best of the worst: healthy fast food

Awhile back, we gave you a few tips on healthy fast fooding (see post here). Now, with swimsuit season a mere few months away already, we decided to consult the AOL article here on the low-cal options available at many of the most popular fast food chains. See a summarized list below. Also, check out DietFacts.com for general nutrition facts on your fast food favorites and the AskMen.com article here on some of the worst, yet most common fast food options available.

McDonald's
quarter pounder without cheese and mayo (410 calories)
asian salad with grilled chicken (300 calories)
fruit-n-yogurt parfait with granola (160 calories)

Subway
6" breakfast western omelet sandwich (400 calories)
veggie delite wrap (400 calories)
6" turkey and ham sub on honey oat (290 calories)

Panera
whole grain bagel with 1 tablespoon reduced fat veggie cream cheese (400 calories)
8 oz. low fat veggie southwest tomato and roasted corn soup (110 calories)
half asiago roast beef sandwich (350 calories)

Taco Bell
tostada fresco style (200 calories)
ranchero chicken soft taco fresco style (170 calories)
gordita supreme beef (310 calories)

Arby's
chicken bacon swiss sandwich (460 calories)
sourdough ham melt (380 calories)
jr. roast beef sandwich (270 calories)

Fazoli's
spaghetti with marinara (450 calories)
slice cheese pizza (270 calories)

Chick-Fil-A
chargrilled chicken sandwich (270 calories)
southwest chargrilled salad (240 calories)
chick-n-strips (290 calories)

Au Bon Pain
vanilla yogurt with granola and blueberries (320 calories)
jamaican black bean soup (240 calories)
half turkey and cranberry chutney sandwich (340 calories)

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Photo credit: AskMen.com

Comments

[FastFoodCritic]

Sarah, thank you for your post, recommendations, and reference links. This is exactly the type stuff I'm looking for to educate myself further. I'm working on a new site about fast-food and spending a lot of time surfing around, absorbing all the info I can find. Thank you.