The Healthiest Fast Food Choices in America

Eating on the run can be difficult for those watching their weight, but it's not impossible to stick to a diet by selecting healthiest fast food choices. There are lesser evils hidden among the supersized options. These fast food menu items are healthier than other fast food choices, but still are fast food and likely only best in moderation.

Most doctors will advise that eating fast food is not part of a healthy diet, but busy lives, work, and being away from home often does not leave a lot of choice in the matter. Luckily, many fast food restaurants are providing healthier choices for adult and children's meals.

Just because you're forced to eat fast food does not mean you are required to select the 1,000-calorie burger or eat like a professional competitive eater. Skipping the burger and fries in favor of a chicken sandwich (hold the mayo) or a salad is often the best bet.

Remember these selections the next time you find yourself in a situation where fast food is the only option or add your own healthy pick to this list.

What are the healthiest fast food choices in America? Take a look at this list and see for yourself.

list ordered by

1
78 39

Chick-fil-A Chargrilled Chicken Sandwich
Chick-fil-A Chargrilled Chicken Sandwich
290 calories
4g fat
1g saturated fat
36g carbohydrates

2
116 71

Subway 6" Turkey Breast With Ham Subway 6" Turkey Breast with Ham
220 calories
4g fat
1.0g saturated fat
46g carbohydrates

4
85 57

Wendy's Ultimate Chicken Grill Wendy's Ultimate Chicken Grill
320 calories
7g fat
1.5g saturated fat
36g carbohydrates

5
65 44

Taco Bell Fresco Style Chicken Soft Taco Taco Bell Fresco Style Chicken Soft Taco
150 calories
3.5g fat
1g saturated fat
25g carbohydrates

6
76 60

McDonald's Fruit and Yogurt Parfait McDonald's Fruit and Yogurt Parfait
160 calories
2g fat
1g saturated fat
31g carbohydrates

7
76 61

Subway 6" Veggie Delight Subway 6" Veggie Delite
164 calories
2.5g fat
0.5g saturated fat
44g carbohydrates

10
50 46

Subway 6" Roast Beef Subway 6" Roast Beef
234 calories
5g fat
1.5g saturated fat
45g carbohydrates

11
56 54

Wendy's Large Chili Wendy's Large Chili
330 calories
9g fat
3.5g saturated fat
32 carbohydrates

12
62 61

Burger King Whopper Jr. Burger King Whopper Jr. (without cheese)
340 calories
19g fat
5g saturated fat
29g carbohydrates

13
39 35

-1458733101674 added Chipotle Veg Burrito

14
37 38

Taco Bell Fresco Style Grilled Steak Soft Taco Taco Bell Fresco Style Grilled Steak Soft Taco
150 calories
4g fat
1.5g saturated fat
19g carbohydrates

15
45 49

Chick-fil-A Chargrilled Chicken Salad (W/ Fat-Free Honey Mustard Dressing) Chick-fil-A Chargrilled Chicken Garden Salad (with fat-free honey mustard dressing)
240 calories
6g fat
3.5g saturated fat
25g carbohydrates

16
48 55

Arby's Jr. Roast Beef Sandwich Arby's Jr. Roast Beef Sandwich
210 calories
8g fat
3g saturated fat
24g carbohydrates

17
42 48

McDonald's Egg McMuffin McDonald's Egg McMuffin
300 calories
12g fat
4.5g saturated fat
30g carbohydrates

18
38 43

Carl's Jr. Original Grilled Chicken Salad (W/ Low-Fat Balsamic Dressing) Carl's Jr. Original Grilled Chicken Salad (with low-fat balsamic dressing)
305 calories
3g saturated fat
28g carbohydrates

19
40 46

Arby's Chopped Farmhouse Roast Chicken Salad (W/ Light Italian Dressing)
Arby's Chopped Farmhouse Roast Chicken Salad (with light Italian dressing)
270 calories
14g fat
7g saturated fat
14g carbohydrates

20
34 40

Taco Bell Fresco Style Crunchy Taco Taco Bell Fresco Style Crunchy Taco
150 calories
8g fat
25g saturated fat
13g carbohydrates

21
30 35

Taco Bell Chicken Gordita With Nacho Cheese Taco Bell Chicken Gordita with Nacho Cheese
270 calories
10g fat
1.5g saturated fat
25g carbohydrates

