Fast Food?

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  • lovejonz82
    lovejonz82 Posts: 8 Member
    i still have fast food occasionally. You can basically have whatever you want, in moderation, as long as it doesn't completely through you off track (calorie wise) and you're willing to sacrifice some calories from other meals just to splurge on the fast food. There is nothing wrong with having cheats here and there. I go to mcdonalds or burger king from time to time. Instead of a medium fry I will either get a small or I will split the fries with my bf. I always have water as a beverage so that calories aren't wasted on my drink.
  • stevepax
    stevepax Posts: 86 Member
    I eat fast food quite a bit, honestly. If you are searching for <400 calorie meals at a fast food restaurant, I ask you why you are eating less than 400 calories for lunch? I shoot for 600-800 or so, which easily fits most places.

    My favorites are Panda Express (I get the veggies as the side dish, and just have to avoid the Beijing Beef to bring it in reasonably. Also, forget about sodium there. It's high, but if you don't have a blood pressure problem, you'll probably be fine. I am not a doctor.)

    Taco Bell - I love the grilled steak soft tacos, and usually get a couple of them, fresco style, and a volcano taco on the side. Only 550 calls or so for all this, so probably need an apple on the side here...

    Burger King does great with a Jr Whopper and medium french fries.

    McDonald's gets you a McDouble with Big Mac sauce and lettuce added for like $1.30 (it's the same as a Big Mac with no center bun, but like a third the cost) and a medium fries.

    Wendy's has a ton of options. Tasty chili on the side makes room for a nice big burger.

    I guess my point is, yes, you can go nuts at fast food places and eat 1500-3000 calories in a single sitting if you want, and I used to do just that, which is how I got fat. But if you just get smaller sized stuff, you can eat it just fine.

    A good homemade cheeseburger can be done for fewer calories, and be absolutely delicious as well. It's just the issue of having to prepare and clean up that gets me there.
  • BIRD0
    BIRD0 Posts: 74 Member
    I've never really been a fan of the big 3 (mcdonald's, burger king, taco bell) so I don't eat those. McDonald's is only good for their sausage egg mcmuffin and hashbrowns, and I'm rarely functional before 10:30 so I don't even eat those. Though if taco bell ever makes a salsa Verde Doritos taco, I'm going to try it on a constipated day.

    I eat subway now and del taco if it's bought and there's nothing else to eat. I like arby's and chick fil a, but they're too far. Raising caines is good, but a 3 piece meal is 1200 calories, and not worth that in my eyes.

    What I do like are local fast food joints. There's a burger place that has huge portions, and their burgers are so good, especially with avocado and bacon, but the last few times I've eaten there, I split a chef salad 4 ways. It's seriously like 10 lbs. Plus their fried zucchini is worth it. Living in a state with a very large Mexican population has spoiled me with Mexican food, although I don't eat there anymore because their portions are massive, probably 2 lbs of meat alone in their burritos.

    20+ years ago, I used to eat taco John's all the time, mostly because they gave free food if you got good grades. that, and I hadn't been introduced to real Mexican food yet. I was recently in the Midwest and decided to eat there. It was disgusting, the tacos, even after being drenched in cholula, were bland and the potato ole's had about 10 lbs of salt on them.
  • nathan6878
    nathan6878 Posts: 115 Member
    Now wed. I have a doctor appointment in the late morning and plan on grabbing some fast food, I will either be doing a subway low fat six inch sub, or grab a McDonald's grilled chicken wrap with maybe a kid size fries after the doctors!!

    Like to first look at how many calories I am going to have at the end of the day, so I plan my day around my lunch or dinner schedule if I am going out for a fast food meal!!
  • jennifergant103station
    jennifergant103station Posts: 3
    My favorite is the Chicken Santa Fe Bowl from Taco Johns. It is 350 calories and very filling, The shredded beef bowl is only 370 so both good options in a fast food pinch.
  • joannadalina
    joannadalina Posts: 112 Member
    The last time I had McDonalds (about 3 months ago) I ended up getting explosive diarreah at my local mall and then again at Taco Bell (TMI?).

    Let's just say my fast food days are over. My body can't take the grease now that I have changed my eating habits.

    I do miss their fries tho.

    Best of luck :)

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