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5 not so unhealthy meal alternatives at fast food restaurants

After my previous post on 5 fast food meals with the most calories, I wanted to provide healthier options to those meals.  To cut down on calories and save money you should drink water when going out.  Tap water is usually free at fast food restaurants, and is a far better choice than high calorie, high sugar drinks like soda.  You will notice that I don't list any drinks in the meals below.  I am assuming you are drinking free tap water when going out to fast food restaurants.  

 

Food Item Calories Calories From Fat Grams Of Fat Grams Of Saturated Fat Grams Of Trans Fat
KFC
2 - KFC Snacker®, Honey BBQ 420 60 6 2 0
Green Beans 25 0 0 0 0
Mashed Potatoes with Gravy 120 35 4 1 0
Total: 565 95 10 3 0
 
McDonalds
Premium Grilled Chicken Classic Sandwich 350 80 9 2 0
Side Salad w Newmans Own Low Fat Family Recipe Italian Dressing 70 20 2.5 .5 0
Apple Slices 15 0 0 0 0
Total: 435 100 11.5 2.5 0
 
Burger King
Spicy
CHICK'N
CRISP 
Sandwich 460 270 30 5 0
Garden Salad 70 35 4 2.5 0
Apple Fries 25 0 0 0 0
Total: 555 305 34 7.5 0
 
Sonic Drive In
Grilled Chicken Wrap 390 130 14 3.5 0
Tater Tots - small 130 70 8 1.5 0
Apple Slices 35 0 0 0 0
Total: 555 200 22 5 0
 
Steak n Shake
Homestyle Breaded Chicken Sandwich 420 150 16 2.5 1
Chicken Gumbo Soup 70 15 1.5 0 0
Apple Souce 90 0 0 0 0
Total: 580 165 17.5 2.5 1

 

 

Here is where I pulled the numbers for this post. 

 

http://www.kfc.com/nutrition/pdf/kfc_nutrition.pdf

http://nutrition.mcdonalds.com/getnutrition/nutritionfacts.pdf

http://www.bk.com/page_templates/whopperbar/pdf/nutritional.pdf

http://www.sonicdrivein.com/pdfs/menu/SonicNutritionGuide.pdf

http://www.steaknshake.com/media/pdf/Feb2011_NutritionalFacts.pdf