Health magazine looks at good fast-food breakfasts
Looking for a healthy breakfast on the go? Health magazine has sized up the options at fast food joints and come up with a Top 10 list (They considered calories, fat and sodium, as well as portion sizes and the amount of fresh and unprocessed ingredients like fruits and veggies.)
They also made some picks for eating at home, and noted a couple of things to avoid at the drive-through.
1 .Spinach Florentine Breakfast Wrap from Così: Calories 334; Fat 21g (sat 8g); Protein 24g; Carbohydrate 21g; Fiber 11g; Sodium 516mg
2. Protein Artisan Snack Plate from Starbucks: Calories 370; Fat 19g (sat 6g); Protein 13g; Carbohydrate 36g; Fiber 4g; Sodium 470mg
3. Berry Topper Ideal Meal from Jamba Juice: Calories 300; Fat 4.5g (sat 0.5g); Protein 9g; Carbohydrate 59g; Fiber 7g; Sodium 85mg (for 12 ounces)
4. Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal from Au Bon Pain: Calories 280; Fat 4g (sat 1g); Protein 8g; Carbohydrate 56g; Fiber 7g; Sodium 10mg
5. Scrambled Egg Whites, Chicken Sausage and Fruit from Denny’s: Calories 230; Fat 9g (sat 0g); Protein 19g; Carbohydrate 19g; Fiber 3g; Sodium 447mg
6. Fruit & Nut Oatmeal from McDonald’s: Calories 260; Fat 4.5g (sat 1.5g); Protein 7g; Carbohydrate 48g; Fiber 5g; Sodium 115mg (for oatmeal without brown sugar) (Update: Mark Bittman from The New York Times might have something to say about that.)
7. Simple & Fit Veggie Omelette from IHOP: Calories 320; Fat 10g (sat 1g); Protein 21g; Carbohydrate 40g; Fiber 8g; Sodium 420mg
8. Western Egg White & Cheese Muffin Melt from Subway: Calories 160; Fat 4g (sat 1.5g); Protein 15g; Carbohydrate 19g; Fiber 5g; Sodium 680mg
9. Egg White Turkey Sausage Wake-up Wrap from Dunkin’ Donuts: Calories 150; Fat 5g (sat 2.5g); Protein 11g; Carbohydrate 14g; Fiber 1g; Sodium 400mg
10. Breakfast Power Sandwich from Panera Bread: Calories 330; Fat 14g (sat 6g); Protein 22g; Carbohydrate 31g; Fiber 4g; Sodium 830mg
If you like to eat at home, here are the magazine’s picks:
1. Kashi Golden Goodness Cereal
2. Stonyfield Farm Organic 2% Greek Yogurt
3. Eggo Fiber Plus Calcium Buttermilk Waffles
And if you couldn’t figure this out, these things are NOT health food:
1. BK Ultimate Breakfast Platter
2. Au Bon Pain Double Chocolate Muffin
Photo of oatmeal courtesy of Au Bon Pain
Categories: Consumer health, Diet and exercise
Comments
SHAME on Health Mag!! Nothing listed in the top 10 are healthy! And really - you think Eggo's are healthy?? I wouldn't feed that to a dog! Stop posting lies!! People tend to believe everything they read.
Posted by: T.Jones | February 25, 2011 11:03 AM