Drive-Thru Woes

Oh, woe is me! I just found our copy of 2006 Edition Calorie Fat & Carbohydrate Counter.

Oh, man, the drive-thru woes!

I LOVE Jack in the Box. The commercials are so dang funny!

But the food, oh my goodness!

For example, the Sourdough Jack meal. Burger @ 715 calories + curly fries @ 400 + diet soda = a whopping OH NO at 1115 calories.

OK, if all I was going to eat that day, plus maybe a few cups of coffee with fake sugar and sugar free creamer, and some vegetable soup for dinner, maybe I could do this. But the fat grams alone are 51 + 22. 73 grams of fat for one meal.

I don't think so.

Now I do love the McDonald's Bacon Ranch Salad with low fat vinaigrette. With the grilled chicken, that's only 250 calories + dressing at 40 calories. A light lemonade adds a few more calories, but for about 300 calories, only 9 grams of fat, that's a much better choice.

Be aware though. the Wendy's salad, very similar and even tastier, is 330 calories with NO croutons or dressing. Add those, and your salad grows to 680 calories with 46 grams of fat. On a healthy eating plan, you have to be very, very careful about where you order your salad. And what you eat the rest of that day...

Staying out of the drive-thru is a good thing. But sometimes we have to go there and we CAN make better choices and avoid the drive-thru woes.

Put a copy of your calorie counter in the glove box and before you "drive-thru", make a plan. Trust me, your scales (and you) will be happier for it!

If you want to order a book, hey, do me a favor and use my Amazon search box over to the side. Just put in the name of the book or the author you're searching for. I'll get a nickel or so for your purchase of Calorie Fat & Carbohydrate Counter or any other book you order through that link. (It doesn't count if you bookmark and go back later, I only get credit if you use my link. THANKS!!)