If you are anything like me, you really enjoy an occasional Big Mac, Whopper or a slice of pizza from a fast food joint. However, that wrecks my diet and throws me off of my diet plan; but sometimes I just want to “reward” myself with my favorite fast food.  I found this great article on MSN that gives you a great alternative to your “to-die-for” burger or junk food.

BURGER KING

WORST VALUE-MENU ITEM

Burger King Spicy Chick’n Crisp Sandwich

• 450 calories
• 30 g fat (5 g saturated fat)
• 810 mg sodium

Lean economic times make the value menu more appealing than ever. And that’s fine—most dollar menus have a few sensible items. But if you eat this sandwich often, saving a few bucks will quickly result in a surplus around your waistline.

Eat This Instead:

Whopper Jr. without mayo

• 290 calories
• 12 g fat (4.5 g saturated fat)
• 500 mg sodium

TACO BELL:

WORST MEXICAN ENTRÉE

Taco Bell Grilled Stuft Beef Burrito

• 680 calories
• 30 g fat (10 g saturated fat)
• 2,120 mg sodium

Ditch this and order two grilled steak soft tacos (or any menu item) “fresco” style and the Bell boys will replace cheese and sauces with a chunky tomato salsa, helping to cut calories in half and fat by at least 25 percent.

Eat This Instead:

Two Grilled Steak Soft Tacos, Fresco Style

• 320 calories
• 9 g fat (3 g saturated fat)
• 1,100 mg sodium

ARBY’S

WORST ROAST BEEF SANDWICH

Arby’s Roast Beef and Swiss Market Fresh Sandwich

• 810 calories
• 42 g fat (13 g saturated fat)
• 1,780 mg sodium

The combination of mayo, Italian sub sauce, and processed Swiss cheese make this sandwich the clear loser in the battle of the beef. The Super Roast Beef replaces mayo with a low-cal spicy pepper sauce and totals 370 fewer calories.

Eat This Instead:

Super Roast Beef

• 440 calories
• 19 g fat (7 g saturated fat)
• 1,061 mg sodium

BURGER KING

WORST DRIVE-THROUGH KIDS’ MEAL

Burger King Kids Double Cheeseburger and Kids’ Fries with small Coke

• 950 calories
• 42 g fat (17 g saturated fat, 4.5 g trans fats)
• 1,410 mg sodium

BK’s dubious double burger earns the distinction of being the fattiest meal for an on-the-go kid, with nearly a day’s worth of saturated fat for the average 8-year-old.

Eat This Instead:

4-piece Chicken Tenders with strawberry-flavored applesauce and water

• 280 calories
• 11 g fat (3 g saturated fat)
• 440 mg sodium

McDonalds

WORST MILKSHAKE

McDonald’s Large Triple Thick Chocolate Milkshake

• 1,160 calories
• 27 g fat (16 g saturated fat)
• 168 g sugar
• 510 mg sodium

You’d be better off eating two Quarter Pounders than sucking down one of these belt-breaking shakes. Steer clear of milkshakes at the Golden Arches. If you must have a frozen dessert, order a vanilla ice cream cone to save more than 1,000 calories. Make swaps like that every week and watch the pounds melt off!

Eat This Instead:

Vanilla Reduced-Fat Ice Cream Cone

• 150 calories
• 3.5 g fat (2 g saturated fat)
• 18 g sugar
• 60 mg sodium

Chick-Fil-A

WORST SALAD

Chick-Fil-A Chick-n-Strips Salad with buttermilk ranch dressing

• 800 calories
• 60 g fat (12 g saturated fat)
• 1,745 mg sodium

With 17 more grams of fat than Taco Bell’s Fiesta Taco Salad, this is the worst salad from any drive-through. The dressing alone sets you back 42.5 grams of fat. Take a look at our list of the worst salads in America and see how this one compares.

Eat This Instead:

Chick-Fil-A Southwest Chargrilled Salad with fat-free honey mustard dressing

• 360 calories
• 8 g fat (3.5 g saturated fat)
• 1,170 mg sodium

DAIRY QUEEN

WORST CHICKEN STRIPS

Dairy Queen 6-Piece Chicken Strip Basket

• 1,270 calories
• 67 g fat (11 g saturated fat)
• 2,910 mg sodium

The strips deliver more grams of fat than four DQ Homestyle Burgers, and nearly 300 more calories than a Large Strawberry CheeseQuake Blizzard.

Eat This Instead:

Grilled Chicken Salad with fat-free Italian dressing

• 280 calories
• 11 g fat (5 g saturated)
• 1,550 mg sodium

Burger King

WORST FISH SANDWICH

Burger King Big Fish Sandwich with tartar sauce

• 640 calories
• 32 g fat (5 g saturated fat)
• 1,540 mg sodium

Fish is only healthy when it’s not breaded and fried in partially hydrogenated oil. Here, the fry treatment translates into 7 grams of trans fats and 108 grams of carbohydrates.

Eat This Instead:

Whopper Jr. without mayo and Garden Salad

• 365 calories
• 12 g fat (4.5 g saturated fat)
• 1,230 mg sodium

WORST DESSERT-Dairy Queen

Dairy Queen Large Strawberry CheeseQuake Blizzard

• 990 calories
• 39 g fat (24 g saturated fat)
• 114 g sugars

This creation combines ice cream, strawberry syrup, and hunks of cheesecake for a high-fat dairy dessert. If you’re set on a Blizzard, go bananas. A small Banana Split Blizzard has 7 fewer fat grams than the small Oreo, Cookie Dough, Peanut Butter Cup, or Strawberry CheeseQuake flavors. Or stray from the Blizzard and satisfy your sweet tooth with a small chocolate sundae to save major calories and fat.

Eat This Instead:

Small Chocolate Sundae

• 280 calories
• 7 g fat (4.5 g saturated fat)
• 42 g sugars

THE WORST DRIVE-THROUGH MEAL IN AMERICA-Carl’s Jr.

Carl’s Jr. Double Six Dollar Burger with Medium Natural Cut Fries and 32 oz Coke

• 2,618 calories
• 144 g fat (51.5 g saturated fat)
• 2,892 mg sodium

Of all the gut-growing, heart-stopping, life-threatening burgers in the fast food world, there is none whose damage to your general well-being is as catastrophic as this. Consider these heart-stopping comparisons: This meal has the caloric equivalent of 13 Krispy Kreme Original Glazed Donuts; the saturated fat equivalent of 52 strips of bacon; and the salt equivalent of seven and a half large orders of McDonald’s French fries!

Eat This Instead:

Famous Star Burger with Side Salad with low-fat balsamic dressing and 32 oz iced tea

• 685 calories
• 38 g fat (10.5 g saturated fat)
• 1,520 mg sodium

WORST DRIVE-THROUGH KIDS’ MEAL-Burger King

• Burger King Kids Double Cheeseburger and Kids’ Fries with small Coke
• 950 calories
• 42 g fat (17 g saturated fat, 4.5 g trans fats)
• 1,410 mg sodium

BK’s dubious double burger earns the distinction of being the fattiest meal for an on-the-go kid, with nearly a day’s worth of saturated fat for the average 8-year-old.

Eat This Instead:

4-piece Chicken Tenders with strawberry-flavored applesauce and water

• 280 calories
• 11 g fat (3 g saturated fat)
• 440 mg sodium

To see more categories, click here to continue reading. Source: MSNBC. The Worst Drive-Through Foods in America-The authors of Eat This Not That examine the worst items out there, plus better alternatives.By Dave Zinczenko and Matt Goulding, Men’s Health
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