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Emergency Take-out Tips: Ideas for Healthiest Choices
There are times when even 10 minutes is too long to prepare a meal. Here are some ideas for the healthiest choices in fast food and take-out restaurants:
Fast Food
- Fajita
- Roast beef or turkey sandwich with low-fat mayonnaise or mustard
- Plain hamburger (no cheese)
- Grilled or broiled chicken sandwich + Vegetable roll-up sandwiches
- Baked potato
- Salad with low-fat dressing
- Chicken Caesar salad with low-fat dressing
- Low-fat frozen yogurt
- Pizza with vegetable toppings and less cheese
- Soft taco with less cheese and sour cream
- Rotisserie chicken without skin + Steamed vegetables
- Zucchini marinara + New potatoes
- Rice pilaf
- Steamed Peking ravioli
- Hot & sour or wonton soups
- Stir-fried vegetables with chicken or seafood
- Chop suey or chow mein
- Lo mein with vegetables, chicken, or seafood
- Moo shi with vegetables, chicken, or seafood
- White rice
- Salad with low-fat dressing
- Pasta e fagioli or minestrone soup
- Pasta with marinara, seafood, or lemon sauce + Chicken piccata
- Chicken cacciatore
For beverage choices, most places offer low-fat milk or unsweetened iced tea instead of sweetened carbonated drinks.
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From The Weeknight Survival Cookbook: How to Make Healthy Meals in 10 Minutes by Dena Irwin, R.D. Copyright © 1998 by Dena Irwin. All rights reserved. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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