Traveling and Fast Food

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  • deadstarsunburn
    deadstarsunburn Posts: 1,337 Member
    I'd pack a cooler with snacks and drinks and avoid the fast food.

    ^^^ THIS.

    This. If you want to keep eating healthy don't do the fast food.
  • myfitnessnmhoy
    myfitnessnmhoy Posts: 2,105 Member
    So don't order junk at the restaurants.

    Buy some convenient healthy food that will keep well to have with you. Apples. Bananas. Bag up some carrots and broccoli and cauliflower (they do fine without refrigeration, but if you have a small cooler and a cold pack, go for it!). Prepackaged string cheese or "baby bell" cheeses. Peanut butter sandwiches. Meal replacement bars or shakes if you need to. There's TONS of reasonably healthy stuff that keeps well without refrigeration.

    Pack your own healthy salad dressing and order a salad with grilled chicken, and use your own dressing.

    Whenever my wife and I travel, we take a HUGE bag of healthy snacky foods, and our aluminum water bottles.
  • usedasbrandnew
    usedasbrandnew Posts: 300 Member
    Get a garden side salad (pomegranate vinaigrette) and small chili at Wendy's! Or chili and plain baked potato if you're really hungry... :)
  • forsettii
    forsettii Posts: 29
    First thing I do when I walk in anywhere.

    Do you have the nutritional facts? Then I look a them for something that work / I can live with.

    If Part one doesn't work I look around the menu and look for choices then I use the app on my phone to search for the restaurant or something close to it.

    And go from there.

    My thing now is that if I have a bad meal I will take a walk later tonight so hopefully it doesn't have an adverse reaction to my entire day.

    Eat less / move more and track for yourself what you are eating.
  • marie_2454
    marie_2454 Posts: 881 Member
    I have a pretty decent sized lunch box that I pack with snacks and maybe a mini meal when we go on longer road trips.
  • lisa46219
    lisa46219 Posts: 99 Member
    A lot of places have decent options, but you really have to look. Most will have some kind of fruit slices as an option for the kids meals which can be bought seperate. Also, Wendy's chili is not bad- small is 210 calories, large 310. If you aren't sure what to get- stick with a kids meal. Starbucks is another great option with lots of locations- the hummus and chicken lunch box is 270 calories and a healthy choice.
  • JoleneCooper
    JoleneCooper Posts: 74 Member
    Here are some of my faves :flowerforyou:
    Breakfast

    McD's:
    Fruit 'n Yogurt Parfait (With Granola) - 150
    Oatmeal W/ Fruit & Maple W/O Brown Sugar - 260
    Egg McMuffin - 300

    Lunch/Dinner ----


    Wendy's:
    Small Chili - 210
    Jr. Bacon cheeseburger w/ no cheese - 300
    Ultimate Chicken Grilled Sandwich, No Sauce, 1/2 Bun - 245
    *steer clear of their high cal wraps*


    Hardee's doesn't have a lot of options for low cal...

    I like these ideas but I'd say @ Wendy's get a baked potato instead of these options. And Hardee's - IDK, but Carl's Jr has a turkey burger that is good!
  • allifantastical
    allifantastical Posts: 946 Member
    Honestly, Mcdonald's salads have come a long way in the past few years and I would recommend them now. Honestly, for between 200-400 calories for a salad that has grilled chicken you won't do much better. They come with a small amount of dressing on the chicken itself, simply do not add any additional dressing from the packets and you are good to go. Top it off with a water or a diet coke and you actually have a pretty good meal for less than 10 bucks. Or, as someone else suggested, a subway sandwich is great too!

    I agree with this. When I joined WW a few years back, we used to go to McDonalds and get the Southwest grilled chicken salad and a parfait for 7 points. It is filling and healthy!
  • ChristineDiet
    ChristineDiet Posts: 719 Member
    I've just done a weekend trip away and I made my own food. Roasted some chicken with mixed peppers, onions and garlic in the oven and some plain rice. Just dished them into foil containers just before we were leaving and double wrapped them in foil - they were still warm 3 hours later - and very tasty. I added some cajun spices to mine.

    We also took a load of fruit and water.

    enjoy your trip away. x
  • heytherestephy
    heytherestephy Posts: 356 Member
    Def Subway or Mr. Sub salads, just skip the heavy dressings (or dressing all together) or have very little italian dressing.

    I work at Mr. Sub and our Garden Salad fully loaded with a bit of dressing is extremely low calorie.
  • Qatsi
    Qatsi Posts: 2,191 Member
    Packing a cooler is the best option, because you control what goes in it.

    If you don't have time for that or it's otherwise not possible for you, Subway can be a good choice. BUT - be aware that they have a number of unhealthy sandwiches too, so choose wisely. Also, I've noticed that a LOT of their stuff is high in sodium, in case that's something you're also watching.
  • lovemykids58
    lovemykids58 Posts: 195 Member
    grilled chicken sandwich with no mayo from any place is USUALLY ok. Chick fil a is my fav and is only 290 calories
  • littlepinkhearts
    littlepinkhearts Posts: 1,055 Member
    I'd pack a cooler with snacks and drinks and avoid the fast food.

    I would do this, if you feel you might go outta control doing random unplanned take-out. Or you could check a couple places on the net and get cal info on them ahead of time. I personally know the places I like and exactly what to get...being Tim Horton's chili (throw out the bun if I have to) or their strawberry yogurt if i'm just looking for a snack....and Swiss Chalet fish n chips with baked potato,if i'm looking for a meal. I can always find one of these places wherever I go....usually.
  • StarkLark
    StarkLark Posts: 476 Member
    If I absolutely have to have fast food b/c of circumstance (lack of planning etc) I always go for a large Wendy's chili. High sodium, but delicious and filling... and only around 300 calories without cheese and crackers.
  • crimsontech
    crimsontech Posts: 234 Member
    I did a cross-country road trip a couple of months ago for a total of 4 days on the road and managed to stay within calorie goals with 5-6 meals a day. I agree that you should definitely pack a cooler! Lunch meat, lite string cheese, fruits all will travel well. At the fast food places, always get grilled chicken, NOT breaded, no burgers. Whether it's in a wrap or a bun, the calories will still be manageable if it's grilled. And definitely look up and log whatever you're going to eat beforehand so you don't get an unexpected surprise and feel like you've "ruined it".

    A combination of snacks from your cooler and something hot from the restaurant should keep you filled up. Like a Taco Bell, you can get a couple of chicken soft tacos and then eat an apple from your cooler to feel satisfied. If you want to lose weight badly enough, this won't seem like an inconvenience at all.
  • chrisb75
    chrisb75 Posts: 395 Member
    Plan ahead - do you know the route and ideas of whats along the way? look up and know what fits in your macros and eat it!

    This!

    I just did a two day trip. I was over 150 cal one day and 75 another and I ate good. :D
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