Recipe Thursday: Diet-Busting Fast-Food Lunches to Skip

Salads


Diet-Busting Salad: Wendy’s Southwest Taco Salad, 680 calories, 39 grams fat, 1,620 mg sodium.

Lighter Option to Order: Wendy’s Mandarin Chicken Salad, 570 calories, 25 grams fat, 1,370 mg sodium.

Savings: 110 calories, 14 grams fat, 250 mg sodium.

Better Option to Make at Home and Bring Along: EatingWell's Taco Salad, 361 calories, 16 grams fat, 583 mg sodium. Plus you’ll get 10 grams of fiber and vitamins A and C, folate, iron and potassium.

Total Savings vs. Diet-Busting Salad: 319 calories, 23 grams fat, 1,037 mg sodium.

Turkey Sandwich


Who knew a sandwich made with turkey, a lean source of protein, could reach upwards of 1,000 calories and 50 grams of fat?

Diet-Busting Turkey Sandwich: Panera’s Sierra Turkey Sandwich, 970 calories, 51 grams of fat.

Lighter Option to Order: Panera’s Smoked Turkey Sandwich, 560 calories, 15 grams fat.

Savings: 410 calories, 36 grams fat.

Better Option to Make at Home and Bring Along: Turkey & Tomato Panini, 272 calories, 4 grams fat.

Total Savings vs. Diet-Busting Turkey Sandwich: 698 calories, 47 grams fat.

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