| Because there is so much fast food out there | | | | food Mexican restaurant, look for similar |
| that is loaded with fat, lots of sodium, and | | | | choices; items with flour or corn tortillas |
| is high in calories, many people believe the | | | | that are not deep fried; salsa toppings |
| only way to lose weight or maintain a healthy | | | | instead of ones containing cheese, cheese |
| weight is to stay away from fast food | | | | sauces, and sour cream; low fat cheese |
| restaurants. | | | | instead of full fat cheese if you really want |
| | | | the cheese. |
| Yes, it is true that a fast food meal that | | | | |
| includes a burger, fries, and a soft drink is | | | | • Have a burger if you really want |
| not healthy and has too many calories in it. | | | | one, but have the regular hamburger, skipping |
| But there are fast food options that are | | | | that slice of processed American cheese. You |
| healthy and okay to have. Here's one way to | | | | know the fries aren't a healthy choice, a |
| think of it. Most weight loss experts today | | | | side salad with light dressing is much |
| say having 5 to 6 small meals a day is better | | | | better. But if you have to have fries (and |
| then having 3 larger meals and that skipping | | | | once in a while is okay even when trying to |
| meals is a bad idea because it leads to | | | | lose weight because a person is much less |
| binging later on in the day. So is it better | | | | likely to be successful on their diet if they |
| to skip lunch because you are busy and only | | | | completely forbid all their favorite food) |
| have access to a fast food restaurant? Or | | | | have the smallest size available. You may |
| should you go to that restaurant and make the | | | | have to order the kid's meal to get a small |
| healthiest choice you can? (And while it's | | | | order of fries, but that's okay. Make your |
| true that you cannot always get super healthy | | | | beverage water (most fast food restaurants |
| food at a fast food restaurant, you can | | | | have bottled water now which is great for |
| almost always find a reasonably healthy | | | | people on the go) or a diet soft drink. |
| choices.) | | | | |
| | | | • Grilled chicken sandwiches are okay |
| I'm not saying you have to walk into that | | | | if you skip all the extra toppings; deep |
| fast food restaurant and ask them for a bowl | | | | fried chicken sandwiches are bad. People have |
| of plain lettuce either. What are some decent | | | | a tendency to think a chicken sandwich is |
| choices? | | | | healthy because chicken is healthy. But once |
| | | | that chicken goes for a swim in the deep |
| • Go Mexican but don't have the taco | | | | fryer, it's not so healthy. A grilled chicken |
| salad in the edible bowl. That taco salad at | | | | sandwich from Wendy's has 370 calories and 8 |
| Taco Bell that you probably think is a | | | | grams of fat. A deep fried chicken fillet |
| healthy choice contains 860 calories and 46 | | | | sandwich from Wendy's has 470 calories and 16 |
| grams of fat. Even without the edible bowl, | | | | grams of fat. If you're thinking their |
| the salad still has 490 calories and 25 grams | | | | mandarin chicken salad is a better choice, it |
| of fat. Instead consider having something at | | | | has over 500 calories and 26 grams of fat. |
| Taco Bell with a soft flour or corn tortilla | | | | |
| that is done in their "fresco style," which | | | | While eating fast food is not something any |
| means they use a salsa of tomatoes, onions, | | | | health expert will recommend having for every |
| and cilantro in place of cheese and sauce on | | | | meal every day of the week, a person can eat |
| an item. Two grilled steak tacos done in | | | | at fast food restaurants some of the time |
| their fresco style contains 340 calories and | | | | still lose weight. It's all about being |
| 10 grams of fat. Two of their ranchero | | | | informed about the calories and nutrition of |
| chicken soft tacos are 340 calories and 8 | | | | the food available at restaurants and making |
| grams of fat (nutrition information for Taco | | | | the best choices possible. |
| Bell was found at: If you are at any fast | | | | |