Who has the healthiest french fries??

katoka97
katoka97 Posts: 62 Member
edited September 22 in Health and Weight Loss
just wondering...
I love french fries but I don't eat it often (1-2 a year) ...not healthy, anyways...what do you think, who has the healthiest fries ?(McDonalds, Carl's Jr., In/Out, Jack in the box...etc.)

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  • ivyjbres
    ivyjbres Posts: 612 Member
    Its fries. I'd love to tell you that the company I work for is the healthiest, but the truth is- fried is fried. And deep fried is worse. The healthiest fries are the ones you make at home, from sweet potatoes, with non stick spray on a cookie sheet in your oven.
  • meggonkgonk
    meggonkgonk Posts: 2,066 Member
    idk about healthiest, but if imma eat fries that arent homemade- Imma eat Micky D's
  • MisdemeanorM
    MisdemeanorM Posts: 3,493 Member
    If you eat them that seldom, don't worry about it! Indulge! They're all bad!

    Speaking of sweet potatoes! I dug mine up yesterday and that's on my menu for this afternoon! (Though I chip slice them so they get crispier than as fries).
  • gambitsgurl
    gambitsgurl Posts: 632 Member
    I don't know but I DO know the unhealthiest (as they are plain out fries) is Arby's Curly Fries.
  • Ceannaire
    Ceannaire Posts: 1
    According to eat this not that...Wendy's fries are the most calorie friendly.
  • katieannd
    katieannd Posts: 66 Member
    idk about healthiest, but if imma eat fries that arent homemade- Imma eat Micky D's

    amen!
  • MisdemeanorM
    MisdemeanorM Posts: 3,493 Member
    I don't know but I DO know the unhealthiest (as they are plain out fries) is Arby's Curly Fries.

    I was amazed at the cals in a small for these! I love them, but only eat them a couple times a year.
  • katoka97
    katoka97 Posts: 62 Member
    did some research, apparently Sonic has the healthiest fries

    http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/fast-food-french-fries-which-are-healthiest
  • weaklink109
    weaklink109 Posts: 2,831 Member
    According to eat this not that...Wendy's fries are the most calorie friendly.

    That may have been true, but below is a quote from another thread today about Wendy's Fries that you might find interesting:
    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101110/ap_on_bi_ge/us_wendy_s_new_fries

    THE NEW FRIES HAVE DOUBLE THE SODIUM AND MORE CALORIES THEN THE OLD ONES, CHECK OUT THE ARTICLE.

    The link to the thread is:

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/133805-new-fries-at-wendy-s

    BTW, I vote for homemade, baked sweet potato or regular potato fries.
  • JDMPWR
    JDMPWR Posts: 1,863 Member
    ***THIS STATEMENT BELOW IS NOT A PERSONAL ATTACK ON YOUR POST***

    No offense but thats like saying, who is the smartest kid with down syndrome?

    haha. I know what you meant is, who is the lesser of the evils but i find the statement somewhat oxymoronic.
  • someday120
    someday120 Posts: 24
    i would of thought in n out
  • weaklink109
    weaklink109 Posts: 2,831 Member
    ***THIS STATEMENT BELOW IS NOT A PERSONAL ATTACK ON YOUR POST***

    No offense but thats like saying, who is the smartest kid with down syndrome?

    haha. I know what you meant is, who is the lesser of the evils but i find the statement somewhat oxymoronic.

    Life is a lot about choosing the lesser of two evils. That's why so many people get married more than once!!!!smiley-shocked002.gif:wink:
  • mccorml
    mccorml Posts: 622 Member
    ***THIS STATEMENT BELOW IS NOT A PERSONAL ATTACK ON YOUR POST***

    No offense but thats like saying, who is the smartest kid with down syndrome?

    haha. I know what you meant is, who is the lesser of the evils but i find the statement somewhat oxymoronic.

