Healthy fast food?

[dot]

Is there such a thing?

I know a few local places. Does bad fat occur no matter what when you make french fries?? or can you cook french fries properly?

What about In N Out?

 

[Bonhomme]

Unless the fries are fried in coconut oil or lard, they will have trans fats as a result of the heat and light. Natural saturated are actually not as bad for most people, especially if you have a good enough metabolism to use the saturated fats for fuel.

Most Wendy's locations have baked potatoes. When I need something fast, I get that, a side salad, and a few burgers without the bun, and it makes a pretty decent meal.

 

[Kev07]

chipotle, subway, togos.

in n out is fresh and not exactly bad for you, but its packed with calories

 

[dot]

^ What about Quiznos?

Unless the fries are fried in coconut oil or lard, they will have trans fats as a result of the heat and light. Natural saturated are actually not as bad for most people, especially if you have a good enough metabolism to use the saturated fats for fuel.

I'll try to find out what they're fried in then. Thanks

 

[Kev07]

quiznos can kill you with the amount of sauces and fats they use.

 

[Axcell]

Subway - avoid the mayo and the sauces and it's perfect.

 

[Bryce556]

quizno's and subway are good if you avioid the sauses and some ingredients, AND GET A WHOLE WHEAT BUN

 

[dot]

quizno's and subway are good if you avioid the sauses and some ingredients, AND GET A WHOLE WHEAT BUN

I always get the whole wheat bun. I don't avoid the sauces though. I'll just tell them no sauce next time. What else should I avoid?

 

[Kev07]

if you're gona subway, just get them to give you oil vineger salt and pepper.

nothing really needed to avoid besides the sauces

 

[Axcell]

@ Dot - I have yet to find a fast food joint that fries their fries in something other than vegetable oil (can give you pimples) or lard and coconut oil - just avoid fries all together.
At home, I make my own fries and I either bake them or fry them in extra virgin olive oil. (Which is very healthy since it contains omega 3 and 6, and other nutrients.)

 

[speakeasy]

How about Baja Fresh? There's a movement to get rid of trans fats in many fast food restaurants.

 

[dot]

@ Dot - I have yet to find a fast food joint that fries their fries in something other than vegetable oil (can give you pimples) or lard and coconut oil - just avoid fries all together.
At home, I make my own fries and I either bake them or fry them in extra virgin olive oil. (Which is very healthy since it contains omega 3 and 6, and other nutrients.)

Okay. I'll try making my own fries. Homemade fries do taste the best, with fresh potatoes.

What about a restaurant that sells hot dog sandwiches, burger sandwiches, and fries? Same thing right?

 

[Bible_Belt]

nothing really needed to avoid besides the sauces

Yeah, mayo especially. On a Bk Whopper, getting it without mayo cuts the fat content in half.

 

[danno1]

if you eat a hamburger at mcdonalds its not that horrible and only .5 grams of transfat

 

[blinkwatt]

if you eat a hamburger at mcdonalds its not that horrible and only .5 grams of transfat

It's real simple,trans fat=bad for your heart. Treat your body with the up most respect and you will reap the benefits.

 

[baurman]

In N Out is loaded with Trans Fat.

There are some foods at fast food restaurants that have items that aren't that bad. Taco Bell for example, a Chicken Burrito. The only bad thing I see with that is the amount of Sodium.

The reason fast foods are bad for you is the trans fat, calories, etc. So eating at Subway or Quiznos isn't bad if you order a Turkey sandwich on Whole Wheat Bread with no sauces. It's the same as making your own home made sandwich and a lot of bodybuilders eat that.

 

[blinkwatt]

It's the same as making your own home made sandwich and a lot of bodybuilders eat that.

No they don't,infact a lot of bodybuilders stay away from rice and bread.

 

[blinkwatt]

I don't see what's so hard to understand. It's fast food,which is a fast fix and with like every fast fix you may not pay at first,but in the long run it will come back to bite you.

 

[Zerix]

No they don't,infact a lot of bodybuilders stay away from rice and bread.

what's wrong with rice and bread?

 

[blinkwatt]

what's wrong with rice and bread?

It's not what's 'wrong' with them,but rather it's too many carbs at once,even for a single serving.

Granted I'm sure you could get away with a slice of whole wheat bread every once and while but I wouldn't try it.