YOU CAN EAT FAST FOOD!

***HEALTHIER FAST FOOD OPTIONS***

People eat fast food because it's cheap and, well, it's fast. But when you're in a rush, you're usually not thinking about the nutritional value of your value meal. So here are some bad . . . and better . . . choices at popular fast food restaurants . . .

#1.) MCDONALD'S . . . A deluxe breakfast with a large biscuit and no syrup or margarine has a whopping 1,150 calories and 60 grams of fat. So try a bacon, egg, and cheese biscuit instead, which has 430 calories and less than half the fat.

At lunch, stay away from the double quarter pounder with cheese. It's loaded with fat and has 740 calories. A regular cheeseburger only has 300.

#2.) BURGER KING . . . The triple whopper with cheese is one of the unhealthiest things on the menu. It has 1,250 calories and 84 grams of fat, while a regular hamburger at Burger King has 290 calories and 12 grams of fat. And don't forget that french fries are bad too. A large order at Burger King packs 580 calories, but their apple fries with caramel sauce only have 70.

#3.) WENDY'S . . . Remember, salads can be unhealthy too. Without dressing, the chicken BLT salad at Wendy's has 470 calories and 27 grams of fat. So opt for the mandarin chicken salad instead, which has 180 calories and almost no fat . If you want a Wendy's burger, go for something smaller than a triple with cheese, which has 960 calories and 60 grams of fat.

#4.) SUBWAY . . . Not every sandwich is healthy. A six-inch double meatball marinara with cheese, for example, is loaded with fat and weighs in at 860 calories. If you're worried about your waistline, try Subway's six-inch turkey breast instead, which has a figure-friendly 280 calories and 4.5 grams of fat.(Glamour Magazine)