22
39 47

Wendy's Jr. Hamburger Wendy's Jr. Hamburger
280 calories
9g fat
3.5g saturated fat
34 carbohydrates

23
41 50

Subway 6" Steak and Cheese Subway 6" Steak & Cheese
245 calories
10g fat
4.5g saturated fat
50g carbohydrates

24
32 39

Jack in the Box Chicken Fajita Pita Chicken Fajita Pita
330 calories
11g fat
35g carbohydrates

25
34 42

Chick-fil-A Hearty Breast of Chicken Soup (Medium) Chick-fil-A Hearty Breast of Chicken Soup (medium)
140 calories
4g fat
1g saturated fat
19g carbohydrates

27
35 46

Burger King Veggie Burger (Without Mayo) Burger King Veggie Burger (without mayo)
320 calories
7g fat
1g saturated fat
43g carbohydrates

28
31 41

Arby's Ham & Swiss Melt Arby's Ham & Swiss Melt
300 calories
8g fat
3.5g saturated fat
37g carbohydrates

29
26 36

Jack in the Box Hamburger Jack in the Box Hamburger
250 calories
9g fat
31g carbohydrates

30
35 49

McDonald's Premium Grilled Chicken Sandwich McDonald's Premium Grilled Chicken Classic Sandwich (no mayo)
370 calories
4.5g fat
1g saturated fat
50g carbohydrates

31
32 45

Burger King Satisfries Burger King Satisfries
270 calories
11g fat
1.5g saturated fat
41g carbohydrates

32
29 45

Chick-fil-A Spicy Chicken Cool Wrap Chick-fil-A Spicy Chicken Cool Wrap
410 calories
12g fat
4g saturated fat
48g carbohydrates

33
23 38

Carl's Jr. Charbroiled BBQ Sandwich
Carl's Jr. Charbroiled BBQ Chicken Sandwich
390 calories
7g fat
1.5g saturated fat
50g carbohydrates

34
25 42

Burger King Tendergrill Chicken Sandwich Burger King Tendergrill Chicken Sandwich
470 calories
18g fat
7g saturated fat
40g carbohydrates

36
22 40

KFC Honey BBQ Sandwich KFC Honey BBQ Sandwich
320 calories
3.5g fat
1g saturated fat
47g carbohydrates

37
22 40

Arby's Cravin' Roast Chicken Sandwich Arby's Cravin' Roast Chicken Sandwich
370 calories
12g fat
2g saturated fat
42g carbohydrates

38
31 54

McDonald's Premium Asian Chicken Salad McDonald's Premium Asian Salad with Grilled Chicken
300 calories
10g fat
1g saturated fat
23g carbohydrates

39
20 38

Arby's Prime-Cut Chicken Tenders Arby's Prime-Cut Chicken Tenders (3 pieces)
360 calories
17g fat
2.5g saturated fat
31g carbohydrates

40
21 40

Burger King Garden Salad (W/ Fat Free Ranch Dressing) Burger King Garden Salad (with fat-free ranch dressing)
130 calories
3.5g fat
2g saturated fat
23g carbohydrates

41
21 41

KFC Original Recipe Drumstick KFC Original Recipe Drumstick
120 calories
7g fat
1.5g saturated fat
3g carbohydrates

42
19 38

KFC Roasted Caesar Salad (No Croutons, Fat-Free Ranch Dressing) KFC Roasted Caesar Salad (no croutons, with fat-free ranch dressing)
250 calories
8g fat
4.5g saturated fat
14g carbohydrates

43
27 51

McDonald's Hamburger McDonald's Hamburger
260 calories
9g fat
3.5g saturated fat
31g carbohydrates

44
23 47

McDonald's 4 Piece Nuggets W/ Sween 'N Sour Sauce McDonald's Four-Piece Chicken McNuggets with Sweet 'N Sour Sauce
220 calories
10g fat
2g saturated fat
24g carbohydrates

46
18 45

Wendy's Mandarin Chicken Salad Wendy's Mandarin Chicken Salad
540 calories
25g fat
3g saturated fat
50g carbohydrates

47
18 48

Carl's Jr. Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders (3 Pieces) Carl's Jr. Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders (3 pieces)
340 calories
19g fat
3.5g saturated fat
14g carbohydrates

