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.
I wondered about the salt content of the Chili a year ago and found out that it's pretty high. Or at least it seems to me to be high. The small (8oz) has 780mg of sodium and the large (12oz) has 1170mg. Isn't that considered high? Or is it where cyclists need more sodium because we sweat more? Either way I think it's high. But that doesn't keep me from eating it
Wendy's nutritional data (Adobe Acrobat format):
http://www.wendys.com/food/US_Nutrition_2003.pdf