Good Lifestyle

The ladies are known for really good foods - it has a menu filled with hamburgers, seasoned fries, milkshakes and even a menu of frozen drinks called cold stop. When theDrive-Thru chain restaurant Merge with Rally's in 1999, Checkers-Rally have become one of the largest double Hind-Thru channels in the United States. This is where Americans know they can go for standard American rates such as hot dogs, spicy chicken and desserts.

However, if you try to be health conscious, it could be difficult to eat ladies. We consulted the Jacqueline Iannone, MS, RDN, CDN nutrition expertThe Nutrition Council of Rite Bite, PLLC, which examined the ladies menu and removed the best and worst items you can order.

Burgers and Sandwiches

If you want a hamburger on your next trip to the ladies, B.L.T. is a healthier choice of heart than some of the other cursor-cheake field options, Bacon Roadhouse and Fry Lover's hamburger that is stuffed at the edge offries-On the menu.

"With only 1/4 calories compared to Triple Baconzilla, it is absolutely a smarter choice in terms of calorie, saturated fat, trans and sodium fat," says Iannone. "That being said, although the nutrition parameters are better compared to the variant, the 3 gram and sodium saturated grease at 590 milligrams is still not desirable."

The Checkerburger is "Classic Burger", which has a beef galette fully seasoned with lettuce, tomato and pickle and onions on a sesame seed bun with Mayo,ketchupand mustard. But do not be fooled by these seemingly traditional burger ingredients - Iannone says it's the "best" option, but that does not mean that's all that's good for you.

"With most of the Checker menu, the trend of this is basically to choose the least of two evils in a sense," she explains. "A big goal for many when [people who are trying to eat more healthy check if the calories are lower. Although this process of thought can help with a sense of weight management, it still does not provide our body a Good healthy nutrition if sodium, saturated greases, trans fat and carbohydrates are high. "

"This one is a doozy. With 1,080 calories, 31 grams of saturated fat and 1,790 milligrams of sodium, surprising, it is not the most about the part of this menu item in my eyes," says Iannone .

What could be more alarming than calories, saturated fat and sodium in Triple Baconzilla, do you ask? According to Iannone, it's thetrans fat This is most about all.

"What's more about the 4 grams of trans fat in this meal. Trans fats are considered the worst types of grease found in our diets above saturated fats," she says. "Trans fats are studied to have an impact on our cholesterol levels in two negative ways: lowering our HDL or" good "cholesterol and increasing our LDL or" bad "cholesterol".

Did you know theWorld Health Organization All countries exhorts to prohibit the use of trans fat in food production since 2018? According to WHO, Trans Fat kills half a million people a year.

"In addition, it is that most countries have prohibited trans fat in their production, and the FDA has now removed hydrogenated oils from their" list generally recognized as a safe list ", with a movement at the phase of our system. Food production during the next couple of years, "Iannone says. "At the bottom of the line: If you paste a healthy cardiac feed, this article should be a" non-GO "type or a type of test" Once in-a-blue-moon ".

Knowing how dangerous trans fat is dangerous, you may want to make the conscious decision of the health skip it if you are in ladies.

"I think a lot of people might assume that something with the words" Texas "," Bacon "and" Big "in the title can not be the best for them nutrition," says Iannone.

Nothing against Texas - but in this case, 1,970 milligrams of sodium and 840 calories - is too big and too bacon y.

"The unfortunate thing with items like it's that it's 840 calories for a menu item," says Iannone. "Many people will probably pair this with one side of the fries and a soda. If anyone had the small fries and a 32 oz coca-Cola with this hamburger, their total calorie for the meal would be 1,490 calories. For Only one meal! "

In short? Is not worth it.

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Chicken and fish

If you are looking for achicken sandwich In the ladies, the spicy chicken is the perfect mix of sandwich price and spices that will keep you full and satisfy your desire for something with a kick. Once again, it's not an ideal meal with vegetables andfiber-richBut it's one of the slightest two-ways on this menu.

"Calories, saturated greases, carbohydrates and proteins are all around the passable numbers in the spicy chicken sandwich," says Iannone. "Nothing in the nutritional facts of this article is stellar, but it is clearly clear that the" best "are the" best "when you compare them to the" worst ".

Crispy crispy but does not want more than 1,000 milligrams of sodium in a sandwich? We do not blame you. The crispy chicken fillet dish in the ladies is a much better option.

"With about 60% fewer calories than the triple crisp fish, it is a much better article in terms of calories," says Iannone. "It's also a good source of protein. Other than that, again, it would be considered the best of the worst that I suppose."