1 78 39 Chick-fil-A Chargrilled Chicken Sandwich Chick-fil-A Chargrilled Chicken Sandwich 290 calories4g fat1g saturated fat36g carbohydrates

2 116 71 Subway 6" Turkey Breast With Ham Subway 6" Turkey Breast with Ham220 calories4g fat1.0g saturated fat46g carbohydrates

3 79 45 Subway 6" Over Roasted Chicken Breast Subway 6" Oven-Roasted Chicken Breast234 calories5g fat1.5g saturated fat48g carbohydrates

4 85 57 Wendy's Ultimate Chicken Grill Wendy's Ultimate Chicken Grill320 calories7g fat1.5g saturated fat36g carbohydrates

5 65 44 Taco Bell Fresco Style Chicken Soft Taco Taco Bell Fresco Style Chicken Soft Taco150 calories3.5g fat1g saturated fat25g carbohydrates

6 76 60 McDonald's Fruit and Yogurt Parfait McDonald's Fruit and Yogurt Parfait 160 calories2g fat1g saturated fat 31g carbohydrates

7 76 61 Subway 6" Veggie Delight Subway 6" Veggie Delite164 calories2.5g fat0.5g saturated fat44g carbohydrates

8 56 50 KFC Grilled Chicken Breast KFC Grilled Chicken Breast220 calories7g fat2g saturated fat1g carbohydrates

9 50 44 Wendy's Plain Baked Potato Wendy's Plain Baked Potato 310 calories0g fat0g saturated fat72g carbohydrates

10 50 46 Subway 6" Roast Beef Subway 6" Roast Beef234 calories5g fat1.5g saturated fat45g carbohydrates

11 56 54 Wendy's Large Chili Wendy's Large Chili330 calories9g fat3.5g saturated fat32 carbohydrates

12 62 61 Burger King Whopper Jr. Burger King Whopper Jr. (without cheese)340 calories19g fat5g saturated fat29g carbohydrates

13 39 35 -1458733101674 added Chipotle Veg Burrito

14 37 38 Taco Bell Fresco Style Grilled Steak Soft Taco Taco Bell Fresco Style Grilled Steak Soft Taco150 calories4g fat1.5g saturated fat19g carbohydrates

15 45 49 Chick-fil-A Chargrilled Chicken Salad (W/ Fat-Free Honey Mustard Dressing) Chick-fil-A Chargrilled Chicken Garden Salad (with fat-free honey mustard dressing)240 calories6g fat3.5g saturated fat25g carbohydrates

16 48 55 Arby's Jr. Roast Beef Sandwich Arby's Jr. Roast Beef Sandwich210 calories8g fat3g saturated fat24g carbohydrates

17 42 48 McDonald's Egg McMuffin McDonald's Egg McMuffin300 calories12g fat4.5g saturated fat30g carbohydrates

18 38 43 Carl's Jr. Original Grilled Chicken Salad (W/ Low-Fat Balsamic Dressing) Carl's Jr. Original Grilled Chicken Salad (with low-fat balsamic dressing) 305 calories3g saturated fat28g carbohydrates

19 40 46 Arby's Chopped Farmhouse Roast Chicken Salad (W/ Light Italian Dressing) Arby's Chopped Farmhouse Roast Chicken Salad (with light Italian dressing)270 calories14g fat7g saturated fat14g carbohydrates

20 34 40 Taco Bell Fresco Style Crunchy Taco Taco Bell Fresco Style Crunchy Taco150 calories8g fat25g saturated fat13g carbohydrates

21 30 35 Taco Bell Chicken Gordita With Nacho Cheese Taco Bell Chicken Gordita with Nacho Cheese 270 calories10g fat1.5g saturated fat25g carbohydrates

22 39 47 Wendy's Jr. Hamburger Wendy's Jr. Hamburger280 calories9g fat3.5g saturated fat34 carbohydrates

23 41 50 Subway 6" Steak and Cheese Subway 6" Steak & Cheese245 calories10g fat4.5g saturated fat50g carbohydrates

24 32 39 Jack in the Box Chicken Fajita Pita Chicken Fajita Pita330 calories11g fat35g carbohydrates

25 34 42 Chick-fil-A Hearty Breast of Chicken Soup (Medium) Chick-fil-A Hearty Breast of Chicken Soup (medium)140 calories4g fat1g saturated fat19g carbohydrates

