Fast food, low calorie choices (mom on the go)

bwalls0020

I'd love to see some fast food, low calorie choices. Being a mom on the go, sometimes cooking isn't an option.

adamitri

Overnight oats are great for a filling breakfast.

hnm921

I like the grilled chicken nuggets at Chickfila. That with a side salad is usually my go to fast food choice.

Tblackdogs

If you're at McDonald's, get a Happy Meal. Or an Egg McMuffin. Yum.

lporter229

Wendy's chili or grocery store sushi are my in a pinch go tos. But if I know I am going to be home too late to cook, I try to put something easy in the crock pot in the morning. I also try and prep some things on weekends and freeze them for these types of situations.

PeachyPlum

Check out the Hungry Girls Survival Guide to fast food - great picks from a lot of popular places there!

Lexicpt

Wendy's chili over half of a baked potato. Yum!

Cheri1218

Taco Bell crunchy beef tacos FRESCO style are 150 calories each.

maidentl

Chicken Fajita Pita at Jack in the Box is around 360 calories. Plus it's fun to say.

eldamiano

How about a burger, smaller than the one you are used to....

PeachyPlum

Cheri1218 wrote: »

Taco Bell crunchy beef tacos FRESCO style are 150 calories each.

And the pinto beans, fresco style are packed with protein and fiber for another 150.

jgnatca

Here's my list:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/jgnatca/view/fast-food-choices-735649

It pays to have a stash on hand to head off the fast food. That might include a Premier Protein drink, fruit, single serving yogurts, or snack bars. I did this on a recent trip and I headed off at least two restaurant meals.

beachlandia

I second the grilled chicken nuggets from Chick-Fil-A. I think 8 nuggets have 140 calories or something like that.

I don't know if you consider this "fast food" but if you go through the Panera bread drive through they have a lot of options that are low calorie and on the healthier side (be careful, though- things like full sandwiches there are very high in calories). I like to get a cup of turkey chili or a b-green smoothie, both around 200 cal

kellyjellybellyjelly

Wendy's large Chili is 250 calories & they have some wraps that range in the 200s-300s.

CrabNebula

Most grilled chicken sandwiches are good choices if you hold the cheese and mayo. The Southwest grilled chicken salad at McDonald's is pretty good. I tend to take a serving of Baked Lays with me to fast food restaurants so I won't be tempted to get fries.

hhnkhl

Salads at McDonalds are pretty good...only use like half of the sauce though...

overlook237

I love Wendy's Asian Cashew Salad (half size). I think it's around 230 calories with spicy cashews and dressing. (Full size is under 400 cals.)

4legsRbetterthan2

Another vote for taco bell fresco menue
I do ok at chick fil a too

jnv7594

I had a McDonald's cheeseburger for lunch...just under 300 calories. I know, I know some people hate McDonalds, but I thought it was good. Haven't had one in a really long time, and I ran out of time this morning to make my lunch.

onyxgirl17

Taco Bell - Fresco Menu ( I like the power bowls, personally)
Panera - Roasted Turkey and Avocado BLT (half size is 250 calories and a big sandwich!) and pretty much any of their soups/salads.
Burger King, Mcdonalds, Wendys - Get burgers or chicken sandwiches (no mayo), stay away from fries is my philosophy. (Fries are my downfall...... I will eat and eat and eat lol)
KFC: Grilled Chicken, Mashed Potatoes (no gravy), and coleslaw.
I don't eat at Sonic or Checkers, too greasy.

BettyM1017

Chick Fil A salads and wraps are awesome; however, you'll want to keep you're own dressing with you. The dressings at almost every restaurant, sit down or fast food, are outrageously high in calories! Oh, and don't think you have to stick to drive thru's. Keep menus from your favorite healthy restaurants in your glove box and just call ahead for take out.

Kaylew0125

My on the go picks are usually crunchy chicken tacos from taco bell or a Flatbread blt from subway!

SherryTeach

Even with lower calorie choices at several fast food places, I would try to make my own food most of the time. And I just read an article about the food preferences that children develop quite early in life. If you are eating fast food as a regular thing, I'm guessing that the kids are too. Batch cooking is the way to go. It's a fun family thing too.

gypsychic33

Subway!

WinoGelato

When I go through the drive through it is usually with my kids and we are on our way somewhere. I get them kids meals and then eat maybe half of one of their orders of fries. Even a full order of happy meal fries is only 100 cals. Most of the sandwiches I would order are 400 cals or so, so I can usually get out for less than 500 cals. If my husband is with us, he doesn't drink soda, so I get a combo and we all share the fries. That built in portion control really helps keep the calories in check.

marissafit06

When we eat fast food, we usually skip the drinks and fries when considering calories. Opting for chicken sandwiches, grilled not fried, over beef typically yields lower calories. You can also request to have sandwiches without mayo or cheese.

chubbles123

While it's not exactly fast food, I like to get take out Vietnamese food. Most Pho places can fill a to-go order really quickly; I usually only have to wait 5 minutes or so. I love getting fresh spring rolls for lunch. They are healthy and surprisingly filling.

Also, if you have a Great Harvest Bread Company in your area, they make amazing sandwiches. Skip the mayo and cheese and you won't be eating too many calories.

Tatarataa

Hungry girl recipes and tips as well as subway. Or just go for a mc donalds ice cream cone or burger and combine eg with carrot stics or salad from grocery store.

Tatarataa

starbucks oatmeal without aditives sweeten with homebrought things and maybe some fruit from starbucks or home.

atypicalsmith

hhnkhl wrote: »

Salads at McDonalds are pretty good...only use like half of the sauce though...

I thought so too, until five or six years ago, I bought one on a Friday night around 6:30 pm to bring for lunch at a Saturday seminar I was attending the next day. I put it in the refrigerator immediately and the next morning, at 7:00, took the bag holding the salad out of the fridge. There was something watery all in it. I couldn't imagine what had spilled into my salad. I put the bag in the sink, opened it, and ewwww it looked like four-day-old spinach soup. Turns out the shelf life for McDonald's salads are 8 to 12 hours (call your local one - they will confirm this) because the ingredients are actually weeks old from being stored and trucked and are kept looking fresh by "a sophisticated cooling system" when they aren't really fresh at all. I've never been to a McDonald's since.