Fast food often gets a bad reputation when it comes to healthy eating, but not all options are off-limits, especially if you’re mindful of your choices. For those looking to lose weight, Chick-fil-A offers several menu items that can fit into a balanced diet.
Samantha Milton (smaller_sam.pcos) lost 250 pounds during her weight loss journey but doesn’t limit her options when it comes to eating out. She recently shared three different Chick-fil-A orders you can order that won’t derail your weight loss goals while satisfying your fast food cravings. Read on to get all her suggestions.
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1. Sweet Heat BBQ Chicken Macaroni Hack
Macaroni and cheese with chicken may sound like a heavy meal, but Samantha has found a way to make it weight loss-friendly.
“You can eat the entire meal for only 515 calories and 50 grams of protein,” she notes.
Here’s what she ordered:
-12-count grilled nugget (200 cals)
-Small macaroni (270 cals)
-2 sides of sweet heat pickles
-Texas Pete (0 cals)
-1 barbecue sauce (45 cals)
-Diet Coke
You can pour the BBQ sauce over the chicken and also some hot sauce if you prefer. Then, add the pickles and shake it up really well. After shaking, just add the macaroni to the chicken bowl and devour!
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2. Low-Calorie Buffalo Mac-N-Cheese Hack
If you’re not a BBQ sauce fan, Samantha says you can certainly replace it with the chain’s zesty buffalo sauce. This low-calorie hack contains 495 calories and 50 grams of protein.
Here’s what she ordered:
-12 count grilled nugget sub a SMALL macaroni instead of fries (470 cals)
-1 zesty buffalo sauce (25 cals)
-2 Texas Pete hot sauces (0 cals)
@smallersam_pcos Spicy Chicken Sandwhich Chick-fil-A Hack (480 cals + 38g protein) Here’s how I ordered: -Side Salad add bacon, egg, and roasted corn. (No crunchy peppers or salad dressing) 150 cals -8 count fried nugget (270 cals) -side of pickles (0 cals) -1 zesty buffalo sauce & 1/2 ranch sauce (60 cals) #fastfood #hack #caloriedeficit #protein #chicken #salad #chickfila #menu #caloriedeficit #order #eat #balance #healthy #mealprep #transformation #spicy #sauce original sound – SmallerSam_PCOS
3. Buffalo Chicken Side Salad
For this delicious hack, Samantha adds the nuggets and the buffalo sauce straight into the container of pickles and shakes that well. Then, she adds that on top of the salad along with a drizzle of the garlic herb ranch. She described it as “a deconstructed buffalo chicken sandwich.” This has 480 calories and 38 grams of protein.
Here’s what she ordered:
-Side Salad: add bacon, egg, and roasted corn. (No crunchy peppers or salad dressing) 150 cals
– 8-count fried nugget (270 cals)
-side of pickles (0 cals)
-1 zesty buffalo sauce & 1/2 ranch sauce (60 cals)