26 33 43 Chick-fil-A Chargrilled and Fruit Salad (W/ Reduced Fat Berry Balsamic Vinaigrette) Chick-fil-A Chargrilled and Fruit Salad (with reduced fat berry balsamic vinaigrette)290 calories8g fat3.5g saturated fat34g carbohydrates

27 35 46 Burger King Veggie Burger (Without Mayo) Burger King Veggie Burger (without mayo)320 calories7g fat1g saturated fat43g carbohydrates

28 31 41 Arby's Ham & Swiss Melt Arby's Ham & Swiss Melt300 calories8g fat3.5g saturated fat37g carbohydrates

29 26 36 Jack in the Box Hamburger Jack in the Box Hamburger250 calories9g fat31g carbohydrates

30 35 49 McDonald's Premium Grilled Chicken Sandwich McDonald's Premium Grilled Chicken Classic Sandwich (no mayo)370 calories4.5g fat1g saturated fat50g carbohydrates

31 32 45 Burger King Satisfries Burger King Satisfries270 calories11g fat1.5g saturated fat41g carbohydrates

32 29 45 Chick-fil-A Spicy Chicken Cool Wrap Chick-fil-A Spicy Chicken Cool Wrap410 calories12g fat4g saturated fat48g carbohydrates

33 23 38 Carl's Jr. Charbroiled BBQ Sandwich Carl's Jr. Charbroiled BBQ Chicken Sandwich 390 calories7g fat1.5g saturated fat50g carbohydrates

34 25 42 Burger King Tendergrill Chicken Sandwich Burger King Tendergrill Chicken Sandwich470 calories18g fat7g saturated fat40g carbohydrates

35 31 53 Burger King Tendergrill Chicken Salad (With Light Italian Dressing) Burger King Tendergrill Chicken Garden Salad (with light Italian dressing)350 calories18g fat4.5g saturated fat15g carbohydrates

36 22 40 KFC Honey BBQ Sandwich KFC Honey BBQ Sandwich 320 calories3.5g fat1g saturated fat47g carbohydrates

37 22 40 Arby's Cravin' Roast Chicken Sandwich Arby's Cravin' Roast Chicken Sandwich370 calories12g fat2g saturated fat42g carbohydrates

38 31 54 McDonald's Premium Asian Chicken Salad McDonald's Premium Asian Salad with Grilled Chicken 300 calories10g fat1g saturated fat23g carbohydrates

39 20 38 Arby's Prime-Cut Chicken Tenders Arby's Prime-Cut Chicken Tenders (3 pieces)360 calories17g fat2.5g saturated fat31g carbohydrates

40 21 40 Burger King Garden Salad (W/ Fat Free Ranch Dressing) Burger King Garden Salad (with fat-free ranch dressing)130 calories3.5g fat2g saturated fat23g carbohydrates

41 21 41 KFC Original Recipe Drumstick KFC Original Recipe Drumstick120 calories7g fat1.5g saturated fat3g carbohydrates

42 19 38 KFC Roasted Caesar Salad (No Croutons, Fat-Free Ranch Dressing) KFC Roasted Caesar Salad (no croutons, with fat-free ranch dressing)250 calories8g fat4.5g saturated fat14g carbohydrates

43 27 51 McDonald's Hamburger McDonald's Hamburger260 calories9g fat3.5g saturated fat31g carbohydrates

44 23 47 McDonald's 4 Piece Nuggets W/ Sween 'N Sour Sauce McDonald's Four-Piece Chicken McNuggets with Sweet 'N Sour Sauce220 calories10g fat2g saturated fat24g carbohydrates

45 18 42 Carl's Jr. Cranberry Apple Walnut Grilled Chicken Salad (W/ Low-Fat Balsamic Dressing) Carl's Jr. Cranberry Apple Walnut Grilled Chicken Salad (with low-fat balsamic dressing) 355 calories12.5g fat3.5g saturated fat34g carbohydrates

46 18 45 Wendy's Mandarin Chicken Salad Wendy's Mandarin Chicken Salad 540 calories25g fat3g saturated fat50g carbohydrates

47 18 48 Carl's Jr. Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders (3 Pieces) Carl's Jr. Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders (3 pieces)340 calories19g fat3.5g saturated fat14g carbohydrates

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