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"Good" Fast Food?

I am almost afraid to ask this for fear of being chastised by the sleeve police.... but due to my profession I spend a tremendous amount of time in my car and stay on the road for several days. I have been packing a small cooler with Protein shakes, Protein Bars, Water, tuna packs etc. I have been stopping at grocery stores for meals and getting things like deli meat, cheese, egg salad, etc. Problem is most grocery stores are not near interstates so occasionally due to time constraints I need to eat at a (gasp) fast food restaurant. Soooooo that being said....

What are some "good" (or at least tolerable) fast food choices?

All I've come up with so far is:

Small Wendy's Chili 210 Calories, 17g Protein, 21 Carbs

Taco Bell Pintos and Cheese 190 Calories, 11g Protein, 22 Carbs (basically refried Beans, cheese, and red sauce)

Chick-Fil-A Grilled Nuggets 6 pcs 110 Calories, 25g Protein You can get it with apple sauce and skim milk

Any other thoughts?

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I am jealous of all the good places everyone has to eat.

In my little town in the middle of nowhere ' date=' we have McDonalds, Burger King and Taco Bell.[/quote']

That's gotta be tough. I guess you are stuck with eating the insides of the Taco Bell fresco tacos. Which I used to not mind in a pinch, pre-surgery.

Yeah, I definitely don't eat out nearly as much as I used to. Buying a rotisserie chicken and having it last several meals is like eating out for me.

We do have a fish place here that will grill it without breading and only charge me 1.25

I tried the Lenny's Philly chicken salad. I asked that they chop the chicken really fine, and the lettuce and tomatoes are already shredded. It will make several meals an its so flavorful you don't need dressing!

  • 4 weeks later...

Burger King has a grilled chicken wrap for only $1.99. I get it without sauce, and ask for a side of ranch to dip it in. It is just a grilled chicken breast with a little shredded cheese and lettuce wrapped in a tortilla. Very good!

I love the insides of a steak and cheese from Jersey Mikes or anywhere else! Ask them to cook it with no or minimal oil. They will! Most will serve it breadless over salad, too.

I am jealous of all the good places everyone has to eat.

In my little town in the middle of nowhere ' date=' we have McDonalds, Burger King and Taco Bell.[/quote']

Burger king veggie burger ... About 200 calls without the bread. You can also add cheese.

Dunkin donuts egg white veggie flatbread ( this one has no turkey) without bread

Subway...meatball sub without the bread....meatballs.

Most ff places have salads with grilled chicken on top. Most of them come with LF dressing or you can buy those spray dressings that are pretty low calorie.

They have discontinued those lovely, tasty, low Cal salad dressing sprays > (

I can't find the panera secret menu!!! Help! I love that place!

They might have changed the link because I can't find it either, but this link has a description of the items and their nutritional content. http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/wellbeing/healthy-eating/panera-bread-launches-super-healthy-hidden-menu.php

Taco time's Regular chicken taco salad light. Only 174 cal. It's my go to when not at home. Also, red robin's chicken on a stick from the kids menu.

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