Let's eat OUT!

Greetings, HTS Family!

I am excited to bring you a list of nutritional facts for some of our favorite national restaurant chains. If you don't see your favorite eatery or restaurant listed, check out http://www.nutritionix.com/ to customize your meal's nutrition intake (THIS IS A REALLY COOL TOOL).

Remember, the goal here is NOT to eliminate salt out of our diets, but to limit or not over indulge in salt. Portion control is critical (more on this in a later entry). If you see a menu item that's high in sodium, eat the food over a two day period. If you're watching your carbs, this entry will be helpful for you as well. It is also important for you to note the serving size for each meal you're investigating.

Alright, family! Here we go!

PS: I know you didn't ask for my opinion on your favorite food items, but I couldn't resist. :-)

American Dining (Breakfast, Lunch, and/or Dinner)

Bob Evans
http://www.bobevans.com/Menu/Nutritional-Information 

Denny'shttp://www.dennys.com/files/nutrition_facts.pdf

IHOP (I know...it's International House of Pancakes, but they serve mostly American food.)
http://www.ihop.com/-/media/ihop/PDFs/nutritionalinformation.ashx

American Dining (Lunch and Dinner)

Apple Bee's (Ooh! Watch those appetizers on this one. Plan your meal wisely.)
http://www.applebees.com/~/media/docs/Applebees_Nutritional_Info.pdf

Famous Dave's (You can do a half slab of St. Louis style ribs or 4 bones and be okay.)
http://www.caterfamousdaves.com/pdfs/Famous%20Dave%27s%20Nutritional%202010.pdf

Ruby Tuesday (The cooked to order items leave room for additions to your plate).
http://www.rubytuesday.com/assets/menu/pdf/informational/nutrition.pdf

TGIF (Eat your meal over two days to prevent over doing it).
http://www.tgifridays.com/_images/pdfs/Nutritional.pdf

International Cuisine

 

Chipotle (Go for the hard taco. The flour tortilla is getting us!)

http://www.chipotle.com/en-us/menu/nutritional_information/nutritional_information.aspx

 

Olive Garden (This is a two-day meal place anyway. Oh the choices!)
http://www.olivegarden.com/core_content/pdfs/olive_garden_nutrition.pdf

 

Pizza

Pizza Hut (click on the entree you want to investigate)
http://www.pizzahut.com/nutritioninformation.html

Domino's Pizza
http://cache.dominos.com/homev8/docs/menu/dominos_nutrition_v2.21.00.pdf


Papa John's (You can eat at least two slices of the garden fresh/veggie or spinach alfredo pizza and not go over board. I suggest a nice salad and lemonade to accompany your pizza).

Click on "view nutrition info" listed under the type of pizza. Other menu items are listed on the left side of the site.

http://order.papajohns.com/nutrition/4/subMenu.html

Litte Ceasars (The pizza for one does the trick.)
http://www.littlecaesars.com/Portals/_default/images/corp/lce-nutrition.pdf

Fast Food (Who are we kidding? We're going to it; let's know what's in it.)
 

Boston Market (Hey, if it has a drive thru, it's fast food.)
http://mywisenutrition.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/boston-market.pdf

Burger King (I'm surprised by the sodium content of the veggie burger.)
http://www.bk.com/cms/en/us/cms_out/digital_assets/files/pages/MenuNutritionInformation.pdf

Chic-fil-A (You can get two helpings of small waffle fries and not feel bad. Just go easy on the ketchup.)

Narrated Food Factshttp://www.chick-fil-a.com/Media/PDF/ProductFactSheet2011-b.pdf

Suggested Dietary Itemshttp://www.chick-fil-a.com/Food/Healthful-Lifestyle

Nutrition Breakdown http://www.campusdish.com/NR/rdonlyres/1F436AED-F820-405D-9F2F-65CC9150C8CC/0/ChickfilANutrition.pdf

Five Guys
http://www.fiveguys.com/media/1960/nutritionalinfo_2010.pdf

KFC
http://www.kfc.com/nutrition/pdf/kfc_nutrition.pdf

McDonald's (The black angus burger with bacon and cheese should be eaten in two sittings. Cut this baby in half.)
http://nutrition.mcdonalds.com/getnutrition/nutritionfacts.pdf

Popeye's (When did they start serving breakfast?)
http://popeyes.com/menu/nutrition

Taco Bell (The cantina bowl, with or without meat, is a complete meal. Drink water.)
http://www.tacobell.com/nutrition/information

Wendy's
http://www.wendys.com/food/pdf/us/nutrition.pdf


Credit: The nutrition photo above was taken from Center for Disease Control web site.

HAPPY EATING!