Are (Wendys, McDonalds) salads really all that healthy?

[fiction agent]

As a college student it's hard at times during school to eat healthy. Sometimes you have to grab something to eat on the go, and the choices seem hard.

Usually I'll grab something from a deli, but as of lately I've been eating the salads at Wendys. They are very good and seem somewhat legit but, dressing aside, are they really that healthy?

One day after careful inspection it seems that it's just lettuce, an onion or two and chicken pieces. Now most people add the dressing to get some flavor, but I know better than that. However, does the bare salad alone give enough nutrition for a 20 year old man?

A chicken mandarin salad, with out toppings, has 2 grams fat, .5 g saturated fat, 480 mg sodium, 60 mg cholestrol, 17 g carbs, (4 g fiber, 11 g sugar) and 23 grams protien, all at 170 calories.

it seems pretty sketch to me, and they have the nerve to charge $5 for 170 calories, but it's .99 cents for a 350 calorie burger

 

[6_pak]

As a college student it's hard at times during school to eat healthy. Sometimes you have to grab something to eat on the go, and the choices seem hard.

Usually I'll grab something from a deli, but as of lately I've been eating the salads at Wendys. They are very good and seem somewhat legit but, dressing aside, are they really that healthy?

One day after careful inspection it seems that it's just lettuce, an onion or two and chicken pieces. Now most people add the dressing to get some flavor, but I know better than that. However, does the bare salad alone give enough nutrition for a 20 year old man?

A chicken mandarin salad, with out toppings, has 2 grams fat, .5 g saturated fat, 480 mg sodium, 60 mg cholestrol, 17 g carbs, (4 g fiber, 11 g sugar) and 23 grams protien, all at 170 calories.

it seems pretty sketch to me, and they have the nerve to charge $5 for 170 calories, but it's .99 cents for a 350 calorie burger

What kind of chicken?? skinless or breaded? obviously if its breaded then no its not good for you. Personally, i would stay away from fast food but if you had to choose, the salads would be the best option considering. And how do you eat salads w/o dressing. Thats the problem with salads at fast food, not healthy dressing choices. The 11g sugars is too high for me, and its supposed to be a healthy meal!!!

 

[mrzap]

The salad, given that breakdown, doesn't seem all that bad unless you are trying to really cut in which case 10g of sugar isn't ideal.

Probably the better option at Wendy's is their Chili

 

[Slyder190]

Well Ronald McDonald and Dave Thomas never looked like they had a body to be proud of.