Ok, So me and my kids go to mall every Tuesday and we get lunch at the Chinese resturant and let the kids play in play area. You cant really do healthy at Chinese so if I dont bring my lunch, I will order bourban chicken with sauce on side and eat that, sometimes I get a salad with that chicken too. just sprinkle a little of sauce on top. Whole chicken order about 320 calories 63g protein. (with just a bit of sauce) No noodles or rice. cant eat them anyways.
McDonalds. Ill get the Southwestern Chicken Salad Grilled with no dressing. The mixture they put on top has some dressing in it and that works just fine. I only eat about 1/4 to 1/2 of the salad and the whole chicken breast. Salad is 110 calories 6g protein and Chicken is 120 calories 24g protein so Normally I eat about 200 calories 30g protein. I make sure I try to get as much as the cheese as I can. use the lid as my bowl. If you are really craving something fried or in the car I will order the Southwestern Chicken Sandwich no bun. 280 calories 14g protein With bun is 430 calories WOW! You could also order the McChicken no bun no mayo and would only be about 180 calories 14g protein.The SW is extremely moist, helps my band.
Taco Bell I love the Chicken Fresco Tacos. The salsa they put on them is Great. I get hard shell. Cant eat the soft. 1 is normally enough for me. crunchy chicken fresco is 150 cals 6g protein The steak chunchy is 180 cals 8g protein. Soft shell is 150cals Im currently looking at the nutrition info on their website. Great idea to make lists of things you can order at each you may stop by. http://www.tacobell.com/nutrition/information Here is McDonalds http://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en/food/food_quality/nutrition_choices.html
Sit down resturants are harder sometimes. Me and my husband went to a resturant about a month ago and EVERYTHING on menu was fried, slathered in butter, and on 4 inch thick bread. uhhh. Remember just because you order a salad it most likely will be just as bad as ordering what you really want unless you doctor it. Ask for dressing on side, You dont need all they give you, ask for no crutons, grilled not fried. etc. You can easly cut 600-700 calories that way. If you know in advance you can search their website or google healthy options for different foods. http://www.wlsfoodpicks.com/ doesnt have alot by has the places listed by name and gives healthy alternative. When ordering something other than salad, ask to be cooked without butter or oils. that cuts calories big time.
Im just going to throw this out there but In Edwardsville, IL on Main Street across from court house is the Lo-Cal Cafe. Don and Evonne have reinvented the resturant. Just as the name says everything is low calorie, healthy, and tasty! They have weekly meal plans that you can pick up frozen healthy meals on monday and have them ready for lunches or dinners. http://lo-calcafe.net/ They also have classes on certain nights of the week. I recoment everyone checks it out.
This looks like a good start to healthy eating http://www.health.com/health/article/0,,20429722,00.html here is another http://www.helpguide.org/life/fast_food_nutrition.htm and another http://www.healthydiningfinder.com/Home
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