Eating healthy at Chinese or Mexican restaurants requires understanding nutritional values and sodium content. Compare the best and worst chain restaurant meals to find vegetarian options or low-calorie swaps that fit your diet.
In a fast food culture abundant with over-sized hamburgers, triple thick shakes and extra large French fries, it can be difficult for vegetarians to find food options. Subway is one fast food chain that offers vegetarians and even vegans a few menu options.
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Taco Bell is a fast-food chain serving a menu of low-priced Mexican-influenced items. It is possible to make good food choices there. Recent menu changes include more nutritious meals that are low in fat and calories.
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A chicken breast may seem like a healthy fast food choice but not if you're digging into a KFC Extra Crispy Chicken breast, says HealthGuide.org.
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The Veggie Delite Sub is part of the Subway sandwich franchise's Fresh Fit line of subs, with 6 grams of fat or less. The standard Subway build has lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers, with green peppers and red onions on a 6 inch loaf of 9-grain wheat. The standard Subway build is also made without cheese or condiments.
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Japanese restaurants are a good choice when trying to follow a healthy diet. Fried items rarely grace the menu and instead there's an emphasis on lean proteins and fresh vegetables. Choosing the wrong foods can still leave you with an unhealthy meal.
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McDonald’s, according to the company website, serves more than 60 million people in 117 countries every day. The well-known fast-food chain has a menu that offers a variety of foods such as burgers, fries, chicken nuggets, shakes and salads, all at a value price.
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Since its opening in Seattle in 1971, Starbucks has served up millions of coffee drinks in a wide variety of flavors. Often these drinks contain high calorie and sugar counts where you may not expect it.
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Fast food tastes so good to many people, in part because restaurants add a liberal amount of salt to their food. This also means the items are too high in sodium to be healthy.
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Starbucks Frappuccino is one of the company's most popular products and is a "creamy blend of coffee and low-fat milk," according to the company website.
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Subway is known for its 6-inch and foot-long submarine sandwiches, but the fast-food restaurant also offers its sandwiches on flatbread instead of regular sub rolls. Individual restaurants bake their own submarine rolls on-site, but they receive deliveries of flatbread after it is already baked.
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Chinese restaurants are not the healthiest places to eat, according to research done by the National Restaurant Association. High-calorie foods, lots of sodium and high-fat dishes make it easy to break your diet, even if you’re only picking small servings here and there.
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Vomiting is a common childhood occurrence, but some parents might see their child vomit more often than they would like. Vomiting can be managed effectively by giving a child appropriate fluids and watching for signs of severe illness.
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Ruth's Chris Steakhouse is a national restaurant chain in the United States. Its menu includes a wide variety of protein-heavy main dishes that fit well in the low-carbohydrate diet. It also offers low-fat main dishes and side items to appease those who are trying to eat a more heart-healthy diet.
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