What to order at the diner

ocean26

There was just a post about how healthy diner food is, and I want to know what the best choice would be. I know even if you ordered "grilled chicken" you'd still be getting greasy oily chicken from a grill-pan. Would it be safe to order something like a turkey sandwich? Or is coldcut meat there different as well?

Cdcaldwe

Turkey sandwhich most places=Bad

Get the garden salad with the fat free or a balsalmic vinagrette....if they actually have a grill then get grilled chicken breast or grilled Shrimp.

maemiller

i normally would go online and see if i can find a menu then I can take my time to find something healthy before hand. if not,, turkey sandwich does sound good, stay away from any mayo based condiments and get like a side salad w/dressing off to the side. if you have a smart phone, go to livestrong.com or calorieking.com and look up the foods on the websites. They usually have the foods or something close with the calorie and fat content

ocean26

I mean just a plain turkey sandwich on wheat bread (turkey lettuce tomato)

slimdownspicey

my all time fave is an egg white western omelet (egg whites, peppers, onions, ham) and i get salsa and hot sauce - if i REALLY want cheese i ask for 1 slice of american melted in so i know how much is in there. i ask for mixed greens, pickles, or some lettuce and tomato instead of the potatoes (the extra $$ is worth it to me), and whole wheat toast without butter. i usually end up using one of those little butter packets and one of the jelly but that's still way less than they slab on. i also figure the grease on the grill isn't all that much and you can ask them to go light on it for the omelet too.

it's so hearty i don't even care that my friends are eating chicken fingers and fries!