If you're on the road and pressed for time, you may be tempted to blow your healthy diet by ordering a decadent burger with all the fixings at a fast food restaurant such as Burger King. If you're starving and need a quick bite to eat, go ahead and pull into the Burger King parking lot. With a little bit of planning you can eat healthy at Burger King Restaurant.
Once you enter the restaurant, you'll want to avoid being tantalized by the overwhelming smell of the freshly made French fries. If you want to avoid guilt and spare your arteries at the same time, stay away from these as well as the double Whopper with cheese which clocks in with a calorie count of around 1,070 along with a whopping 70 grams of fat. This is almost a sure way to blow your good intentions of eating healthy. The original Whopper with cheese isn't much better at 800 calories and 50 grams of fat.
If you look a bit further down the menu, you'll see a few healthy Burger King choices that won't blow a days worth of calories. One option would be to order the Whopper Junior without the mayonnaise which will only put you back a little over 300 calories and a fairly reasonable 13 grams of fat. This assumes that you resisted the temptation to order those freshly made French fries. To replace the mayonnaise and give your Whopper Junior some additional flavor, ask for a additional mustard or ketchup on your Whopper Junior.
Another healthy option that's perfect for the vegetarian in you is the BK Veggie Burger. It comes with reduced fat mayonnaise and has 340 calories and 10 grams of fat which is a reasonable alternative to high calorie meat based burgers for a quick lunch. The healthiest dining choice of all at Burger King might be the Fire-Grilled Chicken sandwich with fat-free dressing which will only set you back a mere 240 calories and gives you around 22 grams of metabolism boosting protein. This one is the clear winner although it may not be available at all locations.
If you want to eat healthy at Burger King, hold off on the sugar laden soft drinks and opt for a cup of iced tea with a bit of no calorie sweetener. Feel free to add a side salad to any of the healthy selections. Just be sure to say away from the calorie laden dressings.
Once you leave the restaurant, you can congratulate yourself for choosing the healthy eating options at Burger King. It's reassuring to know that a fast food restaurant is still an option even if you're committed to healthy eating.
