Fast Food 4-1-1: Wendy's

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Yeah, yeah, I know, another burger place. Wendy's is my personal favorite of the fast food burger chains and here are my best and worst choices on the menu.

	Calories	Fat(g)	Carbs(g)	Protein(g)	Fiber(g)
McDonalds Big Mac	540	29	45	25	3
Wendy's Worst Choices
Triple w/Everything and Cheese	980	59	38	70	2
Baconator	830	51	35	57	1
Chicken Club Sandwich	540	25	49	33	2
Southwest Taco Salad w/Everything	680	39	48	34	9
Wendy's Best Choices*
Mandarin Chicken Salad, no noodles, 1/2 almonds, 1/2 dressing	220	12.5	27	24	4
Ultimate Chicken Grill Sandwich	320	7	36	28	2
Jr. Hamburger	230	8	26	13	1
Small Chili	220	6	23	17	5
Wendy's Extras
Large Fries	540	26	69	7	7
Medium Chocolate Frosty	430	11	74	10	0
My Favorite Wendy's Meal**
Small Chili	220	6	23	17	5
Baked Potato	270	0	61	7	7
Side Salad	35	0	8	1	2
1/2 Low Fat Honey Mustard Dressing Packet	50	1.5	10	0	0

* These are my picks from the sandwiches and salads. Chicken Caesar Salad is a good choice, too, just leave off the croutons and only use 1/2 the dressing packet. The Jr. Cheeseburger has similar numbers as the Jr. Hamburger...a little more fat and calories, but still not too bad. The small chili is the best item on the entire menu. It is low in fat, high in fiber, high in protein, and not terribly high in carbs and it's pretty tasty to boot. All of this for only 99 cents.

** Great, inexpensive, filling meal. All of these items are on the 99 cent menu, so you're looking at about $3.25, tax, title and license. I just get water with it, by the way.

If I'm really in a pinch and find myself at a fast food burger place, Wendy's is my first choice. Stick with the value menu and you can get a decent meal with lots of healthy variety at a great price.

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