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    What to eat for dinner?

    Posts: 68 Member
    edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
    I had a terribly busy day and did not have a chance to make anything to bring with me for dinner tonight at work (work 2nd shift) and I have no clue what to eat. All the food in the cafeteria is overcooked and WAY too high in sodium and everywhere else around me is fast food. I have 598 cals left for the rest of the day. The options for going out for food would be Chic FIl-a (i'm guessing their wraps are okay-ish) or Chipotle(salad or bowls). Everything else is just like McD's or BK or Taco Bell and that is what I am so desperately trying not to get caught back up in.


    What would be my best bet ?

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    • Posts: 7
      If there is a subway in your area you can always turn your favorite sub sandwich into a salad.
    • Posts: 1,018
      IS there not a grocery store within a mile or so where you can go pick up a salad, or fresh fruit?
    • Posts: 222 Member
      if u have to go to fast food taco bell 2 fresco style tacos 300 cal
    • Posts: 57
      Mcd's grilled chicken salads are not THAT bad. Look them up on here! All three are about 300 calories!

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    • Posts: 381 Member
      looked at their nutrional info online:

      Chick-fil-A® Chargrilled Chicken Sandwich – 300 Calories

      Side Salad – 70 Calories

      or

      Chick-fil-A Chick-n-Strips® Salad – 470 Calories

      Total Calories: 470

      excluding condiments
    • Posts: 897 Member
      Chick Fil A nuggets are not a total diet killer. I get the 8 piece, no fires and use the honey mustard dipping suace. High in protein. ANd they have fruit or side salads there too. And I like their diet lemonade too! Man, now I want chic fil a! They are 290 cal, 28g proitein!
    • Posts: 7
      Chipotle bowl with chicken and black beans, lettuce and salsa but no guac, cheese or sour cream should get you pretty close.
    • Posts: 427 Member
      chipotle is a very good option I get a burrito bowl and it is only 385 calories

      I get rice, chicken, pinto beans, 2 scoops of the fresh tomato salsa, 1 of the medium salsa (for a little heat), and 2 handfuls of lettuce. It is very filling just dont get the cheese, guacomole, or sour cream because that is where the calories really add up.

      Hope this helps
    • Posts: 91 Member
      Chipotle! They use better ingredients (and the food is a lot less processed than typical fast food).

      You do have to be careful tho... a burrito bowl can have close to 750 or even 1,000 calories if you add too much. The salad is your best bet.

      My favorite combination: chicken, black beans, fajita veggies, tomato salsa, corn salsa, and a little sour cream OR cheese. I skip the dressing if I get a salad--too much fat and sugar.
    • Posts: 781 Member
      I had Chickfila for lunch today. I had the original sandwich, carrot raisin salad and a large diet lemonade for a total of 590 cal. I also just read on CFA's site that you can ask for the sandwich without the butter on the bread and save 30 cal. Trading the carrot raisin for a side salad or fruit cup would save cal too.
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