“Fast food” doesn’t really come to mind when you think “healthy” and “weight loss,” but sometimes you just don’t have a choice. The good news is that there’s almost always something you can find that’s high Protein and low calorie. The bad news is that sometimes that’s not what you order, especially if you get flustered. It’s easy to think you’re ordering well only to realize that Caesar salad you ordered had over 1,000 calories.

In general, I usually look for a side salad with some sort of light dressing, and see if there’s some way I can get grilled chicken either as part of a sandwich or on its own. Some places have fruit or carrots now, too, so I’m usually pretty confident when ordering.

I like Subway salads, either with cheese or grilled chicken breast, and with one of their light dressings. McDonald’s is always a pleasant surprise because they have such a bad reputation but have a lot of good options, from egg white McMuffins to salads and apple slices to grilled chicken choices. Taco Bell Power Bowls can be good, too, as long as you skip the chips and sour cream.

So, just to help each other out, what are some of your fast food faves? What do you get at the major chains like McDonald’s and Taco Bell? Where do you head when you’re at the mall food court with your friends or family? What’s on your menu on travel days when your only food sources are the airport restaurants and convenience stores?

Wendy's Chili, Chic Fil A chicken tortilla Soup. Also on occasion I get the yogurt parfair at McDonald's.. can't eat burgers or fries.

Wendys chili- small with added onions and hot sauce

McDonalds grilled chicken ranch snack wrap, I basically peel 80% of the tortilla away and use just enough to hold the dang thing up and eat it

Taco Bell, hard shell taco,lay it on it's side and break off one side of the shell, again just use the one side to hold it up

pizza- any THIN crust pizza with ham, mushroom, onion (1 slice or 2 squares, depending on size)

Long John Silver- baked fish meal with corn or green Beans (eat about 1/3 of it, take the rest home)

local soup/sandwich shop- small soup

there are a lot of things that i've eaten in the last year (answering to this thread makes me VERY conscious of them) that aren't good choices at all: 1/4 subway sandwich-most bun peeled off, but still; 1/2 bagel with cream cheese, chicken tenders; All of these are really bad choices for me. trying hard to get back to a good bariatric program

Here is one for a Breakfast idea if you are in a hurry or forgot your morning shake/breakfast

McDonalds Egg White Delight w/o the English Muffin - Egg white, low fat cheese and Canadian Bacon

120 cal, 3 carb, 6 fat, 12 Protein.

In n Out cheeseburger animal protein style and I get it cut in half so it's 2 meals. When they cut in half they wrap it separately

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