The Fast Food Diet

Fast food has become part of the American way of life. It fits into our busy schedules, it's fast, it's tasty and although it gets a bad wrap for the most part, fast food really can be an option for dieters.

The following calorie-wise selections may not be perfect when it comes to fat and carb content, but they are true nuggets for those calorie counters.

We want to make it clear that Diet Bites isn't promoting a fast-food way of life, but the calorie-wise choices below may help dieters keep a lid on calories without blowing their diet plan when they find a need to do fast food from time-to-time.

Diet Bites also has calorie and nutritional listing for hundreds of menu items for the fast food establishments below. Simply click on the fast food names to view extensive nutrition lists.

MCDONALD'S - click here to view more calories at McDonald's
Small Hamburger - 260 calories Small Fry - 230 calories Diet Drink - 0 calories Total Calories - 490 calories	Fillet O Fish - 400 calories Side Salad with Low Fat Balsamic Dressing - 57 calories Diet Drink - 0 calories Total Calories - 457 calories
Bacon Ranch Salad with Grilled Chicken - 260 calories Low Fat Balsamic 40 calories Ice Cream Cone - 150 calories Diet Drink - 0 calories Total Calories - 450 calories	Chicken McNuggets - 250 calories 1 pack Honey, BBQ or Sweet n Sour Sauce - 50 calories Apple Dippers with Low Fat Caramel Dip - 100 calories Diet Drink - 0 calories Total Calories - 400 calories
TACO BELL - click here to view more calories at Taco Bell
1/2 Taco Bell Salad (the full blown big salad) 450 calories Diet Drink - 0 calories Total Calories - 450 calories	1 Cheese Quesadilla - 490 calories Diet Drink - 0 calories Total Calories - 490 calories
Gordita Baja® - Chicken - 320 calories Taco Supreme® - Beef - Fresco Style - 150 calories Diet Drink - 0 calories Total Calories - 470 calories	1 Taco Bell Nachos - 310 calories 1 Beef Taco, Fresco Style - 150 Diet Drink - 0 calories Total Calories - 460 calories
WENDY'S - click here to view more calories at Wendy's
Wendy's Jr. Hamburger - 284 calories Small (6 ounce) Frosty - 149 calories Total Calories - 433 calories	Wendy's 4-piece chicken nuggets - 200 calories Small Fry - 290 calories Diet Drink - 0 calories Total Calories - 490 calories
BURGER KING - click here to view more calories at Burger King
4-piece Chicken Tenders - 179 calories Small Fry - 245 calories Diet Drink - 0 calories Total Calories - 424 calories	Burger King Small Hamburger - 333 calories 1/2 pack of Small Fries - 123 calories Diet Drink - 0 calories Total Calories - 456 calories
JACK IN THE BOX - click here to view more calories at Jack in the Box
Egg Rolls - 3 for 400 calories Sweet n Sour Sauce - 45 calories Diet Drink - 0 calories Total Calories - 445 calories	Beef Monster Taco® - 240 calories Asian Chicken Salad - 140 calories Diet Drink - 0 calories Total Calories - 380 calories

Keep in mind that calorie-content isn't an exact science. Whenever a restaurant amends the recipe or decreases the size of the menu item, nutritional values are changed. In addition, calorie content is effected by the methods used for determining calories, as well as the feed fed to the animal or plant in order to produce the final menu item.

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