I know that some of you will be spending time at your local mall shopping for just the right present for someone in your life. This shopping takes time, it is extremely hard work and you GET HUNGRY. Everywhere you look is another restaurant, another kiosk, the enticing smells, the sights - you have to eat now !
Don't let all this holiday spirit go to your head - or should I say your waistline. There are good healthy choices to make even in the fast food realm. Take note that the calorie count listed is for ONE item. Three Junior sandwiches are three times the calories. No excuses accepted!
Just to really ruin this for you - stride out between stores and don't take the escalator or elevator. Work it!!!!
- Junior roast beef - 273 calories photo by hanneoria
- Martha's Vineyard Salad (no dressing) - 276 calories
- Atlanta Bread Company
- Greek salad - 200 calories
- Garden vegetable soup - 100 calories
- Black bean and ham soup - 250 calories
- Au Bon Pain
- Tomato Florentine low fat soup - 80 calories
- Mediterranean chicken salad - 350 calories
- Thai chicken salad 140 calories
- Baja Fresh Mexican Grill
- Baja Ensalada with chicken - 310 calories
- Side salad with Salsa Verde - 85 calories
- Boston Market
- Asian grilled chicken salad (no dressing/hold the noodles) - 300 calories
- Tortilla soup (no toppings) - 80 calories
- Burger King
- Fire-grilled chicken garden salad (no dressing or toast) - 310 calories
- Whopper Jr.zSB(3,3)- 370 calories
- Chik-fil-A
- Hearty Breast of Chicken Soup - 140 calories
- Chargrilled chicken garden salad (no dressing)- 180 calories
- Chargrilled chicken sandwich (no sauce) - 270 calories
- Dairy Queen
- Grilled chicken salad (no dressing) - 240 calories
- Grilled chicken sandwich - 340 calories
- DQ Homestyle burger - 290 calories
- El Pollo Loco
- Chicken soft taco - 237 calories
- Corn cobbettee - 90 calories
- Pinto beans - 138
- Panda Express
- Beef with broccoli - 150 calories
- Black pepper chicken - 200 calories
- Mandarin chicken - 250 calories
- Panera Bread
- Low-fat vegetarian black bean soup - 160 calories
- Low-fat vegetarian garden vegetable soup - 90 calories
- Smoked turkey breast sandwich on sour dough - 230 calories
- Classic Café Salad - 170 calories
- Subway
- Turkey breast 6" sandwich - 280 calories
- Veggie Delite salad - 60 calories
- Grilled chicken breast strips salad - 140 calories
- Sweet onion chicken Teriyaki 6" sandwich - 370 calories
- Taco Bell
- Soft taco, Fresco style - 190 calories
- Ranchero chicken soft taco, Fresco style - 140 calories
- Pintos 'n Cheese - 180 calories
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Kathleen,
It is never easy making the right choice when we are hungry and short on time.
Thank you for sharing the information.....I always try to eat right.....try is the operative word here.
Kathleen -- good suggestions. I would suggests eat a good breakfast, bring a snack and drink a lot of water.
You said it to Dan--have a plan.
Kathleen -- I am doing a alternative heath series blog and will probably cover drinking water tomorrow. If you get a chance check out Part 1. I typically drink a glass of water an hour before I eat -- doing that also helps with filling the belly before eating
Hi Kathleen,
Great list of healthy alternatives, I prefer planning ahead by having healthy snacks in the car so I don't get stuck eating something I might regret. :)
Kathleen,
I try....no ice cream around for hubby he has been sooo good! :)
Charlene - You do need calories - you just need to chose the foods that give you the most nutrition for the calories.
Running to the fast food kiosks, however, does not count as exercise.