and you know for many of us fast food
isn't just an easy option it's also the
most affordable and most convenient oh
it's easy all right but it's all about
choosing the right foods especially if
you're focused on a new diet plan for
the new year
it's consumer investigator Hank
Winchester with advice from the experts
not all fast food is unhealthy and bad
for you there are good options out there
but there are some fast food items you
should always avoid if you're trying to
stick to a diet it's quick affordable
and tasty what do you get a chick-fil-a
I usually like to get the spicy chicken
sandwich yeah little chick-fil-a soften
sauce on there oh yeah of course chicken
nuggets your favorite sauce Detroiters
have their favorite fast foods and just
like you so do we
the fries at McDonald's they're like I
could go for those every single day my
number-one place Taco Bell
the McDonald's coke is a beautiful
perfect highly caloric thing I don't
cook so of course I'm going to fast food
all the time when you go to a fast food
restaurant you feel that pressure to be
quick so you don't want to ask for
changes right you absolutely can and you
should feel empowered to do so you're
still the customer Stacey Goldberg is a
respected nutritionist and she's showing
us what to eat and what to avoid at many
fast-food stops we're focusing on
McDonald's Taco Bell Starbucks and
Chipotle Chipotle making news as that
rolled out new menu options this year
focused on those who are on the keto
whole xxx and paleo diets so you're just
go in and you say hey I want a keto born
Aikido ball right and I okay right so
you know but again I think a big trend
in nutrition that's been coming in the
last year or two is personalization
let's begin at McDonald's the healthiest
option here the Southwest grilled
chicken salad here you're looking at
about 300 calories the runner-up the
grilled chicken sandwich with 360
calories if your low-carb hold the bun
and remember not all salads are created
equal you have to be careful though
McDonald's because they have a salad
with grilled chicken and they have a
salad with fried chicken so you have to
watch the menu of the word crispy
is usually what will lead you to knowing
if it's crispy it's chicken tenders on
your salad the biggest diet Buster on
the menu at McDonald's by far is the
triple breakfast stack McGriddle
we're talking in upwards of over you
know 800 calories and you know huge
breakfast sandwich Starbucks is a
favorite stop for our Sandra Holly my
biggest go-to there has been the sous
vide egg bites they're full of protein
they work for me and sometimes if I need
a quick dinner on the go I'll grab those
and then I'm done the soupy egg bites
are a great choice for those counting
carbs so there is a little bit of
carbohydrate but it's one of the lowest
options you can find it's higher in
protein and it's hard to find you know
you can't get in typically an omelet on
the go at Starbucks avoid the spicy
chorizo sandwich it has about 500
calories and 35 grams of fat and
remember here it's easy to drink your
calories some of these drinks the
frappuccinos and even the chai is so
high sugar high carb Taco Bell now has
healthier options the fresco menu fresco
grill bowls for example a healthy option
with about 325 calories one of the worst
options at Taco Bell
nachos Bell grande a lot of their menu
items are you know seven eight nine
hundred calories if not more higher in
fat lots of cheese finally Chipotle
which is working to change its image and
offering options that fit your diet plan
making menu options for the paleo keto
and whole thirty diets they're just
making it easier for people who are
living specific dietary lifestyles to
make it a no brainer your best bet here
a grilled chicken bowl hold the rice
skip the sour cream you're looking at
about 400 calories the worst choice a
loaded burrito one of these could easily
top 800 calories alone we get in trouble
with loading up the cheese loading the
sour cream loading the fried taco shell
the taco bowl the chips
and remember it may not be listed on the
menu but many chains offer vegetarian
and gluten-free options again you're the
customer
you're in control all you need to do is
a
I'm Hank Winchester help me Hank yeah
you know he just said not on the menu
Burger King has a great veggie burger
that is not on the drive and that before
I get a lot it's really quite good and
it doesn't show up on the drive-in menu
but they have it just asked for me now
do you get it with the bun I do get it
with the car oh yeah yeah it's a burger
yeah but it's really good