Do you find yourself opting for a salad from your favorite fast food restaurant in an effort to choose a healthier option? Salads can certainly be a healthier choice than some fast food options, but that’s not always the case! Learn which salads to choose and which to ditch as well as how to build a stellar salad at home.
Worst Fast Food Salads:
- McDonald’s Premium Caesar Salad with Crispy Chicken: 540 calories and 36 g fat
- Burger King TenderCrisp Garden Salad (with ranch dressing): 590 calories and 41 g fat
- Wendy’s Chicken BLT Salad (with honey mustard dressing): 640 calories and 45 g fat
- Jack in the Box Club Salad with Crispy Chicken (with southwest dressing): 750 calories and 55 g fat
- Taco Bell Taco Salad: 860 calories and 46 g fat
Best Fast Food Salads:
- Burger King TenderGrill Garden Salad (with fat free ranch dressing): 300 calories and 9 g fat
- McDonalds Premium Bacon Ranch Salad with Grilled Chicken (with low-fat balsamic dressing): 300 calories and 12 g fat
- Carl’s Jr. Charbroiled Chicken Salad (with low-fat balsamic dressing): 305 calories and 9 g fat
- Jack in the Box Southwest Grilled Chicken Salad (with low-fat balsamic dressing): 361 calories and 14 g fat
- Wendy’s Mandarin Chicken Salad (no crispy noodles and half the dressing): 385 calories and 18 g fat
For more information to help you make healthier choices, check out these resources:
Going green never tasted so good!
Please note: The information in this article is not to be followed as medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Please consult with your physician or primary health practitioner for information regarding your own personalhealth and necessary treatments.
