Healthy Lunch Near Me ? Healthy Options From 5 Fast Food Restaurants

It’s a busy day, you’re hungry and you’re tempted to buy a burger, fries, and a large coke. But you also want to find a healthy lunch since you started reading TryMagenta. What can you do!?

Say goodbye to your panic attack because we have the solution. In this post, you will read about the healthy lunch options from your favorite fast-food restaurants. You will be surprised how many healthy lunch options are available for you! And yes, you can send us a thank you note after reading this healthy post. (We’re also including 1 favorite cheat meal). Ready? In 3, 2, 1…

You can’t get enough from those burgers, huh? Your doctor is at the door and he wants to talk to you.

WHY EATING TOO MUCH FAST FOOD IS A PROBLEM?

Because your doctor won’t be a happy camper anymore, knowing that you’re at a high risk of having a heart attack. Yes. It might sound extreme, but studies have shown the alarming trend of fast food consumption and its related cardiometabolic outcomes.

Frequent consumption of fast foods was accompanied by overweight and abdominal fat gain, impaired insulin and glucose homeostasis, lipid and lipoprotein disorders, induction of systemic inflammation, and oxidative stress.

A PRACTICAL SOLUTION: BALANCE IS KEY

We don’t mean to be perfect, but we want to make progress towards healthy living. You can substitute ingredients to make your meal healthier, you can order a small portion, and assign a day of the week as your cheat meal day.

A healthy burger? Yes! You can get creative, so you don’t sacrifice your cravings over your health. Substitute ingredients to make a meal healthier.

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Your favorite fast-food restaurant chains also offer healthy options!

(choose 1 favorite cheat meal because you’ve been good with your healthy habits.)

Let’s check them out:

McDonald’s drinks

So many drinks to choose from. These are just a few. Remember there are cheat days and it’s ok to get a cheeseburger every now and then!

Mc Coffee iced or cold, apple slices, mango slushies, strawberry smoothies, organic juice, and sweet tea.

By the way, salads were discontinued at McDonald’s during the COVID-19 pandemic, but they aim to bring them back in the future.

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Favorite cheat meal

Crispy Chicken Sandwich

WENDY’S

Mix and match with Wendy’s menu. Build a healthy meal that consists of a salad, a baked potato, and a coffee. How does it sound?

Apple pecan salad, southwest avocado salad, parmesan Caesar salad, iced coffee, frosty-ccino vanilla or chocolate, sour cream and baked potatoes, and apple bites.

Favorite cheat meal

Crispy Chicken BLT

JACK IN THE BOX

In Jack in the Box, you can experience Asian fusion with the Teriyaki bowl and a Mediterranean option with a Fajita pita.

Jack’s teriyaki bowl chicken, chicken fajita pita, chicken club salad, southwest chicken salad, grilled chicken salad, side salad, apple sauce pouch, and zero sugar fuze iced tea.

Favorite cheat meal

Sourdough Grilled Chicken Club

TACO BELL

Taco Bell has a veggie menu with multiple items that consist of beans, rice, corn; tomatoes, and lettuce.

Fiesta veggie burrito, black bean crunch wrap supreme, power menu bowl from the veggie menu. Chipotle ranch grilled chicken burrito, Lipton unsweetened tea, iced Cinnabon delights coffee, hot Cinnabon delights coffee.

Favorite cheat meal

Nacho Cheese Doritos Locos Tacos Supreme

STARBUCKS

DRINK COFFEE. “Do stupid things, faster, with more energy” -Vintage ad. Who doesn’t love coffee? Starbucks offers healthy coffee and tea, in addition to breakfast and lunch options.

To eat: turkey bacon, cheddar, and egg white sandwich, spinach, feta, and egg white wrap, oatmeal, and yogurt, sandwiches.

To drink: iced and hot coffee, cold and hot drinks, iced and hot tea.

As you can see, the author writing this post is a Starbucks lover.

Favorite cheat meal

Spinach, Feta & Egg White Wrap

Credit: Vitality Nutrition Canada

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IN SUMMARY

A friendly reminder that balance is key. Eat as much healthy food as you can, and then you can substitute greasy meals for healthier options with less saturated fats. You can also have your cheat meal day every now and then.

The essentials of healthy eating include healthful unsaturated fats, whole grains, good protein “packages,” and fruits and vegetables; limiting consumption of trans and saturated fats, highly refined grains, and sugary beverages; and taking a multivitamin as a nutritional safety net.