Originally Posted by Terex
Recent drama aside, Wendy's has one of the best menus. Although I cringe as I write it, Wendy's chili, combined with a plain baked potato and a salad w/low fat dressing is one of the all-time best fast food training meals. Put the potato on a plate, cut it up in cubes, and dump chili on top. Added benefit for some people is that salt content is low.
Their salads are usually first rate for drive-by eating.
I know there are some nice regional chains, esp. in the west and SW that have great salad bars. Not too much of that in the east and mid-west.
I tend to east mostly fresh, self-prepared foods, but that is expensive and takes a little time. The Lean Cuizine-type meals have way too much salt for me, as do most prepared pasta sauces.
Bolthouse farms has great veggy, fruit and soy-protein drinks. I usually have a Bolthouse soy chai tea latte drink after riding.
Wendy's - you can get an entire cup of mandarin oranges for 99 cents
Or a large fruit bowl w/yogurt for (I think) $4.99 or cup for $2.99
Their mandarin chicken salad is not bad if you forget (or limit) the dressing (loaded with stuff) and cut the pretzel thingies way down.
Baked potato combined with the chicken from a grilled sandwich with reduced calorie ranch dressing (throw away the bread, keep the tomato and lettuce).
McDonald's just started a fruit bowl, but they had to add candied walnuts! Not near as good as Wendy's.
Get a McD's Sausage McMuffin WITHOUT THE SAUSAGE (egg and cheese only).
McDonalds has a pretty good fruit parfait with low fat yogurt, berries. Forget the granola.
McD's ice cream is low fat, and pretty low in calories.