Eating Out... Restaurant... Fast Food.

[Lilee84 648]

I eat out frequently as well. Here's a few of my favorites:

McD's - egg mcmuffin minus the muffin, grilled chicken breast, no bun

BK - grilled chicken breast, no bun

Chipotle or Tijuana Flats - grilled chicken bowl with everything but rice - this is about 4 or 5 meals for me

Wendy's - Cesar salad no croutons

Pollo Tropical - Grilled chicken salad - this is usually lunch and dinner. Could be more but the dressing makes it all wilty and gross

Zaxbys - naked wings 4 piece

[Oregondaisy 2,020]

KFC's BBQ chicken snacker is really pretty perfect. I don't eat all the bread.< /p>

[Amanda 3.0 140]

Not a fan of fast food, but from time to time it is a necessity.

Chick-Fil-A has grilled nuggets, and you can order the kids' meal. They also have chicken noodle Soup, and have (or had) a chicken tortilla soup that was very good.

Steak N shake has chili and you can get a side of cottage cheese.

Any "Mexican" place, like Taco Bell or Del Taco, where you can get a side of refried Beans. I'm guessing those have lard in them though.

[firstday 7]

I'm with you Catracks. I'm scared of the mayo in the tuna's, the msg, etc.

[Catracks 865]

I'm with you Catracks. I'm scared of the mayo in the tuna's, the msg, etc.

Don't get me wrong. I'm not a health food Nazi , but I'd rather eat something nice for 100 calories than waste it on a measly tablespoon of mayo. I only have room for around 700-800 calories. For that I can have yogurt or 3 oz of salmon or something else nice.

Places like Cheesecake factory add gratuitous amounts of butter and oil to their foods so that healthy sounding things are disasters. God only knows what fast food places do to the food.

[HansM 0]

So this is what I do, now remember no fast food is good for you, but when I am at work and I want something I go to Panda Express and just get a side of Mushroom chicken (no sides) it is 180 calories per serving with 13g Protein however it does have 15g of fat and 870mg of salt. One serving will usually last me 2-3 meals. However the Shiitake kale chicken my be a better option 170 cal 14g pro 8g fat 570mg salt

[mi75 1,235]

i have to eat a few meals out every week and right now i'm 8 wks post op. i have done Wendy's chili, hard shell taco from taco bell, 1/4 of a mcdonald's hamburger with 90% of bun removed, and Soups from different places.

i am TRYING to figure out how to make eating out a healthy option but truthfully most eat-out places have a ton of sodium. i am not carb phobic and can eat a very small portion of them several times a day (following my bariatric program) but most of the carbs are over done too (HUGE carb portions). i went to subway and got a turkey 3" and took ALL of the white spongy bread out of the bun and just had the very crusty outer shell. it was good but still couldn't eat most of that either

[Butterflyhigh 504]

I think pretty much every place has a grilled chicken sandwich, no bun.

A piece of grilled chicken, a bit of mayo, slice of Tomato on top....that can be two or three meals for me.