The saturated grease levels of the spicy chicken dish are so much more than recommended.

"On the basis of a 2,000 calorie system, we should not exceed 7% of these calories of saturated fat, according to the American heart association because of its links with a high cholesterol," says Iannone. "To translate this, if you eat 2,000 calories a day, it means that you should not exceed 15.5 grams of saturated grease per day. This article has 19 grams of saturated fat above this limit (based on 2,000 calories. ) in an object menu. "

This is not all that concerns the triple spicy chicken dish. It is also very high in sodium, another sign of scraping that this is a dish you want to stay away.

"Sodium is also extremely high in 2,230 milligrams of sodium, which exceeds the maximum of sodium recommended daily," says Iannone.

Fish crispy ladies dish could be a triple to jump. Of course, the fish, but the "crispy" part of this dish is that unfortunately puts it on our worst list.

"Many can select this item thinking they are the best choice because it's fish. Unfortunately, we have to consider how the menu item was prepared. Since this article was fried, made the we choose lean fish is approximately Denied in this case, "said Iannone.

Fries and sides

No shocking here, a side of grilled onions seem to be the healthiest item on the menu ladies. After all, this is the only "flat" who really understands a vegetable.

"Grilled onions are a great way to pack on the flavor and nutrients without a lot of calories," said Iannone. "Bonus is that onions are high invitamin C, Which helps withabsorption of ironWhich is a win win in the match with a hamburger. "

Sometimes we can not help ourselves; Even though we know better, we feel like fries. They are delicious, they have a great taste with ketchup or hot sauce, and let's be honest, they even taste better with seasoning.

The garlic fries and Stix ladies are hot, crisp and garlic and parmesan seasoned to perfection. But they are also terrible for you.

"Apart from the evidence of fat because they are fries covered with cheese, 2.250 milligrams sodium than our recommendation of 2,000 milligrams or less of sodium per day," said Iannone. "Assuming that this is not someone's only meal for the day, the total sodium for the day could easily total more than 3 000, which is good for everyone, but especially if an individual needs watching their sodium intake to medical issues such as congestive heart failure, kidney disease or hypertension ".

Desserts and Shakes

We can not avoiddessert all the time, so it's quite OK to treat yourself occasionally.

"I always stress to my patients that the desserts are OK to have the opportunity if they are to be smart about portion sizes," said Iannone. "With only five grams of sugar is a controlled smart sweet treat portion relative to the loaded milkshake. »

Ugh, milkshakes. They are delicious, but not so nutritious. After all, the ingredients are almost all dairy products.

"In addition to its high content of saturated fat, milkshake is certainly loaded with sugar ... .loaded that is! It has 96 grams of sugar, with the majority of sugar added sugar, as some comes naturally lactose in milk, "iannone said. "We recommend that individuals do not exceed more than 6 teaspoons or 25 grams of added sugars per day to put this in perspective. »

We all love a high sugar content from time to time, but that fat and added sugar is a killjoy.

Stop Chill

If you want something off Chill, do not worry. It should not be completely off limits, as there are "best" options.

"Although it is better than the Caribbean Colada, it still has 55 grams of sugar, which is still about 14 packets / teaspoons of sugar, exceeding the daily boundary of added sugars," says Iannone.

Even though the Kool-Aid Barbotine in the watermelon is really the least of two ailments, you have to be wary of a lot of added sugar how is in this drink.

"Although they delicious taste, sweet drinks are dense in calories and lack important nutrition. Water is always the best choice for hydration, but if you have to get your sweet solution in the Checkers Beverages menu, I would advise you to request half the water half of the lemonade for a slightly sweet drink at Compromise and reduce half of added sugar, "adds Iannone.

One of the most unique aspects of the Checkers menu is Chill, a section for frozels, melting snow smoothies, cream and other ice drinks. Although many of these menu items are delicious, they are also full of sugar, so beware.

"Shocker is that even if it has about the same amount of sugar (95 grams) as charged the cake with caramel cheese cake with twix milk struck (96 grams of sugar), this one would actually get the The highest price in added sugars, as there is no natural sugar (lactose) contributing to the total ", says Iannone.

At least with Milkshake Loaded, part of this sugar was natural. Because there is no lactose in a Caribbean Island Colada Barbotine, it can be deduced that 100 percent added sugar.

"All 4 grams of sugar is the equivalent of 1 packet / teaspoon of sugar, which means that this drink has about 24 sachets of sugar! Iannone says.