Do you want a healthier fast food? Eat without feeling guilty of eating unhealthy foods as we name America’s healthy fast food restaurants!

 

Fast and Healthy: 9 Healthiest Fast Food Restaurants in America

9 Fast Food Restaurants that Serve Healthy Foods!

Fast does not necessarily equal unhealthy. Most fast food chains are based on cheap, unhealthy ingredients. However, many fast food places have now started offering healthy alternatives. We’ve searched for America’s fast food restaurants that offer healthy foods.

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1. Wendy’s

Although their menu consists mostly of hamburgers, chicken sandwiches and french fries, they also offer some healthier alternatives.

The healthy options:

• Delicious chicken salads
• Grilled chicken wraps.

2. Starbucks

Starbucks is known for their coffee, but in case you need some healthy foods, try checking out their menu.

The healthy options:

• Breakfast wrap of spinach, roasted tomato, feta, and egg white
• Bistro Box of chicken and hummus
• For something sweet, you can try the Seasonal Harvest Fruit Blend

 

3. McDonald’s

McDonald’s is the world’s biggest fast food chain. It is well-known for its signature burgers, such as the Big Mac. Most of the offerings at McDonald’s are highly processed and unhealthy.

However, because of growing criticism and increased health consciousness of people around the world, they have added several healthy alternatives to the menu.

The healthy options:

Several healthy salads (mostly made of chicken, vegetables, and fruits)

 

4. Chipotle

Chipotle Mexican Grill is a restaurant chain that specializes in foods like tacos and burritos. With the mission statement “food with integrity”, they make great effort to use only organic and local ingredients, and meats from naturally raised animals.

The Healthy options:

• Burritos
• Tacos and Salads (with a variety of meats, veggies, rice, beans and guacamole)

5. Chick-fil-A

Do you love chicken sandwiches? Head to Chick-fil-A! They were actually the first fast food restaurant in the US to offer a completely trans fat free menu. Their kid’s menu offers fruit cup sides and milk to drink.

The healthy options:

• Grilled chicken nuggets
• Chicken salads
• Multi-grain breakfast oatmeal

 

6. Ruby Tuesday

Ruby Tuesday offers a large menu — ranging from steaks and seafood to pasta & salads.

The healthier options in their menu are marked with the slogan “Fit & Trim”. Those dishes contain less than 700 calories per serving.

 

7. The Cheesecake Factory

Due to increased health awareness of their customers, The Cheesecake Factory now offers a SkinnyLicious menu. It has smaller portion sizes and — yep, healthier ingredients.

The healthy options:

• Steaks
• Fish
• Seafood
• Salads
• Various appetizers

8. KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken)

KFC serves mainly deep fried pieces of chicken, chicken nuggets and chicken burgers. Now health-conscious customers can order grilled chicken for a healthier option!

• Grilled chicken pieces
• Side of green beans or corn cobs

 

9. Panera Bread

Panera Bread is a bakery, café and restaurant that offer baked goods, salads, soups, and sandwiches. At Panera Bread, some of the most flavorful and healthiest options don’t appear anywhere on their menu.

The healthy options: They offer a variety of healthy soups and salads.

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We love the fact that our favorite fast food restaurants have included healthy altrenatives to their menu. These can be lifesavers especially when you don’t have the time or energy to cook a healthy meal. Never take your body for granted! It is what you eat that will reflect what you can become! Thanks for dropping by! Happy eating!

 

 

Originally posted on March 1, 2016 @ 1:48 pm

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