Think choosing a salad when dining out at your favourite restaurant or fast food joint is a healthy choice? Not always! Rose Reisman gives you the low down on where the hidden calories are coming from and which entree salads to choose and lose!
1. Wendy’s
Spiced Chicken Caesar
880 calories / 60 gm fat / 1990 mg sodium
**Equivalent to 30 chicken nuggets in fat)**
VS
Asian Cashew Chicken Salad
370 cal / 13 gm fat / 930 mg sodium
2. Jack Astor’s
Cobb Salad
1020 cal / 80 gm fat / 1500 mg sodium
**Equivalent to two roast beef sandwiches with mashed potatoes in fat**
VS
Smiling Budda Salad
764 cal / 46 gm fat / 110 mg sodium
3. Milestones
Grilled Chicken Salad
1270 calories / 102 gm fat / 2120 mg sodium
**Equivalent to Grilled Chicken Penne Asiago in calories**
VS
Spring Chicken Salad
620 cal / 55 gm at / 490 mg sodium
4. McDonald’s
Tuscan Salad
560 cal / 49 gm fat / 760 mg sodium
**Equivalent to McBistro grilled chicken and mini fry in calories**
VS
Cashew Teriyaki Salad with Grilled Chicken
430 cal / 33 gm fat / 880 mg sodium
5. Swiss Chalet
Spinach Mandarin Salad with Onion Vinaigrette
520 cal / 24 gm fat / 1700 mg sodium
**Equivalent to 4 quarter chicken dinners with vegetables in fat**
VS
Sweet Heat Salad
410 cal . / 14 gm fat / 830 mg sodium
