salad bowl

Steel-cut oatmeal

MCDONALDS:

Asian salad with grilled chicken (without almond or orange glaze)

Regular hamburger

Southwest salad with grilled chicken

Grilled honey mustard snack wrap with a small fry

Egg white delight McMuffin

BURGER KING:

Tender grill chicken garden salad (without croutons, dressing or cheese)

Whopper Jr (no mayo)

BK Veggie Burger (no mayo)

Apple Slices

Tender grilled chicken garden salad with low fat or fat free dressing

WENDY'S:

Mandarin chicken salad (without roasted almonds, noodles or dressing)

Jr. Hamburger without cheese

Chili plus garden side salad with low-fat dressing

Ultimate chicken grilled sandwich with apple slices

Any garden salad choices

PANDA EXPRESS:

Shiitake kale chicken breast

Grilled teriyaki chicken

Mixed veggies

DUNKIN DONUTS:

Egg white veggie flatbread sandwich

Egg white turkey sausage flatbread sandwich

Carmel hazelnut French vanilla

Toasted almond flavored coffee

Latte lite

Southwest chicken flatbread

SUBWAY:

6" Subway club on 9 grain wheat bread

6" Oven-roasted chicken breast with vegetables (without sauce)

6" Veggie delight on Italian bread

TACO BELL:

Chicken ranchero taco

Fresco style (without cheese or avocado dressing)

Fresco steak burrito supreme with black beans

Fresco chicken soft taco

KFC:

Kentucky grilled chicken breast plus mash potatoes without gravy

Original recipe chicken without skin or breading

Any veggie side

Honey BBQ sandwich

HARDEE'S:

Charbroiled BBQ chicken sandwich (without BBQ sauce)

Any garden salad choices

SONIC:

Grilled chicken sandwich (without honey mustard sauce)

CHICK-FIL-A:

Chargrilled chicken garden salad (without croutons or dressing)

Chicken wrap

Any fruit or salad choices

JACK-IN-THE-BOX:

Chicken fajita pita

Asian grilled chicken salad (without dressing)

DOMINOS:

Grilled chicken Caesar salad

Thin crust veggie feast medium pizza slice with cheese & veggie toppings

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