The Unhealthy Healthy Choice...

chachita7
chachita7 Posts: 996 Member
edited November 8 in Food and Nutrition
You forgot to bring lunch to work, you have no other choice but to grab something from a fast food restaurant - "fast food" does have a bad rap - but there are many healthy choices to be made

My unhealthy healthy choices are:

KFC - Grilled Chicken Breast, green beans, and corn on the cob
Zaxbys - House Grilled Chicken House Salad w/ 1 vinaigrette dressing - 1/2 texas toast


What are your unhealthy healthy choices?
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  • shovav91
    shovav91 Posts: 2,335 Member
    Chipotle- Any salad or burrito bowl (minus the cheese and sour cream). It's an incredibly balanced meal!
  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
    Chipotle- Any salad or burrito bowl (minus the cheese and sour cream). It's an incredibly balanced meal!

    THIS!

    I :heart: Chipotle.
  • bahacca
    bahacca Posts: 878 Member
    Del Taco-regular tacos
    McDonalds- Premium Southwest salad with grilled chicken breast or a snack wrap(grilled)
  • klewis81
    klewis81 Posts: 122
    Wendy's chili!
  • bhalter
    bhalter Posts: 582 Member
    Taco Bell Fresco chicken or steak tacos - 3 for 450 calories!
  • daffodilsoup
    daffodilsoup Posts: 1,972 Member
    Vegan salad at Chipotle or Qdoba!
  • speedycakes
    speedycakes Posts: 152 Member
    Qudoba, naked burrito 1/2 rice no cheese or sour cream. Naked taco salad no cheese or sour cream. There are a lot of little local restaurants and you can get wraps, salads, soup and sandwiches.
  • junyr
    junyr Posts: 416 Member
    Favorite subway sandwich as a salad or on flatbread.
  • Lesa_Sass
    Lesa_Sass Posts: 2,213 Member
    Chipotle = love I do not consider it an unhealthy choice, well, unless i have them load up my bowl with rice, cheese and sour cream.

    As far as fast food goes, Burger King veggie burger, no mayo, side salad and water

    Hardees Turkey burger
  • Amalthia79
    Amalthia79 Posts: 38
    Cracker Barrel- Grilled Chicken Tenderloins. They are very tasty and only 170 cals!
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    Rye or wholemeal bread roll with chicken or roast beef, chilli sauce and salad - from a sandwich bar
    Dahl and rice with raita - from a food court
    Sushi roll with chicken and cucumber and pickled ginger - from Japanese takeaway
    Cold rolls with prawns/chicken and that delicious sweet chilli dipping sauce - from the market
    Steak sandwich, toss half the bread if it's huge, skip the chips/fries - from a cafe
    Peri peri wrap - from red rooster.
    Grilled fish and steamed veggies, skip the chips - from the pub.

    Alternatively I just eat whatever I fancy and make the rest of the day balance around it, or just write it off as an "over-cals" day.
    It is easier to do now I'm maintaining though.
  • ts1122
    ts1122 Posts: 99 Member
    My in laws own the local DQ - when I need lunch I go there for a grilled chicken wrap with light ranch dressing or bbq sauce
  • CheleLynn44
    CheleLynn44 Posts: 339 Member
    Cracker Barrel- Grilled Chicken Tenderloins. They are very tasty and only 170 cals!

    I love these, with their hashbrown casserole and a side salad!!
  • skygoddess86
    skygoddess86 Posts: 487 Member
    Taco Bell Fresco chicken or steak tacos - 3 for 450 calories!
    THIS
  • OSC_ESD
    OSC_ESD Posts: 752 Member
    Subway ... Veggie Delight on Wheat .. No cheese or condiments. Wait ... did you say unhealthy ????? Not all fast food has to be unhealthy. :)
  • gatecityradio
    gatecityradio Posts: 401
    I usually hit up subway and get a 6 inch ham and turkey on 9 grain wheat. 330 cals with provolone and mustard.
    On my previous diet I would go to taco bell and get a regular burrito minus cheese, but I'm unsure about how many calories that is of hand, I'm sure it's around 300 or less.
    Cracker barrel has really good grilled chicken tenders, I get that with green beans, apple sauce, and turnip greens, I eat half and take the rest home for lunch the next day. Half is around the 220 calorie range.
    McAlisters has 2 for 500 cal meals, you can get a 1/2 sandwich and a cup of soup or salad or 1/2 baked potato. it's usually around 480-520 cal depending on what you get. You do pretty much the same thing at Jason's Deli if you plan ahead using their website.
  • erinkeely4
    erinkeely4 Posts: 408 Member
    Chipotle- Any salad or burrito bowl (minus the cheese and sour cream). It's an incredibly balanced meal!

    Me too! I get veggie bowls with brown rice, black beans, salsa, corn, lettuce and guacamole. It's SO good!!
  • Blugal1
    Blugal1 Posts: 92
    Tim Horton's chili is 300 cals. It comes with a bun, which I use 1/4 of to dip in the chili. Not a terrible meal at all.
  • melrose09
    melrose09 Posts: 271
    Great...now I want Taco Bell :)
  • wonnder1
    wonnder1 Posts: 460
    If I forget lunch, my only option is Harveys or Tim's.

    Tim's = chili, but I just can't resist the whole bun, the best I can do is get wheat. (300 w/o bun.)

    Harvey's = veggie burger (they make the BEST fastfood veggie burgers) loaded with veggies. And a side salad. (370 cals with cheese!)
  • capaxinfiniti
    capaxinfiniti Posts: 367 Member
    Panera, preferably one of their salads

    But their macaroni and cheese is very addicting :blushing:
  • Lesa_Sass
    Lesa_Sass Posts: 2,213 Member
    Great...now I want Taco Bell :)

    Taco bell will actually replace their gross meat product with beans. Makes the stuff way healthier.
  • kylee_marie
    kylee_marie Posts: 299 Member
    Crazy Bowls and Wraps, white meat chicken teriyaki power bowl with quinoa :) yum!!!
  • Sidesteal
    Sidesteal Posts: 5,510 Member
    Not eating is also a choice.

    That being said: Chipotle double-chicken bol. Lettuce, hot salsa, tomato, rice, black beans, little cheese, and lettuce. Very solid macros.
  • Going4Lean
    Going4Lean Posts: 1,078 Member
    Dunkin Donuts egg white turkey flat bread, i am thinking of getting that.
  • carrie_eggo
    carrie_eggo Posts: 1,396 Member
    McDonald's (because that's where my kids ALWAYS want to go...) -- Grilled chicken snack wrap and a fruit and yogurt parfait.
  • kalepowered
    kalepowered Posts: 76 Member
    For where I live, my only choice would be a Subway 6-inch veggie on white. Yay small-town vegans!

    If it's where I'm moving to eventually, oh man, the choices are nearly endless. Which Wich, Panera, Souper Salad, zPizza, Qdoba, Chipotle... mmm.
  • kitkat4141
    kitkat4141 Posts: 379 Member
    Wendy's Baja Salad (medium) without the tortilla strips and packaged salad dressing. The salad has pico de gallo and guacamole plus Wendy's chili. Very nutritious and hardy. It's what I eat when on a road trip.
  • chachita7
    chachita7 Posts: 996 Member
    Boston Market - 1/4 white chicken, steam veggies, and dill garlic baby potatoes
  • Randa11G
    Randa11G Posts: 7 Member
    McDonald's: a regular hamburger and a side salad with light Italian dressing.
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