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It isn’t impossible to dine at a fast food restaurant while eating healthy, but it sure isn’t easy. With so many calorie traps on the menu–from soft drinks to salad dressings–as well as secret unhealthy ingredients you would have never expected, it can be difficult to know what to order at any time of day. Especially breakfast!
Today we dig deeper on the Wendy’s breakfast menu. While the restaurant does use freshly-cracked grade A eggs in all its breakfast sandwiches, there are three breakfast orders health experts warned us you should *never* order:
READ MORE: The Shocking Reason You Should Never Order A Wendy’s Chicken Sandwich
Bansari Acharya, MA, RDN, of FoodLove.com: Breakfast Baconator Combo.
"It comes at a whopping 1,380 cals, which is almost 70% of your daily calories just on breakfast if you are following a 2,000 calorie diet! On top of that, this breakfast item is extremely high in saturated fats due to the ingredients used in it, which are all high in saturated fats. It is usually advisable to include at least one anti-inflammatory food and also a food that is high in fiber such as blueberries to kickstart your day in the healthiest way possible. However, with this breakfast item, you are increasing inflammation in your body instead of decreasing it!"
Trista Best, MPH, RD, LD of Balance One Supplements: Sausage and Gravy Biscuit.
"This breakfast item is a staple at most restaurants that offer breakfast to their patrons. While it is notably inexpensive to prepare it provides almost nothing in the way of nutrients for the consumer. This meal consists almost entirely of refined flour and a form of butter or oil. There is little protein or fiber to provide satiety, which will leave the consumer hungry soon after. The carbohydrates in this meal will also lead to a rapid spike a fall in glucose that will contribute further to their hunger and overeating."
Lisa Richards, nutritionist of The Candida Diet: Honey Butter Chicken Biscuit.
"At 500 calories and 1260 mg of sodium, this fat-loaded breakfast sandwich should be avoided if possible. This sandwich is packed with fat through both its cooking method and toppings. It is a fried chicken patty placed on a biscuit and topped with butter. Many will order this breakfast assuming it is *healthier* than other options because it is a *lean* meat, but a sausage biscuit has less calories and sodium than the chicken biscuit."
