23 Ways to Keep Fast Food in Your Diet (page 2 of 5)

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3. Ask for extra onions, lettuce, and tomato. Whatever sandwich you choose, it'll be healthier, crunchier, and more filling if you add these classics. And it ticks off one more serving of vegetables from your day's quota.

4. Order unsweetened iced tea or bottled water. A king-size Sprite at Burger King is 420 calories. This one change might save you the same number of calories as the meal you're about to eat!

5. Choose 1% or skim milk as your drink. At just 100 calories (less for skim), it provides much of your daily dose of bone-building calcium, as opposed to soft drinks, which can suck the calcium from your bones.

6. Always say no to the special sauce. Many are just dressed-up mayonnaise, and thus overflowing with fat and calories. The best topping for your chicken, fish, or burgers? Mustard (no calories, lots of flavor). Second best? Ketchup (no fat, but a fair amount of sweetener). Other good choices: olive oil and vinegar (in moderation), hot sauces, red pepper spreads. Worst choices: butter or mayonnaise.

7. Use hot sauce, not ketchup, on your french fries. Hot sauce is low in calories, has a big, adventurous flavor, and contains nutrients that are particularly good for your body. Plus, it gets you drinking lots of water, which reduces your appetite.

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You should check on Examiner.com. I believe one of their writers has essentially copied all 23 points of this article on their site. It should be removed as copyright infringement.

By FYI, on 09/21/2009
have never thought about it like that before. Thanks so much for the depth and understanding at which you covered the topic. it's a useful piece of information not only for me but for many others. have read lots of this stuff (download mainly from http://www.picktorrent.com but this piece really gives food for thought

By mike, on 07/30/2009
While I agree with most of this post, I think everyone should know that not all saturated fat, or fat in general, is bad for you. There are good types of saturated fat that you should consume (such as stearic acid from grassfed beef) and fat from dairy is especially good for you as it helps your brain and organs. You definitely want to stay away from anything with transfat however. Just do your homework on what your putting in your mouth and you should be fine.

By negzero7, on 09/11/2008
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