What do you choose when you have to choose fast food? I am a busy mom and forget to grab a snack bar or shake on the way out the door.

Wendy's small chili

210 calories

17g Protein

Starbucks skinny latte 90 calories 9g protein

Taco Bell Pintos and cheese.

180 calories

10g Protein

Taco time has a lite salad under 200 cals or white bean chili. A lot of the fast food places have cal listings you just need to ask for it.

Depends on what type of diet you're following. I do low carb so if it's morning, I can pick up an egg and cheese McMuffin and just toss the muffin. lunch or dinner, cheeseburger minus the bun with a side salad.

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I usually get a small size schwarma with falafel balls and tabbouleh. Don't usually manage to eat the whole pita bread.

Wendy's chili is a good one. I also sometimes get a Chik-fil-A nugget kids' meal and substitute the fresh fruit for the waffle fries.

Thank you for the ideas.

I have been sharing my 2 yr olds nuggets from Burger King or getting a chicken breast and eating that. Having the same thing all of the time can get boring.

I slipped and had a whopper jr with the bun and chewed very slowly. Big mistake, still got stuck.

Never do fast food anymore. Just asking for trouble!

At wendys, I usually get the 5 piece spicy nuggets with no dipping sauce and a side salad. Carls Jr has a really good teriyaki grilled chicken sandwich that they'll wrap in lettuce instead of a bun. Jimmy Johns and In-n-Out will also do lettuce wraps. My advice is to avoid the combo meals-to avoid the temptation of fries, and don't get a beverage, since you shouldn't be drinking with the meal anyways!

Depends on what type of diet you're following. I do low carb so if it's morning, I can pick up an egg and cheese McMuffin and just toss the muffin. lunch or dinner, cheeseburger minus the bun with a side salad.

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Low carbs are good (i guess)...but the cheeseburger has a whole heap of fat... i'd say stay away from hamburger meat...

+1 on the small chili from wendy's or maybe a grilled chicken salad (minus most of leafy greens)

The only FF places I've been in the last 7 years is the chili/bean places listed above. Safeway deli has lots of choices in a sliced turkey & lots of other stuff I can enjoy without bread/sauces/. Trying to eat on the run still is a potential hazard to avoid. Sometimes a small soup is nice, but I haven't seen the nutritional chart on them lately.

Fast Food is how I got the way I am, so I have avoided them since being banded. I have days that I go straight from work to class and have to consume something during my 45 minute commute. I usually just plan ahead and make an extra protein shake then eat when I get home. I have no control over the type of food they use in fast food establishments (fatty ground beef vs. lean ground beef), so I avoid them all together.

Jimmy John's Unwich (no bread, it's a lettuce wrap) or Wendy's Chili.

Taco Bell has a Fresco Taco that is only 150 cal.

Usually the wendy's grilled chicken sandwich, extra lettuce extra tomato and toss the roll. Looking at their nutritional info I couldn't do that well had I been home and cooking

I try to avoid fast food as I too feel it was my downfall! But, I love Starbucks skinny hazelnut lattes with a scoop of protein powder added. My band is tight in the morning and this gets me my protein rather than having a shake.