What is your go-to fast food?
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I don’t know if you have a Wawa wherever you are, but they’re usually my go to because they have a very user friendly nutrition calculator online.0
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If you have to get fast food out, I think an Egg McM at 300 calories is a top contender. Skip the potatoes.0
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Celiac disease and being a vegetarian makes fast food a problem for me. The best I can do out in the wild is scoring some hard boiled eggs or a gluten free protein bar at a convenience store.5
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My choice is Panera. I get the Pick Two Mediterranean veggie sandwich and broccoli cheese soup. Sometimes I get the apple as my side. Sometimes I get the chips and save them for a snack another day. Their kettle chips are so good and perfectly portioned.
I love Panera. Partly because they deliver and that regularly saves me at work. Partly because I can get variety of combinations for under 500 calories. I always pick "no side". I know I'm paying for that bread/chips/apple, but I'm better off not having it available.1 -
I really like Pei Wei. They have "small" size entrees that are a perfect size for me, pick your own protein and you have the option of lettuce cups if you don't have room for 250 calories of rice (which is still reasonable imo).1
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I find Taco Bell is great both price wise and calorie wise. I can get a pretty filling and cheap 500 cal meal. The beef or chicken tacos, bean burrito, one of the chicken burritos (I forget which one).
Generally, if you skip the fries most fast food sandwiches are a good bet. I mean you can get a loaded burger or chicken sandwich for reasonable calories, it's usually the fries and soda that put you over the top. I'm rather fond of Wendy's cheeseburgers and chicken sammies :drinker:4 -
I find Taco Bell is great both price wise and calorie wise. I can get a pretty filling and cheap 500 cal meal. The beef or chicken tacos, bean burrito, one of the chicken burritos (I forget which one).
Generally, if you skip the fries most fast food sandwiches are a good bet. I mean you can get a loaded burger or chicken sandwich for reasonable calories, it's usually the fries and soda that put you over the top. I'm rather fond of Wendy's cheeseburgers and chicken sammies :drinker:
I know, but I always want the fries lol. Unfortunately, even small fries are sometimes just as much as the freaking burger or chicken sandwich. How rude.4 -
Taco Bell power bowls; Chick fil a grilled chicken sandwich or their grilled chicken market salad; Boston Market rotisserie chicken.0
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whatalazyidiot wrote: »I find Taco Bell is great both price wise and calorie wise. I can get a pretty filling and cheap 500 cal meal. The beef or chicken tacos, bean burrito, one of the chicken burritos (I forget which one).
Generally, if you skip the fries most fast food sandwiches are a good bet. I mean you can get a loaded burger or chicken sandwich for reasonable calories, it's usually the fries and soda that put you over the top. I'm rather fond of Wendy's cheeseburgers and chicken sammies :drinker:
I know, but I always want the fries lol. Unfortunately, even small fries are sometimes just as much as the freaking burger or chicken sandwich. How rude.
I know, that's another reason why Taco Bell works well for me on days I didn't save calories - I can effortlessly get out without fries!
I always go to the drive thru (to avoid standing surrounded by the smell of what I always imagine is the fries) and I actually write down what I'm going to order rather than winging it. It doesn't always work, but it does sometimes! I actually save calories for a once a month trip to Wendys to get a spicy chicken sandwich meal or a Dave's single with cheese meal. Knowing I can have it "soon" helps me make better choices when I end up there unprepared.4 -
whatalazyidiot wrote: »I find Taco Bell is great both price wise and calorie wise. I can get a pretty filling and cheap 500 cal meal. The beef or chicken tacos, bean burrito, one of the chicken burritos (I forget which one).
Generally, if you skip the fries most fast food sandwiches are a good bet. I mean you can get a loaded burger or chicken sandwich for reasonable calories, it's usually the fries and soda that put you over the top. I'm rather fond of Wendy's cheeseburgers and chicken sammies :drinker:
I know, but I always want the fries lol. Unfortunately, even small fries are sometimes just as much as the freaking burger or chicken sandwich. How rude. I know, that's another reason why Taco Bell works well for me on days I didn't save calories - I can effortlessly get out without fries!
I always go to the drive thru (to avoid standing surrounded by the smell of what I always imagine is the fries) and I actually write down what I'm going to order rather than winging it. It doesn't always work, but it does sometimes! I actually save calories for a once a month trip to Wendys to get a spicy chicken sandwich meal or a Dave's single with cheese meal. Knowing I can have it "soon" helps me make better choices when I end up there unprepared.
They have fries now (at least at some locations), but they're TERRIBLE.
I mean, I am one of those people who says there is no such thing as a bad french fry . . . but the Taco Bell fries are bad.3 -
janejellyroll wrote: »whatalazyidiot wrote: »I find Taco Bell is great both price wise and calorie wise. I can get a pretty filling and cheap 500 cal meal. The beef or chicken tacos, bean burrito, one of the chicken burritos (I forget which one).
