Fast Foods for 500 calories or less

Of course, we all try to eat as healthy as we can, but sometimes fast food is unavoidable. Since most fast food is loaded with calories, we’ve selected a few meals that won’t pack a whole day’s worth of calories into one meal. Here are a few healthier alternatives fast foods that are 500 calories or less:

McDonald’s
The good: Grilled Chicken Sandwich “ 360 calories
The Bad: Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese – 740 calories!  a regular Hamburger is just 250 calories)

Wendy’s
The good: Ultimate Chicken Grill Sandwich with Mandarin Orange Cup “ 500 calories; Small Chili and a plain baked potato “ 490 calories
The bad: The Baconator, weighing in at 830 calories

Pizza Hut
The good: Two slices of The Edge The Works and a garden salad “ 380 calories
The bad: The 9 personal PANormous pizza, cheese only “ 1100 calories.

Burger King
The good: Whopper Jr. Sandwich, hold the mayo “ 310 calories; BK Veggie Burger “ 420 calories
The bad: Avoid the Loaded Steakhouse Burger “ 950 calories! Ditto for the BK Quad Stacker “ 1010.

Taco Bell
The good: Two Fresco Soft Beef Tacos with Mexican Rice “ 470 calories, Spicy chicken soft taco “ 190 calories
The bad: Fiesta Taco Salad at at whopping 850 calories!

Subway
The good: 6 veggie delight “ 230 calories, 6 Oven Roasted Chicken Breast with light mayonnaise “ 410 calories
The bad: The Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki, footlong “ 770 calories. For some women, that’s half the day’s calories!

KFC
The good: Grilled Chicken Strips Original Twister “ 390 calories (hold the sauce).
The bad: Say no to the Poutine. 970 calories. Wow.