In our busy, fast-paced life, we often need to make a stop for a quick bite or snack at our local fast-food restaurant (aka TIm Hortons for many of us!) So to help you find the best choices possible, here are some calorie values for some items - you'll see, some foods are cleverly disguised as healthy, but really aren't in terms of calories!
(and of course, nutrition is much more than just calories, but for today's blog, this will at least give you a glimpse of how things weigh-in calorically!)
Tim Hortons:
chilli 300 calories (and 21grams of protein)
vegetable sandwich 340 calories (not on the boards, but you can still ask for it!)
chicken salad 380
egg salad 390
turkey breast 390
carrot muffin.... beware: this snack has 400 calories! wouldn't you rather get a sandwich then?
And as for donuts...well, let's save them for another day, a very rare treat (if we want to call it that) - just for example, although they have less calories, a honey cruller which has 320 calories has a whopping 19 grams of fat of which 9 are saturated fat! That is a HUGE fat:calorie ratio...
So overall, if you have to make a stop for a lunch or snack - choose a sandwich on whole wheat, skip the cheese and mayo or go for a multigrain bagel with light cream cheese (or totally plain!) vs. the donut!
Happy Eating!
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