Generally, if you skip the fries most fast food sandwiches are a good bet. I mean you can get a loaded burger or chicken sandwich for reasonable calories, it's usually the fries and soda that put you over the top. I'm rather fond of Wendy's cheeseburgers and chicken sammies :drinker:
I know, but I always want the fries lol. Unfortunately, even small fries are sometimes just as much as the freaking burger or chicken sandwich. How rude. I know, that's another reason why Taco Bell works well for me on days I didn't save calories - I can effortlessly get out without fries!
I always go to the drive thru (to avoid standing surrounded by the smell of what I always imagine is the fries) and I actually write down what I'm going to order rather than winging it. It doesn't always work, but it does sometimes! I actually save calories for a once a month trip to Wendys to get a spicy chicken sandwich meal or a Dave's single with cheese meal. Knowing I can have it "soon" helps me make better choices when I end up there unprepared.
They have fries now (at least at some locations), but they're TERRIBLE.
I mean, I am one of those people who says there is no such thing as a bad french fry . . . but the Taco Bell fries are bad.
Yeah, I mean once you dip them in the nacho cheese sauce they're fine, but I'll just get nachos if that's what I'm after. But I was glad when I tried the nacho fries and they weren't good enough to be worth the calories. My obstacle course is already tough enough. Though it does make me giggle to say "Nach-yo fries!" when I see a Taco Bell
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janejellyroll wrote: »whatalazyidiot wrote: »I find Taco Bell is great both price wise and calorie wise. I can get a pretty filling and cheap 500 cal meal. The beef or chicken tacos, bean burrito, one of the chicken burritos (I forget which one).
Generally, if you skip the fries most fast food sandwiches are a good bet. I mean you can get a loaded burger or chicken sandwich for reasonable calories, it's usually the fries and soda that put you over the top. I'm rather fond of Wendy's cheeseburgers and chicken sammies :drinker:
I know, but I always want the fries lol. Unfortunately, even small fries are sometimes just as much as the freaking burger or chicken sandwich. How rude. I know, that's another reason why Taco Bell works well for me on days I didn't save calories - I can effortlessly get out without fries!
I always go to the drive thru (to avoid standing surrounded by the smell of what I always imagine is the fries) and I actually write down what I'm going to order rather than winging it. It doesn't always work, but it does sometimes! I actually save calories for a once a month trip to Wendys to get a spicy chicken sandwich meal or a Dave's single with cheese meal. Knowing I can have it "soon" helps me make better choices when I end up there unprepared.
They have fries now (at least at some locations), but they're TERRIBLE.
I mean, I am one of those people who says there is no such thing as a bad french fry . . . but the Taco Bell fries are bad.
I used to have to fry the taco salad shells and Mexican pizza shells for the day when I drew the opening shift there (once upon a time long long ago). I still remember that smell. If they use the same oil for the fries... :sick:1 -
janejellyroll wrote: »whatalazyidiot wrote: »I find Taco Bell is great both price wise and calorie wise. I can get a pretty filling and cheap 500 cal meal. The beef or chicken tacos, bean burrito, one of the chicken burritos (I forget which one).
Generally, if you skip the fries most fast food sandwiches are a good bet. I mean you can get a loaded burger or chicken sandwich for reasonable calories, it's usually the fries and soda that put you over the top. I'm rather fond of Wendy's cheeseburgers and chicken sammies :drinker:
I know, but I always want the fries lol. Unfortunately, even small fries are sometimes just as much as the freaking burger or chicken sandwich. How rude. I know, that's another reason why Taco Bell works well for me on days I didn't save calories - I can effortlessly get out without fries!
I always go to the drive thru (to avoid standing surrounded by the smell of what I always imagine is the fries) and I actually write down what I'm going to order rather than winging it. It doesn't always work, but it does sometimes! I actually save calories for a once a month trip to Wendys to get a spicy chicken sandwich meal or a Dave's single with cheese meal. Knowing I can have it "soon" helps me make better choices when I end up there unprepared.
They have fries now (at least at some locations), but they're TERRIBLE.
I mean, I am one of those people who says there is no such thing as a bad french fry . . . but the Taco Bell fries are bad.
I used to have to fry the taco salad shells and Mexican pizza shells for the day when I drew the opening shift there (once upon a time long long ago). I still remember that smell. If they use the same oil for the fries... :sick:
Omg Taco Bell was my first job. It is so weird when you walk into one, and you're like.. holy crap, it smells like 20 years ago. I still eat it though, even though I know how everything is made lol
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whatalazyidiot wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »whatalazyidiot wrote: »I find Taco Bell is great both price wise and calorie wise. I can get a pretty filling and cheap 500 cal meal. The beef or chicken tacos, bean burrito, one of the chicken burritos (I forget which one).
