DIY - Food choices on the fly

As I've been consulting with individuals, one topic that comes up amongst 

most everyone I've spoken to is, IF I do land up having to eat out...what 

are the best choices at common food stops? 

So I've decided to begin posting popular fast food restaurants and some 

of their healthiest choices, only if you're forced to take this route!

We'll start with McDonalds...

Premium Grilled Chicken Classic Sandwich

Below are the nutrition values as it is prepared and served:

BUT... Simply by eliminating the mayonnaise dressing we save 

• 50 Calories
• 5.5 grams of Fat
• 1 gram of Carbs
• 90 grams of Sodium!!

Let's look at the two best salad choices, first the
 

Premium Bacon Ranch Salad with Grilled Chicken with Newman's Own Ranch Dressing:

The most common pitfall when eating a healthy salad is the choice of dressing.  

Most dressings are so full of fat, they counter any health benefit of an otherwise good choice of consuming a salad.

In this case, we can make this salad a much healthier alternative by simply substituting Newman's Own Low Fat Family Recipe Italian Dressing for the Ranch, we'll also eliminate the cheese and bacon: 

What just happened?!  

As you can see we saved:

• 260 Calories
• 22.5 Whopping FAT grams!
• 16 Grams of Carbs
• 440 grams of Sodium

I know that doesn't make it a "Bacon Ranch" salad any longer, but your body will

thank you!

Let's look at one more salad, 

Premium Southwest Salad with Grilled Chicken:

Again, let's substitute Newman's Own Creamy Southwest Dressing (which is already less 10 grams of fat, than the Creamy Caesar choice) with the Newman's Own Low Fat Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing and we save:

• 80 Calories
• 7 grams of fat
• 6 grams of carbs
• BUT we've increased the sodium by 110 mg

So...let's take one more step to improve this salad:

By eliminating just the Cilantro Lime Glaze and Cheese and still keeping the Chili Lime Tortilla Strips, we greatly improved this salad, saving:

• 120 Calories
• 7 grams of fat
• 6 grams of carbs
• 260 mg of sodium

It's all about choices... if we make these small changes we can still enjoy

 the food and not feel like we're being cheated.

Our next stop will be Wahoo's Fish Taco

DIY Food Fave - Skotidakis Jalapeno Greek Yogurt Dip

I was so excited to see that Costco brought back this all time 

favorite dip, Skotidakis Jalapeno Greek Yogurt Dip! 

 I used to purchase this and then it disappeared off Costco's shelves, I 

can't imagine why; but now that it's back, you need to give it a try.

As you can see ,due to the fact that this dip's base is Greek 

yogurt, it is much healthier than other dips on the market.  

It is a great choice to use as a midday snack with carrots and celery.  

Dilute it and use as a salad dressing, put it on top of baked potatoes, 

substitute this as a spread instead of 

mayo on your sandwich, mix it with tuna, use as a side sauce with your
next mexican themed menu and because it blends well without clumping 

it's easy to incorporate and add an extra kick in 

stews, soups and pasta sauces.  

With it's "MILD" rating, I think it has just enough spiciness, that most 

won't find it too hot.  

Get it while Costco is still carrying it!! :)