Finally! A cheat sheet to the healthiest choices at your favorite fast food joints. What are you waiting for?
Unable to resist the lure of the Golden Arches? Giving in to fast food temptation doesn’t have to mean sabotaging your healthy eating plan. Here’s your guide to three options on popular fast food chains’ menus that won’t damage your diet…or your thighs!
| Calories | Fat | Saturated Fat
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KFC
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Mashed Potatoes (with gravy)
| 120
| 4 g
| 1 g
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Honey BBQ Sandwich
| 300
| 4 g
| 1 g
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House Side Salad (with Hidden Valley® The Original Ranch® fat free dressing)
| 50
| 0 g
| 0 g
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McDonalds
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McDonald's Hamburger
| 250
| 9 g
| 3.5 g
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McDonald's Chicken McNuggets (with sweet ’n sour sauce), 4 pieces
| 240
| 12 g
| 2 g
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Honey Mustard Snack Wrap (grilled)
| 260
| 9 g
| 3.5 g
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Taco Bell
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Ask for your meal “Fresco Style,” and you’ll receive lycopene-rich salsa instead of artery-clogging cheese and heavy sauce.
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Fresco Ranchero Chicken Soft Taco
| 170
| 4 g
| 1.5 g
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Fresco Bean Burrito
| 330
| 7 g
| 2.5 g
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Fresco Soft Taco (beef)
| 180
| 7 g
| 3 g
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Pizza Hut
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12" Veggie Lover's Medium Thin ’n Crispy Pizza, 1 slice
| 180
| 6 g
| 2.5 g
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12" Fit ’n Delicious Pizza (with diced chicken, red onion, and green pepper), 2 slices
| 360
| 9 g
| 4 g
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Mild Wings, 2 pieces
| 110
| 7 g
| 2 g
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Wendy's
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Ultimate Chicken Grill
| 320
| 7 g
| 1.5 g
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Large Chili
| 280
| 9 g
| 3.5 g
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Mandarin Chicken Salad With Grilled Chicken Filet (no dressing, almonds, or crispy rice noodles)
| 180
| 1.5 g
| 0 g
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Burger King
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Whopper Jr. Sandwich (without cheese or mayonnaise)
| 290
| 12 g
| 4.5 g
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Kraft Macaroni and Cheese
| 160
| 5 g
| 1.5 g
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4-Piece Chicken Tenders
| 180
| 11 g
| 2 g
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Chick-fil-A
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Chargrilled Chicken Sandwich
| 260
| 3 g
| 0.5 g
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Southwest Chargrilled Salad
| 240
| 9 g
| 4 g
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Chick-n-Minis
| 260
| 10 g
| 2.5 g
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-- Lauren Le Vine
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