I self admittedly go to a fast food restaurant about two times a week.
Sometimes you just need, well, fast food.
Luckily for me, most fast food chains had "healthy" options available. Or so I thought...
Today I took a deeper look.
Brace yourself...
I usually go to Chick-Fil-A to get either a chargrilled chicken sandwich, or a Cesar wrap:
Chargrilled Chicken Sandwich:
Calories: 290. Not shabby at all. That's why I got it. But there's more...
Total fat: 4g
Sodium: 1030. That's the kicker.
Cesar Wrap:
Calories: 460
Total fat: 15
Saturated fat: 6
Sodium: 1510. YIKES!
Healthy choice --> I'd say skip those two, and go for one of Chick-Fil-A salads:
Chargrilled fruit salad:
Calories: 290
Total fat: 6
Saturated fat: 4
Sodium: 640
Chargrilled chicken garden salad:
Calories: 180
Total fat: 6
Saturated fat: 4
Sodium: 650
One of the saddest things I found out about Chick-Fil-A?
The stats on their yummy fruit parfait:
Fruit Parfait with granola:
Calories: 290
Total fat: 6
Saturated fat: 2
Sugar: 39!! I'm like, whoa.
Next up, I checked out some of McDonald's info:
I've been hearing a lot about their new oatmeal... I've also heard it has a ton of sugar in it. So I investigated:
Fruit and maple oatmeal:
Calories: 290
Carbohydrates: 57
Total fat: 4.5
Sugar: 32! Remember that a snickers bar has 28 grams of sugar. Insane.
In complete shock, I looked up my next favorite fast-food joint, Wendy's:
My favorite salad, the apple pecan salad:
Calories: 580
Total fat: 27
Saturated fat: 9
Sugar: (brace yourself) 39! For a salad. I triple checked.
Baja Salad:
Calories: 740
Total fat: 47. Straight up crazy.
Saturated fat: 17.
And here I thought I was doing a good thing by getting a salad.
A big-mac's stats are better then that salad!:
Big-Mac:
Calories: 540
Total fat: 29
Salad? Or Big-Mac? I think I'll go with the big-mac.
Healthy choice --> Next time you're at Wendy's, skip the salads, and opt for one of the following:
Baked potato with sour cream and chives:
Calories: 320
Total fat: 4
saturated fat: 2
Chili:
Calories: 220
Total fat: 7
saturated fat: 3
Protein: 18 :)
I thought I was doing good by getting things that seemed healthier then what I really wanted to get (#1 with extra cheese), but now I see how far off I really was. It's all a gimmick if you ask me.
With all that sodium, fat, and sugar, no wonder why the scale wasn't moving!
When I was finally able to pick my jaw up off the floor, I came to this conclusion:
It's honestly best to stay away from fast food all together. Even the "low calorie" items are packed with things that can hinder your weight loss efforts. Pack healthy snacks in your purse instead, to help you stay away from that tempting drive-thru.
Sometimes you just need, well, fast food.
Luckily for me, most fast food chains had "healthy" options available. Or so I thought...
Today I took a deeper look.
Brace yourself...
I usually go to Chick-Fil-A to get either a chargrilled chicken sandwich, or a Cesar wrap:
Chargrilled Chicken Sandwich:
Calories: 290. Not shabby at all. That's why I got it. But there's more...
Total fat: 4g
Sodium: 1030. That's the kicker.
Cesar Wrap:
Calories: 460
Total fat: 15
Saturated fat: 6
Sodium: 1510. YIKES!
Healthy choice --> I'd say skip those two, and go for one of Chick-Fil-A salads:
Chargrilled fruit salad:
Calories: 290
Total fat: 6
Saturated fat: 4
Sodium: 640
Chargrilled chicken garden salad:
Calories: 180
Total fat: 6
Saturated fat: 4
Sodium: 650
One of the saddest things I found out about Chick-Fil-A?
The stats on their yummy fruit parfait:
Fruit Parfait with granola:
Calories: 290
Total fat: 6
Saturated fat: 2
Sugar: 39!! I'm like, whoa.
Next up, I checked out some of McDonald's info:
I've been hearing a lot about their new oatmeal... I've also heard it has a ton of sugar in it. So I investigated:Fruit and maple oatmeal:
Calories: 290
Carbohydrates: 57
Total fat: 4.5
Sugar: 32! Remember that a snickers bar has 28 grams of sugar. Insane.
In complete shock, I looked up my next favorite fast-food joint, Wendy's:
My favorite salad, the apple pecan salad:
Calories: 580
Total fat: 27
Saturated fat: 9
Sugar: (brace yourself) 39! For a salad. I triple checked.
Baja Salad:
Calories: 740
Total fat: 47. Straight up crazy.
Saturated fat: 17.
And here I thought I was doing a good thing by getting a salad.
A big-mac's stats are better then that salad!:
Big-Mac:
Calories: 540
Total fat: 29
Salad? Or Big-Mac? I think I'll go with the big-mac.
Healthy choice --> Next time you're at Wendy's, skip the salads, and opt for one of the following:
Baked potato with sour cream and chives:
Calories: 320
Total fat: 4
saturated fat: 2
Chili:
Calories: 220
Total fat: 7
saturated fat: 3
Protein: 18 :)
I thought I was doing good by getting things that seemed healthier then what I really wanted to get (#1 with extra cheese), but now I see how far off I really was. It's all a gimmick if you ask me.
With all that sodium, fat, and sugar, no wonder why the scale wasn't moving!
When I was finally able to pick my jaw up off the floor, I came to this conclusion:
It's honestly best to stay away from fast food all together. Even the "low calorie" items are packed with things that can hinder your weight loss efforts. Pack healthy snacks in your purse instead, to help you stay away from that tempting drive-thru.
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