Healthy Fast Food
Though all fast food is often clumped together as bad for you, it is not all created equally. There are some fast foods that are actually pretty healthy. After all homemade food can be pretty fatty and greasy as well. It all depends on what you are eating. Eating healthy is about making good choices, fast or not. Here are some meal choices available at popular fast food restaurants that really aren’t that bad.
Burger King
When it comes to getting healthy fast food Burger King has gotten rave reviews for some of its menu choices. For one thing Burger King is one of the only fast food restaurants that serve a veggie burger. The veggie burger is extremely low in fat and calories as compared to other burgers and it isn’t all that bad. Skip the mayo and fries and have water for your drink and you are eating a healthier lunch than most.
There are also a wide variety of salads available at Burger King. Always get low calorie dressing and stick with grilled chicken, grilled shrimp, or meat-free versions.
McDonalds
Though McDonalds is certainly not the leader in healthy eating they do have a few choices on their menu that are healthier than others. When it comes to breakfast your best choices at McDonalds are going to be the fruit and yogurt parfait or the Egg McMuffin. Both are relatively low in calories and are pretty tasty.
Lunch and dinner at McDonalds is a little dicier but it is possible to get a healthy meal. For starters always opt for grilled food over fried. If you really want one of the premium chicken sandwiches to fit within a healthy diet try it without the bun, bacon, or mayo. Instead get light honey mustard or request one of the light dressings that McDonalds offers and try that on your chicken patty instead. Another good chicken choice at McDonalds is a grilled honey mustard wrap. Not only are they pretty tasty but they are good for you as well.
If you are craving a Big Mac try one of the new Mac Wraps. These are a lot lower in calories and carbohydrates then the regular Big Mac but they offer the same great flavor.
Instead of getting fries at McDonalds try apple slices or a side salad with low calorie dressing. Always avoid sodas and milkshakes no matter where you eat since the biggest weight issue for most is the calories that they drink in a day.
Subway
Subway offers a ton of healthy choices but they also offer a ton of not-so-healthy choices that are being sold under the guise of healthy. For the most part anything you get a Subway can be healthy if you make it that way, this definitely separates it from most fast food restaurants.
For one thing you should always avoid heavy dressings and mayonnaise if you want to keep those subway sandwiches low fat. The best choices for dressing are oil and vinegar or mustard. The more fattening dressings and toppings can pack the fat on those sandwiches pretty quick.
Go all out with the veggies at Subway. The more veggies you get the better that sandwich will be for you and veggies are usually pretty low in fat and calories so there is no harm and piling them on. However, you should avoid piling on the cheese. If you want to lose weight it is best to avoid the cheese all together.
Another good tip at Subway is to ask for wheat bread. It is lower in refined sugars than white bread and is a lot healthier. Also, because of the bread content, no matter what sort of sandwich you get it is best to stick with one six inch serving for meal. Though those twelve inch servings are pretty cheap they are more than you should be eating at one meal.