How Healthy Are Fast-Food Salads?
Salads-to-go can be good news — just watch the extras By Elaine Magee, MPH, RD WebMD Weight Loss Clinic – Expert Column The good health news is, it’s now in vogue for fast-food chains to offer several salads on their menus. The bad news is that dressings and other accoutrements can send these salads into calorie and fat-gram overload. But the other good news is that several chains have tasty, reduced-fat salad dressings. All you have to do is know which salads — and which extras — to order. 10 Tips for Healthy Fast-Food Salads Here are some ways to make sure your fast-food salad is a healthy one: • Go to chains that offer reduced fat dressings, or bring your own. For example, McDonald’s has low-fat Balsamic Vinaigrette, and Wendy’s has reduced-fat Creamy Ranch, fat-free French and low-fat Honey Mustard. EXAMPLE: Half a packet of McDonald’s regular Ranch dressing adds 145 calories and 15 grams of fat to your salad. Half a packet of McDonald’s low-fat Balsamic Vinaigrette adds 20 calo
