The Fast Food Breakfast

I know what it’s like. You wake up, groggy, after hitting snooze a few times. You’re short on time and energy and your stomach is grumbling. You try to start your day off well, with a solid and healthy breakfast, but sometimes you just do not have the time.

It’s a Fast Food Breakfast kind of day.

Is there such a good thing as a good fast food breakfast? WebMD has taken the guess work out and compiled a list of some of the best and worst fast food breakfast choices.

Skip Carl’s Junior for Breakfast

French Toast Dips with syrup are the better bet but hardly healthy. Worst bets include the Breakfast Burger loaded with a burger, egg, bacon, cheese, and hash brown nuggets (830 calories, 47 g fat, 15 g saturated fat, 1,580 mg sodium, and 3 g fiber) or the hard-to-hold Loaded Breakfast Burrito bursting with scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon, 2 cheeses, and salsa wrapped in a tortilla (820 calories, 51 g fat, 16 g saturated fat, 1,530 mg sodium, and 2 grams fiber).

Starbucks: Better Bets

Starbucks is a popular morning stop for coffee and a quick treat. Breakfast items vary by region, featuring both indulgent and healthy choices. Better bets include the Spinach Roasted Tomato, Feta & Egg Wrap (240 calories, 10 g fat, 3.5 g saturated fat, 4 g protein, 1 g fiber), the fruit and cheese platter, and any of the low-fat bran muffins, scones, and coffee cake.

They, understandably, refuse to endorse the “best” choices as they may still not be “good” choices. But sometimes you don’t have a choice. It’s fast food or nothing. And isn’t breakfast still considered the most important meal of the day? Go with the lesser of evils, zoom that drive thru and, at the least, stop yourself from a morning of a growling tummy or even worse, endless junk food grazing.

Here is their bottom line on breakfast:

If you find yourself at a fast-food chain in the morning, always opt for the healthiest breakfast options, or eat a smaller portion and save the other half. You can eat out healthfully, but nothing compares to the numerous breakfast options at home, from an egg and whole-wheat toast to a whole-grain breakfast parfait with fruit and yogurt. Short on time? Pack it the night before and take it along with you.

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