    YES YOUR MY NEW BEST FRIEND HE JUST QUOTED WAITING! "your cool your hip your the coolest guy at shananagins! THAT LIKE SAYING YOUR THE SMARTEST KID WITH DOWN SYNDROME!"
  • jules317
    jules317 Posts: 8
    If you eat them that seldom, don't worry about it! Indulge! They're all bad!

    Speaking of sweet potatoes! I dug mine up yesterday and that's on my menu for this afternoon! (Though I chip slice them so they get crispier than as fries).

    Sweet Potato French Fries??? :\
  • lukasmac
    lukasmac Posts: 216 Member
    Homemade fries... go that way. You can find some recipes online which you can modestly fill your plate with no guilt.
  • MisdemeanorM
    MisdemeanorM Posts: 3,493 Member
    If you eat them that seldom, don't worry about it! Indulge! They're all bad!

    Speaking of sweet potatoes! I dug mine up yesterday and that's on my menu for this afternoon! (Though I chip slice them so they get crispier than as fries).

    Sweet Potato French Fries??? :\

    I don't even like sweet potatoes and I like these! (I like the fries at like O'Charley's or wherever has sweet potato fries too, but they're still pretty greasy then.) I can't get the fries crispy if I fry cut them, so I slice them like potato chips as thin as I can get them, spray a baking sheet, lay them out single file, sprinkle with a tiny bit of brown sugar and salt, spray again, and bake around 350 or 400 until crispy (they will look brown on the verge of burning before they are crisp.) I eat with ketchup. very yummy. I'd like them fry cut, but for the life of me can't get them crisp that way.
  • jules317
    jules317 Posts: 8
    If you eat them that seldom, don't worry about it! Indulge! They're all bad!

    Speaking of sweet potatoes! I dug mine up yesterday and that's on my menu for this afternoon! (Though I chip slice them so they get crispier than as fries).

    Sweet Potato French Fries??? :\

    I don't even like sweet potatoes and I like these! (I like the fries at like O'Charley's or wherever has sweet potato fries too, but they're still pretty greasy then.) I can't get the fries crispy if I fry cut them, so I slice them like potato chips as thin as I can get them, spray a baking sheet, lay them out single file, sprinkle with a tiny bit of brown sugar and salt, spray again, and bake around 350 or 400 until crispy (they will look brown on the verge of burning before they are crisp.) I eat with ketchup. very yummy. I'd like them fry cut, but for the life of me can't get them crisp that way.

    Those sound really yummy!! So, since I am just cooking for me, I am guessing 1 sweet potato will be enough. How well do they store?
  • cindy4mica
    cindy4mica Posts: 777 Member
    double amen!
  • Red13
    Red13 Posts: 287 Member
    If you're not going to make your own I would find out what kind of oil each place fries them in. If you can find one that uses oil without trans fat then that would be the one to go with. Most fast food joints use corn oil or some combo with corn oil in it which you should stay away from. I found an article listing Jack in the Box as one that doesn't use corn oil. Also, more small businesses tend to use other oils than corn so ask next time your in your favorite hometown restaurant.
  • reneeot
    reneeot Posts: 773 Member
    Healthiest? Here's a link, I googled healthiest french fries.
    http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/fast-food-french-fries-which-are-healthiest

    I prefer homemade, I know how I make them with very little oil.

    But I enjoy the fries at wing stop!! I have them hold the seasoning. Add my own salt and pepper.

    :-)

    Renee
  • MisdemeanorM
    MisdemeanorM Posts: 3,493 Member

    Those sound really yummy!! So, since I am just cooking for me, I am guessing 1 sweet potato will be enough. How well do they store?

    I keep them in the fridge usually, which is not required, but keeps them longer, especially in the summer as some i left on a shelf near the window in my somewhat humid house molded. In the winter some things in my pantry freeze (!!) so... anyway, they keep for several weeks. If you look up how to really really store them, they can keep for months as can potatoes. (though sweet potatoes don't bud like potatoes).
  • Lunarokra
    Lunarokra Posts: 855 Member
    did some research, apparently Sonic has the healthiest fries

    http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/fast-food-french-fries-which-are-healthiest

    Thanks for this link.
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