WTF????

Arby's turkey bacon WRAP is AT LEAST 600 calories?????????? What the hell??? OMG. I am so freaking pissed. I guess NO WHERE has anything healthy. So what do you do? Decline all invites from family/friends when they wanna go out to eat?? What is wrong with all these fast food places?? And sit down restaurants are no better, probably are even worse. That's ridiculous. SCREW ARBY'S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I eat out. I just make sure I check nutritional info before hand

LOL! I know what you mean! Anytime Ihave to eat fast food, unfortunately, I always opt for a salad with limited dressing. And we wonder why so many folks are overweight??? Eating healthy is not only expensive, it's very time consuming. Hang in there!

Very time consuming. Thank God for smart phones. I can look up stuff on the fly.

I don't know why you thought a fast food item with bacon in the title would be "healthy"

Mainstream food manufacturers and restaurants are counting on you to NOT do your homework. They figure that if it looks and sounds healthy, you won't bother checking into the ton of carbs, sugar and fat that is in their crap. Even grilled chicken on salads is often brined in a salty sugary mess that piles on the calories and diminishes its health benefit.

Stop trusting those who want your money in exchange for their yummy flavors. They can care less about your health and well being.

Arby's turkey bacon WRAP is AT LEAST 600 calories?????????? What the hell??? OMG. I am so freaking pissed. I guess NO WHERE has anything healthy. So what do you do? Decline all invites from family/friends when they wanna go out to eat?? What is wrong with all these fast food places?? And sit down restaurants are no better, probably are even worse. That's ridiculous. SCREW ARBY'S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

600 Calories, yet that is true, but it's 10 ounce of food, that's a whole meal. it's not like you're eating it as if it is a snack, is it?. I'd worry more about all that salt

I eat the chicken piri piri skewers when I eat out - only 320 calories at Harvester :-)

The calorie count of a food has absolutely no bearing on whether it's "healthy" or not. Plenty of healthy foods are high calorie, and there are plenty of low or no calorie foods that aren't healthy. If you want to complain about it being higher calorie than you expected, that's one thing, but to rant about it not being healthy solely for being higher calorie is rather ignorant.

I don't really do fast food anymore - in the typical sense. I'll do subway on occasion but they're still really high in calories for me. If I had to do fast food (ew).. I'd opt for 1. salad, 2. baked potato and chili, 3. (and this is expensive but - it is what it is) I'd order 2 grilled chicken sandwiches and drop the bread.


I'm not low carb, but the bread is just - nutritionally a waste. High calorie and no real benefit.

Restaurants? Generally much easier - as long as it's not a greasy spoon or family diner.. Grilled fish minus the oil, or light on the oil, steamed veggies, SCORE! and mighty delicious.

Grilled Chicken breast, Salad, grilled chicken breast salad minus cheese, etc etc.. My fav lately is grilled tilapia with steamed mixed veggies.

it can be done, but I just don't have a taste for fast food anymore - the thought of it turns my stomach. Eating REAL food - ok - not that FF isn't real food - but more nutritious food makes me feel better and tastes so much better!

If you get invited out, ask if you can pick the place. If they invite you to a place you KNOW you can't eat, eat first before you go, then go and enjoy the company. I've done that too.. ;-) or, in a pinch, if you do cheat days (high days, etc., as I do), save these things for your high days.

I just had lunch at Arby's and did fine I think. I had the Jr. Roast Beef sandwich and a side salad for under 300 calories. You can eat out just don't eat as much. Salads can be a great choice and limited the dressing. I'm sure the bacon on it does not help the calorie count.

I save up atleast 1000 calories before I eat at a restraunt either from the same day or a few days ahead. It gives me something to look forward to and I enjoy my dinner.

As a general rule of life I automatically assume that any eating establishment that can be accessed without leaving my vehicles falls in the "not good for you" category. Conversely, if I happen to be eating at such an establishment I am doing so at a point I am not concerned about the quality of food I'm receiving. One meal of high everything bad isn't going to kill you. If you eat at Arby's every day then you would probably want to be concerned. Not so much by the food as by your choice of consuming said food on a daily basis.

You can find the dietary information for all US chain restaurants on line. A little reading goes a long way. Especially when you start taking note of the incredibly high fat and sodium content.

I love the Chicken Fajita Pita from Jack in the Box. 330 calories and 23 gm of protein. It's basically grilled chicken, tomatoes, cheese, and lettuce in a pita...topped with salsa. The sodium is high, but that's my go-to fast food if I'm out and about and didn't bring anything with me. Applebee's has a great menu of "under 550 calorie" items. Chick-fil-A has some decent choices too. Pretty much all fast food is loaded in sodium though.

You don't have to give up fast food forever. Just don't eat it often and make the best choices available. Some places (like Burger King) have NOTHING on the menu that works for me nutritionally, so I try to avoid those places. You just have to try to plan ahead a little.