Tuesday, August 14, 2007



I didn't have a whole lot to share today so I bloamed (blog/roamed) to see what everyone was up to. I started to see a common thread.... everyone ends up in a fast food restaurant sometime during their 'diet'... so I thought I would share something with y'all. I carry this around with me in my car, just in case I have to do an emergency pit stop for lunch with the kids...

This is a list of the HEALTHIEST and the WORST food at each restaurant.


Arbys:

The BEST: Hot Ham and Swiss melt - 1 serving has 270 calories and 8 grams of fat
Martha Vineyard salad - 1 serving has 270 calories and 8 grams of fat


The WORST: Corned Beef Reuben sandwich - 610 calories and 27 grams of fat
Southwest Chicken wrap - 550 calories and 30 grams of fat


Burger King:

The BEST: Tendergrill chicken sandwich with honey mustard- 450 cal and 10 g of fat

The WORST: Tendercrisp chicken sandwich- 780 cal and 43 g of fat
Cheeseburger whopper- 760 cal and 47 g of fat


Carls Jr:

The BEST: Sandwich, chicken, BBQ, charbroiled- 370 cals and 4 g of fat
Salad, Chicken, charbroiled- 330 cals and 7 g of fat


The WORST: Hamburger, SuperStar- 790 cals and 47 g of fat

Dairy Queen:

The BEST: Ice cream bar, vanilla orange, no sugar added- 60 cals and 0 fat

The WORST: Ice cream , Blizzard, chocolate chip cookie dough, medium - 1030 cals and 40 g of fat

Jack in the Box:

The BEST: Asian chicken salad- 140 cals and 1 g of fat

The WORST: Ultimate Cheeseburger- 1010 cals and 71 g of fat

McDonalds:

The BEST: Apple Dippers, with low fat caramel dip- 100 cals and .5 g of fat
English Muffin - 170 cals and 4.5 g of fat
Fruit n yogurt parfait(with granola)- 160 cals and 2 g of fat
Hot fudge sundae- 330 cals and 9 g of fat
Sandwich, grilled chicken classic- 420 cals and 9 g of fat


The WORST: chicken selects, premium breast strips- 630 cals and 33 g of fat
Quarter pounder with cheese- 510 cals and 25 g of fat


Taco Bell:

The BEST: Chicken/beef Enchirito - 250 cals and 5-7 g of fat
Gordita baja, chicken- 230 cals and 6 g of fat


The WORST: Fiesta taco salad, with shell- 860 cals and 46 g of fat
zesty chicken border bowl - 710 cals and 38 g of fat



I have a bunch of others, but these are the main ones that I use... if you want to see if I have one of your local fast food joints just comment me and I'll post it.

Write these down and put them in your car... that way if you find yourself in a drive thru, you will know the smart choices!!

Have a Great day!

3 comments:

Laura N said...

Congrats on your WIN at FBT's contest. You are so pretty! Good luck with your weight loss efforts.

Randi said...

I've seen lists like this before. So scary the calories in some of this stuff! I will never have a DQ Blizzard again! they can have upwards of 1000 calories! Thanks for spreading the good word!

Tiffany said...

Thanks for the updated. I am sooo glad we no longer have a Dairy Queen in town - I loved their blizzards, I am a fan of the Oreo cookie one.