Eating healthy at any restaurant can be difficult but the challenge becomes even greater when you attempt to get a nutritious, lower calorie meal at a fast food restaurant. Luckily, there are more fast food options available for the healthy eater these days. One fast food restaurant that makes it easy to eat nutritiously is Boston Market. Although they have their share of higher calorie, high fat items, they've included some tasty items that even the healthiest of eaters will find palatable. Here's how to eat healthy at Boston Market:
Choose a Healthy Entrée
Boston Market has a surprising number of low calorie, low fat meat options. Two of the best selections are their quarter white sweet garlic rotisserie chicken eaten without the skin and the hand-carved rotisserie turkey breast. Both of these entrees have only 170 calories and are low in fat. If you want something with a little more flavor, try the grilled chicken teriyaki or the lemon herb quarter white chicken, both of which clock in at around 300 calories. You can expect the rotisserie chickens and turkey to be tasty here since this is what Boston Market is famous for.
Choose a Healthy Side Dish
You can stay away from the macaroni and cheese and the mashed potatoes and still have healthy side dishes at Boston Market. You can't beat the steamed broccoli or steamed vegetable medley in terms of antioxidant content and low calorie content. With only 60 calories per serving, you can eat all of these veggies you want. The green beans are also tasty and won't make you feel guilty at 70 calories per serving. Hold off on the extra butter though.
When You're Eating Light
For a light lunch, try a fresh bowl of soup. While salads are usually a good option for eating healthy at fast food restaurants, the salads at Boston Market tend to be high in calories with the added cheese, croutons, and tortilla strips. Combine that with the dressing and an entrée salad at Boston Market can set you back almost 1,000 calories. The summer barbeque salad with chicken is surprisingly high in calories at 720. They do offer a healthy, fruit salad which can be combined with their chicken noodle soup which will give you a light meal at under 300 calories. You can also order one of their regular salads and have them hold the cheese and croutons.
Eat Meatless
A nice option for going meatless at Boston Market is to order their borracho beans and brown rice. These are cooked in beer and deliciously seasoned at only 170 calories. Add a bowl of steamed broccoli and a fruit salad for a tasty and healthy meal.
After you've eaten such a healthy meal, don't ruin it with dessert. Stick with the fresh fruit salad and you can congratulate yourself for eating fast and healthy. That wasn't so hard, was it?