Generally, if you skip the fries most fast food sandwiches are a good bet. I mean you can get a loaded burger or chicken sandwich for reasonable calories, it's usually the fries and soda that put you over the top. I'm rather fond of Wendy's cheeseburgers and chicken sammies :drinker:
I know, but I always want the fries lol. Unfortunately, even small fries are sometimes just as much as the freaking burger or chicken sandwich. How rude. I know, that's another reason why Taco Bell works well for me on days I didn't save calories - I can effortlessly get out without fries!
I always go to the drive thru (to avoid standing surrounded by the smell of what I always imagine is the fries) and I actually write down what I'm going to order rather than winging it. It doesn't always work, but it does sometimes! I actually save calories for a once a month trip to Wendys to get a spicy chicken sandwich meal or a Dave's single with cheese meal. Knowing I can have it "soon" helps me make better choices when I end up there unprepared.
They have fries now (at least at some locations), but they're TERRIBLE.
I mean, I am one of those people who says there is no such thing as a bad french fry . . . but the Taco Bell fries are bad.
I used to have to fry the taco salad shells and Mexican pizza shells for the day when I drew the opening shift there (once upon a time long long ago). I still remember that smell. If they use the same oil for the fries... :sick:
Omg Taco Bell was my first job. It is so weird when you walk into one, and you're like.. holy crap, it smells like 20 years ago. I still eat it though, even though I know how everything is made lol
Same. Actually, I don't really even mind knowing how everything was made. Except the rice. The amount of fat that went into that stuff was shocking! I'm sure a lot has changed, though. 0 -
Bean burrito and ice water at taco Bell. Cheap. Decent calories.0
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I also love Tokyo Joe's. You can basically build your own meal and the calorie contents are very clear. Not to mention the food is really good.2
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kaosvarkas wrote: »Bean burrito and ice water at taco Bell. Cheap. Decent calories.
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I like to get the Taco Bell Chicken Power Bowl for 500 calories.
I don't really go to the other fast food places on your list. Subway, Moes, Zoup, or Panera Bread have some healthy & filling options. Those are the places I stop at usually if I'm grabbing fast food.1 -
I find Taco Bell is great both price wise and calorie wise. I can get a pretty filling and cheap 500 cal meal. The beef or chicken tacos, bean burrito, one of the chicken burritos (I forget which one).
Generally, if you skip the fries most fast food sandwiches are a good bet. I mean you can get a loaded burger or chicken sandwich for reasonable calories, it's usually the fries and soda that put you over the top. I'm rather fond of Wendy's cheeseburgers and chicken sammies :drinker:
Yeah, I also find Taco Bell a good deal price and calorie wise. Plus, they pretty much let you modify everything on the menu however you want, and the up-charges for things like more beans or swapping chicken for beef are extremely reasonable, and that makes it easy for me to boost protein and fiber, which are the only things other than calories that I worry about. I can leave off cheese on things where I don't find it makes much of a taste impression; swap out a fat-based sauce for salsa, etc. And there are a lot of things on the menu under 500 calories, even things under 200 calories, so you can have a couple different things. No fries on the menu means I don't feel deprived if I don't have fries.3 -
A large Wendy’s chili is only 270 cals and it’s really good and satisfying. They give you some saltine crackers with it and I like to crumble them up into it.
Burger King value menu. I usually get a value double cheese burger with onion rings for 540 cals.
Whole Foods pizza. You can get a HUGE slice for about 450 cals. Sometimes less. It depends on which topping you choose. You could get a small side salad with it. I’m not a big snack person, so when I plan to go to Whole Foods I have a small breakfast and save the rest of my cals for their pizza and cookies 😂🤗 I can’t do that cauliflower crust s**** I need the real deal 😩😂
Wanton soup from Chinese takeout.2 -
Tim Horton's breakfasts! Especially when I am coming off of overnights and starving, I get them. Trying to cut down on them now though.0
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If I need to get a quick meal out, a formerly local chain called Potbelly's (now all over) is easy and has low cal options -- turkey sandwich on thin-cut bread. I'll spend extra calories for the hot peppers, though.2
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Brooklyn Fare sashimi counter! They have lil boxes ready to go at lunch time! Hey it’s fast. ☺️1
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Farmer boys1
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I need to be gluten free due to celiac. I get burgers at Red Robbin and Zinburger and both of those offer gluten free fries at my local locations.1
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Grilled chicken sandwich at Wendy’s with no sauce is my go to for fast food. Or grilled nuggets at cfa with buffalo sauce, fruit cup and unsweet tea.1
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My favorite fast food is El Pollo Loco and my favorite item on the menu is the double chicken avocado salad.0
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Doritos locos taco without cheese is 140 calories. If a chick fil a is accessible, 12 grilled nuggets are 210. Even the breaded nuggets aren't bad at 390 for 12.0
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Unwich from jimmy johns0
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