Snacks 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. 1 99 52 
Subway 6" Turkey Breast With Ham Subway 6" Turkey Breast with Ham
220 calories
4g fat
1.0g saturated fat
46g carbohydrates
220 calories
4g fat
1.0g saturated fat
46g carbohydrates
2 64 36 
Subway 6" Over Roasted Chicken Breast Subway 6" Oven-Roasted Chicken Breast
234 calories
5g fat
1.5g saturated fat
48g carbohydrates
234 calories
5g fat
1.5g saturated fat
48g carbohydrates
3 71 51 
Wendy's Ultimate Chicken Grill Wendy's Ultimate Chicken Grill
320 calories
7g fat
1.5g saturated fat
36g carbohydrates
320 calories
7g fat
1.5g saturated fat
36g carbohydrates
4 54 36 
Chick-fil-A Chargrilled Chicken Sandwich Chick-fil-A Chargrilled Chicken Sandwich
290 calories
4g fat
1g saturated fat
36g carbohydrates
Chick-fil-A Chargrilled Chicken Sandwich
290 calories
4g fat
1g saturated fat
36g carbohydrates
5 65 48 
McDonald's Fruit and Yogurt Parfait McDonald's Fruit and Yogurt Parfait
160 calories
2g fat
1g saturated fat
31g carbohydrates
160 calories
2g fat
1g saturated fat
31g carbohydrates
6 67 50 
Subway 6" Veggie Delight Subway 6" Veggie Delite
164 calories
2.5g fat
0.5g saturated fat
44g carbohydrates
164 calories
2.5g fat
0.5g saturated fat
44g carbohydrates
7 49 35 
Taco Bell Fresco Style Chicken Soft Taco Taco Bell Fresco Style Chicken Soft Taco
150 calories
3.5g fat
1g saturated fat
25g carbohydrates
150 calories
3.5g fat
1g saturated fat
25g carbohydrates
8 40 33 
Wendy's Plain Baked Potato Wendy's Plain Baked Potato
310 calories
0g fat
0g saturated fat
72g carbohydrates
310 calories
0g fat
0g saturated fat
72g carbohydrates
9 52 48 
Burger King Whopper Jr. Burger King Whopper Jr. (without cheese)
340 calories
19g fat
5g saturated fat
29g carbohydrates
340 calories
19g fat
5g saturated fat
29g carbohydrates
10 31 25 
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11 45 42 
Wendy's Large Chili Wendy's Large Chili
330 calories
9g fat
3.5g saturated fat
32 carbohydrates
330 calories
9g fat
3.5g saturated fat
32 carbohydrates
12 44 41 
KFC Grilled Chicken Breast KFC Grilled Chicken Breast
220 calories
7g fat
2g saturated fat
1g carbohydrates
220 calories
7g fat
2g saturated fat
1g carbohydrates
13 41 38 
Subway 6" Roast Beef Subway 6" Roast Beef
234 calories
5g fat
1.5g saturated fat
45g carbohydrates
234 calories
5g fat
1.5g saturated fat
45g carbohydrates
14 39 39 
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
240 calories
6g fat
3.5g saturated fat
25g carbohydrates
15 42 46 
Arby's Jr. Roast Beef Sandwich Arby's Jr. Roast Beef Sandwich
210 calories
8g fat
3g saturated fat
24g carbohydrates
210 calories
8g fat
3g saturated fat
24g carbohydrates
16 33 36 
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
305 calories
3g saturated fat
28g carbohydrates
17 35 39 
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
Arby's Chopped Farmhouse Roast Chicken Salad (with light Italian dressing)
270 calories
14g fat
7g saturated fat
14g carbohydrates
18 33 38 
Wendy's Jr. Hamburger Wendy's Jr. Hamburger
280 calories
9g fat
3.5g saturated fat
34 carbohydrates
280 calories
9g fat
3.5g saturated fat
34 carbohydrates
19 31 36 
Burger King Veggie Burger (Without Mayo) Burger King Veggie Burger (without mayo)
320 calories
7g fat
1g saturated fat
43g carbohydrates
320 calories
7g fat
1g saturated fat
43g carbohydrates
20 34 40 
Subway 6" Steak and Cheese Subway 6" Steak & Cheese
245 calories
10g fat
4.5g saturated fat
50g carbohydrates
245 calories
10g fat
4.5g saturated fat
50g carbohydrates
21 26 31 
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
150 calories
4g fat
1.5g saturated fat
19g carbohydrates
22 29 37 
Burger King Satisfries Burger King Satisfries
270 calories
11g fat
1.5g saturated fat
41g carbohydrates
270 calories
11g fat
1.5g saturated fat
41g carbohydrates
23 32 41 
McDonald's Egg McMuffin McDonald's Egg McMuffin
300 calories
12g fat
4.5g saturated fat
30g carbohydrates
300 calories
12g fat
4.5g saturated fat
30g carbohydrates
24 28 36 
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 calories
8g fat
