Nutritional Tips

Research shows that if you eat together as a family, it helps children eat less junk food and more fruits and vegetables.

Replace white stuff with the brown stuff…brown rice, whole wheat bread (without corn syrup as an ingredient), whole wheat pasta.

Read the ingredient labels on food packages and choose foods with “whole” in the grain or flour name of the first 3 ingredients.

Add a green vegetable to dinner every night.

Snack right by eating an apple, banana, or strawberries at snack time

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Fast Food Guide-Best Choices PDF Print E-mail

Best Choice

vs.

Worse Choice

McD Hamburger 250 cal

 

In–n-out Double Double 590 cal

Chicken Nuggets (6) 250 cal

 

McD Crispy Chicken Sandwich 650 cal

Crispy Taco (2) 300 cal

 

Fish Taco (2) 600 cal

Thin Crust Pepperoni Pizza (1 sl) 180 cal

 

Thick Crust Pepperoni Pizza (1 sl) 300 cal

6” Turkey Sub 280 cal

 

6” Spicy Italian Sub 480 Cal

Diet Coke 0 Cal

 

Classic Coke 22 oz 210 cal

 

Fast Food Tidbits

Green Light Choices

vs

Red Light Choices

Extra lettuce and tomato

 

Bacon, mayonnaise, & special sauces

Plain hamburger or roast beef sandwich or broiled chicken sandwich

 

Fried fish or fried chicken sandwich or chicken nuggets or super-sized hamburgers

Baked chips or an ear of corn

 

French fries

Whole-wheat, rye or pita

 

Croissant or biscuits

Crisp, crunchy vegetables

 

Creamy salads, such as potato or macaroni salad

Low-fat milk, diet soda or water

 

Shakes and regular soda

Thin crust pizza with vegetables

 

Thick crust pizza sausage / pepperoni

Plain baked potato with chili topping or with cottage cheese, a small amount of grated cheese vegetables

 

French fries or baked potato with sour cream, bacon, butter / margarine, cheddar / Swiss cheese

Dried fruit, fruit muffin, frozen yogurt, sorbet, small ice cream cone, fruit English muffin / bagel

 

Fruit pie, fruit turnovers, Danish pastries, cookies

Chocolate sprinkles or fruit toppings

 

Hot fudge, chocolate, caramel, or butterscotch sauces, nuts or whipped cream

Soft tacos, tostados, bean burritos, non-fried items, Mexican pizza

 

Hard shell tacos, nachos, deluxe burritos, refried beans, pinto beans with cheese

Extra tomatoes, lettuce, salsa

 

Sour cream and guacamole