Food & Recipes

Wendy's: What to Order

Choose foods that are less than 300 calories per serving:

• Grilled Chicken Fillet
  -- no mayo, try the honey mustard for a few extra calories
• A Jr. Hamburger or Jr. Cheeseburger
• Side Salad
• Spring Mix Salad
  with honey pecans and 1/2 the salad dressing packet
• Small (8 oz) Chili

Taco Bell: What to Order

Choose any of the following to keep the single serving less than 300 calories:

• Tacos
• Taco supreme
• Soft beef or chicken taco
• Any of the Gorditas

Subway: What to Order

Choose a 6-inch sub or a deli round topped with lots of veggies and ham, roast beef, or turkey breast for less than 300 calories. Use mustard or vinegar as a topping and for additional 45 calories, add 1 tablespoon of light mayo.

Any of the salads with 6 grams of fat or less topped with a fat-free Italian dressing and lunch comes in under 250 calories.

Most soups (not chili, which is 310 calories) that do not contain bacon or cheese would only add approximately 90 calories to the meal.

Burger King: What to Order

If you keep it simple and order a small burger -- the Whopper Jr. or the Chicken Whopper Jr. without mayo and with lettuce and tomato -- you can keep it around 310 calories.

The real treat is the chicken tenders that are only 210 calories for a 5 piece serving, and if you dunk it in barbeque or sweet and sour sauce, you can still come in under 300 calories.

McDonald's: What to Order

Enjoy a small hamburger without the mayo and with lettuce and tomato or a California Cobb Salad (with or without the chicken) with half a packet of the balsamic vinaigrette, and you can keep your intake to about 300 calories.