3.5g saturated fat
34g carbohydrates
290 calories
8g fat
3.5g saturated fat
34g carbohydrates
25 30 41 
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
370 calories
4.5g fat
1g saturated fat
50g carbohydrates
26 25 35 
Jack in the Box Chicken Fajita Pita Chicken Fajita Pita
330 calories
11g fat
35g carbohydrates
330 calories
11g fat
35g carbohydrates
27 25 35 
Arby's Ham & Swiss Melt Arby's Ham & Swiss Melt
300 calories
8g fat
3.5g saturated fat
37g carbohydrates
300 calories
8g fat
3.5g saturated fat
37g carbohydrates
28 26 37 
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
140 calories
4g fat
1g saturated fat
19g carbohydrates
29 21 31 
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
130 calories
3.5g fat
2g saturated fat
23g carbohydrates
30 21 31 
Taco Bell Chicken Gordita With Nacho Cheese Taco Bell Chicken Gordita with Nacho Cheese
270 calories
10g fat
1.5g saturated fat
25g carbohydrates
270 calories
10g fat
1.5g saturated fat
25g carbohydrates
31 26 38 
Chick-fil-A Spicy Chicken Cool Wrap Chick-fil-A Spicy Chicken Cool Wrap
410 calories
12g fat
4g saturated fat
48g carbohydrates
410 calories
12g fat
4g saturated fat
48g carbohydrates
32 30 44 
Burger King Tendergrill Chicken Salad (With Light Italian Dressing) Burger King Tendergrill Chicken Garden Salad (with light Italian dressing)
350 calories
18g fat
4.5g saturated fat
15g carbohydrates
350 calories
18g fat
4.5g saturated fat
15g carbohydrates
33 30 44 
McDonald's Premium Asian Chicken Salad McDonald's Premium Asian Salad with Grilled Chicken
300 calories
10g fat
1g saturated fat
23g carbohydrates
300 calories
10g fat
1g saturated fat
23g carbohydrates
34 22 33 
Burger King Tendergrill Chicken Sandwich Burger King Tendergrill Chicken Sandwich
470 calories
18g fat
7g saturated fat
40g carbohydrates
470 calories
18g fat
7g saturated fat
40g carbohydrates
35 24 36 
Taco Bell Fresco Style Crunchy Taco Taco Bell Fresco Style Crunchy Taco
150 calories
8g fat
25g saturated fat
13g carbohydrates
150 calories
8g fat
25g saturated fat
13g carbohydrates
36 19 32 
Jack in the Box Hamburger Jack in the Box Hamburger
250 calories
9g fat
31g carbohydrates
250 calories
9g fat
31g carbohydrates
37 19 33 
Carl's Jr. Charbroiled BBQ Sandwich Carl's Jr. Charbroiled BBQ Chicken Sandwich
390 calories
7g fat
1.5g saturated fat
50g carbohydrates
Carl's Jr. Charbroiled BBQ Chicken Sandwich
390 calories
7g fat
1.5g saturated fat
50g carbohydrates
38 19 34 
KFC Original Recipe Drumstick KFC Original Recipe Drumstick
120 calories
7g fat
1.5g saturated fat
3g carbohydrates
120 calories
7g fat
1.5g saturated fat
3g carbohydrates
39 23 40 
McDonald's Hamburger McDonald's Hamburger
260 calories
9g fat
3.5g saturated fat
31g carbohydrates
260 calories
9g fat
3.5g saturated fat
31g carbohydrates
40 18 33 
Arby's Prime-Cut Chicken Tenders Arby's Prime-Cut Chicken Tenders (3 pieces)
360 calories
17g fat
2.5g saturated fat
31g carbohydrates
360 calories
17g fat
2.5g saturated fat
31g carbohydrates
41 18 33 
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
250 calories
8g fat
4.5g saturated fat
14g carbohydrates
42 19 35 
Arby's Cravin' Roast Chicken Sandwich Arby's Cravin' Roast Chicken Sandwich
370 calories
12g fat
2g saturated fat
42g carbohydrates
370 calories
12g fat
2g saturated fat
42g carbohydrates
43 19 36 
KFC Honey BBQ Sandwich KFC Honey BBQ Sandwich
320 calories
3.5g fat
1g saturated fat
47g carbohydrates
320 calories
3.5g fat
1g saturated fat
47g carbohydrates
44 17 36 
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 calories
12.5g fat
3.5g saturated fat
34g carbohydrates
355 calories
12.5g fat
3.5g saturated fat
34g carbohydrates
45 18 38 
Wendy's Mandarin Chicken Salad Wendy's Mandarin Chicken Salad
540 calories
25g fat
3g saturated fat
50g carbohydrates
540 calories
25g fat
3g saturated fat
50g carbohydrates
46 17 42 
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
220 calories
10g fat
2g saturated fat
24g carbohydrates
47 16 43 
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
340 calories
19g fat
3.5g saturated fat
14g carbohydrates