Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Low Calorie Fast Food Lunches

Hi guys!! Hope y'all are doing well on this beautiful morning!! It's going to be a great day!! It's finally going to warm back up today in my neck of the woods. That cold and rainy weather is not for me. Also, we bought a new car last night!! Well, new to me anyway. I looove it!!! It's a white Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited. It's a v8 which I could care less about but it makes my husband happy. LOL I can't wait to get one of those mirrored monogrammed license plates that I saw on this post from Southern Cinderella. I'm thinking about getting the same scalloped design but in turquoise. Isn't it adorable?!


On to the food!!! Since I've been on my diet plan since January, I've learned a lot about fast food for lunch. As much as I would LOVE to make my lunch every day and have a little homemade salad or sandwich with some homemade hummus dip or baked sweet potato fries...it's just not practical for me. I don't have a lot of time to make that and to be honest, on my lunch break sometimes I'd like to get OUT of the store for an hour rather than eating at my desk. That's where fast food comes in. Fast food isn't ALL that bad. There are good choices, you just have to sift them out!! I'm going to share with you some lunches that I have found to be low fat and/or low calorie that you can pick up quick on your lunch break.



1. Taco Bell - Fresco Chicken Burrito Supreme - This burrito is soooo good and it's very filling! It only has 340 calories and 8 grams of fat. Easy lunch on the go!


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2. Panera Bread - You Pick Two (Half Sierra Turkey Sandwich and Half Classic Cafe Salad) - On the sandwich, you can substitute the chipotle mayo for spicy brown mustard and save 155 calories!!! Also, substitute the Foccacia bread for Whole Grain White bread and save 170 calories! This puts your sandwich at only 170 calories. With the reduced fat balsamic vinaigrette, your salad only has 80 calories making your whole lunch come to only 250 calories and 9 grams of fat!


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3. Wendy's - Grilled Chicken Go Wrap and a Side Salad - On the Go Wrap, order it without cheese to save 35 calories. For the salad, order the fat free french dressing which only has 70 calories in it. This meal will have a total of 320 calories and 7 grams of fat. The Go Wrap has a honey mustard sauce on it and it is so delicious!!

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4. Chick-fil-A - Grilled Chicken Sandwich and Medium Fruit Cup - This is probably my favorite go to meal. I even eat it for dinner sometimes. It is so yummy!! The sandwich has 300 calories and 3.5 grams of fat. The fruit cup has 70 calories and 0 grams of fat. This puts your meal at 370 calories and 3.5 grams of fat. Healthy AND delicious!!


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5. Subway - 6" Roast Beef Sandwich with Apple Slices - With wheat bread, lettuce, tomato, onions, green peppers and mustard, the sandwich has 315 calories and 4.5 grams of fat. The apples have 35 calories and 0 grams of fat. This meal is very filling and comes to only 350 calories and 4.5 grams of fat. Yum!! Just try not to look at those heavenly peanut butter cookies while standing in line. I could eat 15 of them...


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These are just a few of my favorite lunches but there are so many more healthy choices and different combinations out there. Just go to your favorite restaurant's website and figure out a healthy meal for yourself before you go and it will help you to eat the right things. I hope this helps y'all to start eating better and getting in shape for summer!! What are some things y'all are doing to get in shape??

22 comments:

  1. What a great post! They are opening a new chik-fil-a right by my house sometime soon! The grilled chicked sandwich looks amazing!

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  2. Congrats on the car! I LOVE jeeps and they are super reliable (it was my first car and I had it for 6 years). Ah, lunch always has me in a bind at work...I've been turning to Lean Cuisine lately, I'm having the potstickers today, which are surprisingly delicious!

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  3. Yum! Thanks for all of the recommendations. I've been wondering what to order at Panera.

    I have a Jeep too, they are so much fun!

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  4. I'm still putzing around looking at cars, lol! (That reminds me: I MUST email you back!)

    I'm not a great breakfast eater, which means that I end up starving hungry around 10am and then I stuff my face full of rubbish for lunch. I must remember some of these so that I can start being a little more healthy, at least!

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  5. Thanks for the tips! I love the grilled chicken sandwich at Chik-fil-a. It's my favorite. I always like to get out of the office at lunchtime too. It's nice to have a break.

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  6. I am loving this post! Eating on the go can be so tricky, but I am glad to know there are healthier options. Thanks so much for this informative post! I am going to try the Wendys and Taco Bell options.

    Congrats on the new car!

    :)
    Marcie

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  7. Thanks for the ideas. I would love to hear some make-at-home options for the weekend. I'm always at a loss of what to have that is healthy besides the stand-by sandwich.

    www.jillymoos.com

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  8. I love Panera's! so good! They really do have some delicious options!

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  9. Congrats on getting a new car! That is a great feeling and I’m all about the monogrammed license plates ;)

    I’ve tried other items from the Fresco menu at Taco Bell, but I’ve never had that burrito. It looks and sounds really good.

    I love Panera and never knew about those swaps. I’m definitely going to try that next time I visit.

    I’ve tried both the options you posted from Wendy’s and Chik-Fil-A. They’re great!

    Subway is my go-to healthy fast food place. Nights when we’re running late for the gym, Geof and I go there for dinner and fill up with a healthy fresh fit meal.

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  10. Love what you've got going on here... and that vase below is too cute. Will be following. xo Erica

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  11. I love Taco Bell..thank god there aren't any close to my house cause I would not be able to resist the temptation :)))

    dee

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  12. Wow, so exciting! A new car! So much fun! You'll have to post a pic of your new plate when you put it on.

    Great ideas for healthier choices at fast food joints. I'll keep these in mind! Thanks!

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  13. Low calorie and delish-looking... be still my heart!
    Congrats on the new car - so adorable with your girly license plate!

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  14. All of those looks delicious! I love Subway...those cookies are always tempting me too!

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  15. Brilliant! I go to Panera WAY too much and this is going to be TRES helpful!

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  16. I love the chick fila and taco bell options. It's nice that places have started adding in some better options!

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  17. love this post!!! Panera is my fav!

    xo

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  18. Holy Cow, I could eat my WEIGHT in Chik-Fil-A!! I've heard good things about the Taco Bell Fresco menu, but haven't tried it yet! I'll add it onto the list. Taco Bell is also good for any veggie girls out there too.

    I'm hungry all of a sudden...............

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  19. hey lady...where are you today...I miss your post...:)))hope all is well...dee

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  20. I looked at the new Jeep Wranglers before I bought my car the ONLY thing that stopped me was the gas but now I have to buy premium for my car sooooo Im not sure how much I came on top of that deal? haha New car's are so much fun!

    I too am the queen of anything fast food because I am always on the go! go! go! Here is an helpful website that I used when I very first started doing weight watchers...It has every fast food AND sit down restaurant known to man! I also saw what foods I USED to eat and could tell why I had those love handles!! Hope you find this useful!

    http://www.dwlz.com/restaurants.html

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  21. I adore this kind of information... Because Lord know I Love my fast food, but I Love my skinny jeans too! Lovely blog! Glad I found it ;)

    Beatriz.
    thatgirlinpearls.com

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