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Pick 1: Healthiest Sandwich?

dontstop_
dontstop_ Posts: 17
edited February 7 in Food and Nutrition
Which sandwich/burger would be the healthiest option in your opinion?

I'm going to a restaurant with no nutritional info and I want to splurge a little (AKA not get a boring salad) and these sounded yummy to me. What would you go with?

1. Turkey Burger: Hand-formed ground turkey patty topped with guacamole, Swiss cheese, cranberry-chipotle mayo, lettuce, tomato and onion on a whole wheat bun.

2.Blackened Tilapia Sandwich: Blackened tilapia over Cajun remoulade. Served with lettuce, tomato, onion and guacamole on a whole wheat bun.

3. Smokehouse Chicken Sandwich: Grilled chicken breast smothered in our savory BBQ sauce then topped with cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato and onion.

Replies

  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,368 Member
    Whatever you feel like... they all seem pretty even to me calorie-wise!
  • MysteriousMerlin
    MysteriousMerlin Posts: 2,270 Member
    The chicken or tilapia sounds good
  • TheGymGypsy
    TheGymGypsy Posts: 1,023 Member
    I personally think the first one sounds the most tasty, I couldn't tell you which one is necessarily the healthiest.
  • monisiaczeq
    monisiaczeq Posts: 131 Member
    i would go for number 3!!! i love chicken but i would ask for no cheese! haha! im sooooo fussy! but they all sound good!
  • Maaike84
    Maaike84 Posts: 211 Member
    I would guess that probably the tilapia (no cheeses) might be lowest in calories... But honestly, that's just a guess and they all sound yum!
  • lysslax
    lysslax Posts: 64
    Definitely any of them would be good, but I'd ask for no mayo on the turkey burger and no remoulade on the tilapia.
    Besides that they all look pretty good!!
  • 1longroad
    1longroad Posts: 642 Member
    All three sound fairly healthy and really yummy!!! Since it is a 'treat', I would go with the one that sounds the best at the time!!! Have fun and enjoy!!
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    Which sandwich/burger would be the healthiest option in your opinion?

    I'm going to a restaurant with no nutritional info and I want to splurge a little (AKA not get a boring salad) and these sounded yummy to me. What would you go with?

    1. Turkey Burger: Hand-formed ground turkey patty topped with guacamole, Swiss cheese, cranberry-chipotle mayo, lettuce, tomato and onion on a whole wheat bun.

    2.Blackened Tilapia Sandwich: Blackened tilapia over Cajun remoulade. Served with lettuce, tomato, onion and guacamole on a whole wheat bun.

    3. Smokehouse Chicken Sandwich: Grilled chicken breast smothered in our savory BBQ sauce then topped with cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato and onion.

    What other options are on the menu? When I go to a restaurant, how many cals or how healthy a dish is has no bearing on if i order it or not
  • love2read1220
    love2read1220 Posts: 26 Member
    Not the turkey burger... I went to ruby Tuesdays and I was shocked at how many calories the turkey burger had!
  • KateParker01
    KateParker01 Posts: 33 Member
    The tilapia will almost certainly be the lowest calorie wise given the lack of cheese, mayo or bbq (usually stuffed with sugars and syrup even in a 'savoury' version). But I have to say the turkey one sounds delicious!
  • dontstop_
    dontstop_ Posts: 17
    Thanks for your input everyone. I really appreciate it! :)

    @Acg67 The menu is huge, but I went through and picked the top 3 things I would choose regardless of if I thought they would be high in calorie or not. I don't eat beef so that ruled out a lot of burgers. There were a few pasta dishes that sounded good, but I'm just more of a burger/sandwich person.
  • Sassyallday
    Sassyallday Posts: 136 Member
    Did you run any of these through your food diary to see which one has the least calories for the most nutrition?
  • avskk
    avskk Posts: 1,787 Member
    I'd go with the turkey burger for nutritional profile & deliciousness factor, tilapia if calories were a bigger concern.
  • CrusherKun
    CrusherKun Posts: 353 Member
    The tilapia would be my guess....probably too late to answer though. The remoulade is going to be a iffy one though. If its traditional, then its going to contain a good amount of fat. Maybe ask for that on the side and apply it yourself (a good test to tell if its really heavy on fat, is to put a small amount in a little water...if it floats, it contains a lot of fat.)
  • dontstop_
    dontstop_ Posts: 17
    Thanks everyone. Im not going till Friday so you aren't too late :)
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