10 Healthy Fast Foods Which Might Surprise You
A lot of people believe that eating a salad is healthy. However, not many consider that the dressing could ruin the whole idea of eating healthy. A ranch alone for example is around 200 calories! Moderation is key when it comes to maintaining a nutritional diet. Here is a list of orders from fast food chains which are still not going to ruin your diet. All nutritional facts are taken from the websites of the restaurants.
Burger King: Grilled Chicken Sandwich Without Mayo
- 370 calories
- 7 g fat
- 2 g saturated fat
- 6 g fiber
- 36 g protein
If you exclude the mayonnaise you will just get the lean chicken which is low calorie and good for your body. In case you feel like getting a side dish, try the value-sized onion ring. With them your whole meal would be 520 calories.
Arby’s: Crispy Chicken Farmhouse Salad
- 430 calories
- 24 g fat
- 8 g saturated fat
- 4 g fiber
- 28 g protein
Some of the best salads could be found in Arby’. The one with farmhouse chicken is good for your body if you don’t add ranch on top. Just so you know the latter is 210 calories per packet so decide whether it is worth it or not.
Starbucks: Oatmeal
- 220 calories
- 2.5 g fat
- 0.5 g saturated fat
- 5 g fiber
- 5 g protein
There might be a few options in your Starbucks. The classic oatmeal is low calorie and healthy. When adding seeds, blueberries and nuts you will also get a lot of nutrition and antioxidants. In case you would like to make it a bit sweeter, you can add stevia.
McDonald’s: Artisan Grilled Chicken Sandwich Without Mayo
- 330 calories
- 4.5 g fat
- 1.5 g saturated fat
- 2 g fiber
- 35 g protein
It is always a good idea choosing grilled chicken, no matter in which restaurant you are. This one from McDonald’s is around 440 calories and 16 g fat when there is mayonnaise on top. If you remove it you will make this meal better for your health. As a side dish you can have kid’s size fries which are 110 calories.
Chick-Fil-A: Eight-Count Grilled Chicken Nuggets
- 130 calories
- 3 g fat
- 0.5 g saturated fat
- 0 g fiber
- 25 g protein
The nuggets are an excellent idea. You can get 12 of them and you will still be consuming just 200 calories. The problem is again with the sauces. The BBQ one is 45 calories which is not that bad, but the Chick-Fil-A one is 140 calories. Now this is a lot, so it is better to avoid it.
Starbucks: Spinach, Feta, & Egg Wrap
- 290 calories
- 8 g fat
- 3.5 g saturated fat
- 3 g fiber
- 20 g protein
If you want to eat something on the go but still maintain your waist, you can order the spinach, feta, and egg wrap from Starbucks. It is only 290 calories, super delicious and you can pair it with a flat white coffee with stevia!
Chipotle: Salad Bowls
- 425 calories
- 5.5 g fat
- 7.5 g saturated fat
- 11 g fiber
- 37 g protein
It all depends on what you decide to include in your bowl. The nutritional facts are for a salad bowl with steak, black beans, fajita vegetables and Monterey cheese. You can also choose something different, if those ingredients are not your favorite. Just keep in mind what you are putting since some are high calorie.
Au Bon Pain: Vegetarian Deluxe Salad
- 260 calories
- 13 g fat
- 5 g saturated fat
- 8 g fiber
- 12 g protein
The vegetarian deluxe salad from this place is below 500 calories and very yummy. It is also nutritious since it has chickpeas, feta cheese, field greens, olives, cucumbers.
Chick-Fil-A: Grilled Chicken Cool Wrap
- 350 calories
- 13 g fat
- 4 g saturated fat
- 13 g fiber
- 42 g protein
This order from Chick-Fil-A is great! The wrap is low fat and calorie and super tasty. You should skip the avocado lime ranch dressing (it is not included in the nutritional facts above) since it is 310 calories.
Carl’s Jr.: Charbroiled BBQ Chicken Sandwich
- 390 calories
- 7 g fat
- 1.5 g saturated fat
- 3 g fiber
- 30 g protein
Ordering the charbroiled BBQ chicken sandwich is a good thing to do is very delicious and it is a lot less calories than the big burgers from this place.