Healthy Eat Out Options
August 8, 2009
When you visit your favourite fast food joint next, keep these tips in mind:
Burger King: You should order a hamburger on the kid’s menu and not the usual whopper. Better still go for grilled chicken sandwich with no fries and sauce, add extra veggies and tomato instead.
McDonalds: Replace your large fries with medium fries, and have barbeque sauce instead of your usual ranch sauce. If you can go for the grilled chicken and California Cobb Salad combo, nothing like it (make sure your topping is fat free).
Wendy’s: Have your favourite baked potato with chilli, broccoli and low fat sour crème. If you can give up the crème great for you, choose chives instead. Opt for a glass of low fat chocolate milk.
KFC: Go in for the original recipe instead of the crispy version. Better still opt for the Honey BBQ Chicken Sandwich, with mashed potato (no gravy) green bean and small corn on cob.
Taco Bell: Usually people order Chalupas which is fried shells of taco filled with ground beef and cheese. Go for tortillas instead. Go for ‘Fresco style options’ where high fat cheesy sauce is replaced with fresh salsa sauce. Having salsa instead of cheese is a great option, as you can save around 100 calories and lots of fat.
Subway: You usually go for a tuna sub with cheddar cheese and chips. Best part of subway is customized menu. Go for wheat bread and extra veggies, let the cheese go. Choose baked version of chips. Opt for 6 grams of less fat options from the menu.
Chinese: Go for steamed dumplings; ask for brown rice instead of the white rice option. Choose noodles over rice. Go in for lots of vegetables like boy chock and broccoli have lesser baby corn and water chestnuts. Try Soy sauce instead of other high fat options.
Pizza: Order a thin crust pizza, make sure you order a healthier supplement like minestrone soup along. Best if you opt for thin crust low cheese and grilled chicken version.
Indian: Give away the spiced up samosa for an equally spicy lentil soup. Opt for unstuffed naan, with a dip or chutney. Go high on grilled food like chicken tikka.
Italian: Try wheat pasta with grilled chicken in tomato based or marinara sauce instead of cheesy white sauce. Opt for a chicken or fish dish instead of a meat version.
Japanese: Opt for soy in form of either miso soup or steamed edamame. Avoid anything named as tempura (Fried). Go for fish dishes, veg rolls, sushi along with avocado etc.
Mexican: Go for extra dash of guacamole (which provides you monounsaturated fat). Choose wraps and not fries. Opt for vegetables instead of crème.
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