5 Fast Food Lunches that Won’t Make You Fat

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If you’re on the road, at an airport, or just in a rush, you probably feel there is no choice but to stop at a fast food joint. But even if you attempt to order healthy by picking seemingly low-calorie foods, like a chicken sandwich over a hamburger, you may end up eating as many if not more calories and fat than the “bad” food.

In Eat This Not That, his popular how-to-eat-out guide, Dave Zinczenko, the?editor-in-chief of Men’s Health magazine, analyzed the options and gave an A- rating to–Au Bon Pain, Chick-fil-a, Jamba Juice, and Subway–because, he said, they have the most low-calorie options available (as long as you avoid mayo, high calorie dressings and sweetened drinks).

If those spots aren’t available? Here are five, under-500 calorie meals from the most ubiquitous fast food chains (the?restaurant?links go straight to their nutritional information web page for the full low-down):

Wendy’s: Ultimate Chicken Grill Sandwich?with a Mandarin Orange Cup and a Medium Iced Tea.?480 calories,?7?g fat (1.5 g saturated),?980 mg sodium. Sadly, my favorite spicy chicken sandwich is on their do-not-eat list, boasting an extra 9.5 grams of fat.

Subway’s 6-inch Double Roast Beef Sub?with Veggie Delite Salad with Fat-Free Italian Dressing and Medium Iced Tea.?455 calories,?8 g fat (3.5 g saturated fat),?2,100 mg sodium. A much healthier choice than their mayo-drenched tuna.

McDonald’s Premium Grilled Chicken Classic Sandwich?with a Side Salad with Newman’s Own Low Fat Balsamic Vinaigrette, and a Medium Iced Tea.?480 calories,?13?g fat (2 g saturated fat),?1,945 mg sodium. This has the same amount of calories as the quarter pounder, but has no unhealthy trans fats.

Cosi’s Bombay Chicken Salad with a tall cafe blend coffee.?481?calories,?17?g fat,1,094 mg sodium. Skip the free bread.

Pizza Hut’s Two Slices Thin ��N Crispy Pizza (12″) with Quartered Ham & Pineapple, and Medium Diet Coke.?360 calories,?12 g fat (5 g saturated fat),?1,110 mg sodium. Definitely stick with the thin crust.

Do you have any favorites to add to the list? Let me know your favorite low-cal, low-fat fast food lunches and I’ll double-check the calorie/fat content.