FAST ACTION EATS
Surprise: You can score a healthy meal at a fast-food spot or chain restaurant.
Here are some of the healthiest picks at 15 of the UK’s favourite places.
Greggs
Swap the pasty for a Coconut, Lime, and Chilli Chicken Salad for a lunch that
will nourish your body and keep the mid-afternoon slump at bay. Fresh salad and
mixed grains are topped with grilled chicken and shredded coconut (220
calories).
KFC
Popcorn Chicken Salad Pot. Whilst the chicken is deep-fried, it’s served with a
healthy mixed salad of lettuce, tomato, and sweetcorn (320 calories). To make it
even healthier, ask for the creamy dressing on the side and use only half of it.
Pizza Express
Leggera Padana. Like all the pizzas in their legerra range, this ring-shaped
pizza forgoes some of the dough in favour of a healthy mixed salad. The pizza
itself is topped with caramelized red onion, spinach, tomato, and goat’s cheese
(488 calories).
Tortilla
Naked Burrito. Order your burrito naked (without the tortilla) and hold the sour
cream and everyone’s favourite Mexican convenience food is transformed into a
health food. Swap the rice for lettuce and you’ve got healthful salad, with
protein from the beans and your choice of meat. Guac with that? Obviously.
(Around 400 calories, depending on your choice of meat/vegetarian and
toppings.)
YO! Sushi
Salmon Sashimi. Ditch the white rice and opt for simple salmon sashimi
(loaded with with Omega-3s), served with a crunchy daikon salad (140 calories).
Add a portion of healthful Kaiso Seaweed (120 calories) or protein- and fibre-
rich Edamame Beans (121 calories) for a healthy Japanese feast. Fond of soy
sauce? Always take a bottle of low-sodium soy sauce when eating in Japanese
restaurants; they may not always be able to provide it and the traditional kind is