Who Has the Healthiest Grilled Chicken Sandwich?

If you're out, about, and starving, there are 100's of restaurants to choose from. I think I could eat out here, three meals a day, in San Diego and never repeat a restaurant for at least a whole year!

Making healthy choices are key when eating out, so we wanted to let you know which major fast food chain has the healthiest grilled chicken sandwich.

I'm only looking at four major players as there are just too many fast food chains to list a chicken sandwich from each. So, would Mcdonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, and Chick-fil-A please enter the arena.

Serving size: 200 gramsCalories: 350Fat: 9g ( 2g sat. and 65mg cholesterol)Sodium: 820mgCarbs: 42g (8g sugar)Fiber: 3gProtein: 28gMcDonald's serves their sandwich by default with Mayo which is included in the total calories. It lists zero grams of trans fat, but this isn't exactly true as hydrogenated oils are listed in the liquid margarine used to prepare it. It is low in sodium and cholesterol.

Serving size: Not listedCalories: 470Fat: 18g ( 7g sat. and 85mg cholesterol)Sodium: 1100mgCarbs: 40g (7g sugar)Fiber: 3gProtein: 55gBurger King's sandwich is a little bigger than the other ones, but also pretty high in fat, saturated fat, and sodium. It lists zero grams of trans fat, but is unclear which oils are used for cooking the chicken and I had no luck finding this out by calling their consumer line.

Serving size: 230 gramsCalories: 360Fat: 7g ( 1.5g sat. and 80mg cholesterol)Sodium: 1110mgCarbs: 42g (9g sugar)Fiber: 2gProtein: 33gWendy's chicken sandwich fairs pretty well, but is high in sodium, delivering around half of the daily maximum intake. It is unclear how the chicken is prepared or the oils used to cook it, but it lists zero grams of trans fat.

Serving size: Not listedCalories: 290Fat: 4g ( 1g sat. and 80mg cholesterol)Sodium: 1030mgCarbs: 36g (9g sugar)Fiber: 3gProtein: 29gThe "inventor" of the chicken sandwich also fairs pretty well. Chick-fil-A uses no hydrogenated oils in their store, so it would totally be free of trans fat. They also serve the product dressing free which cuts down on some calories and fat, but only if you don't put any on yourself. However, this sandwich is high in sodium, delivering nearly half of the maximum recommended daily intake.

Comparing the four sandwiches in regards to how the stack up nutritionally, how they are prepared, and lastly, on how they taste, I would choose the Chick-fil-A Chargrilled Sandwich as the healthiest choice. It's only downfall is it's sodium content, but otherwise fairs better nutritionally. Chick-fil-A marinates their chicken in the store, so it's not a pre-frozen item and taste wise, I think it's a step above the others.

If you have to eat fast food, look for a Chick-fil-A, but make sure you pass on the Waffle Potato Fries.

Diet-blog was not compensated in anyway by Chick-fil-A to recommend their product. We're paying customers like everyone else.

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