ANY Fast Food?

[Promise]

is there ANY type of Fast Food that i might be able to pick up and munch on if i ever need to just grab something quick? i had a Very Busy morning! and i didnt take anything with me to munch on (moving too fast today! ) and while i was out there, i got Sooooooooooooooooo Hungry! i ate breakfast super early today... but while i was out taking care of business, my stomach started growling like you would not believe! thats so embarassing... i had to stop what i was doing and run home to get something to eat... that was a terrible feeling... what COULD I have gotten to eat at a Fast Food stop on the run,that would be LEGAL?

[lesszmore]

Re: ANY Fast Food?

a salad or a burger w/no bun

[not2late]

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The other alternative is to pack a small insulated lunch bag with legal foods---hard boiled eggs, veggies with dip, cheese, etc. That way you won't have to be guessing what's okay and what isn't, nor will you be tempted to order the combo meal with burger, soda and fries because you're "too hungry, tired, and tomorrow I can start the diet over."

[*Wendy*]

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It's so hard to eat a burger w/ no bun while you are driving in your car! I kept raw cauliflower & brocolli, cheese chunks, and other legal foods/drinks in a mini-cooler when I started Atkins because back then I was on the road more during the day.

Now I'm stuck at a desk two doors down from the breakroom so I've got it a lot better. (Except when people heat up their snacks & lunches during the day - always seems to be something I choose not to have, like popcorn, or pasta w/ garlic, etc., but it still smells so darned good!)

I'm looking forward to the nut rung so that I can keep some of those in my pocketbook.

Good luck!

Wendy

[Promise]

Thanks!

Thanks!!! i didnt know what to do! i just forgot to pack something and i got crazy!!! i just had to rush home and eat something... i feel better now knowing that i could have picked up a salad or something like that (i wasnt thinking - im so used to picking up CRAP!) and ~MEGS~ there is NO WAY EVER! that i will ever again pick up a Combo Meal with Fries and a Shake!!! Nooooooooo Way!!! when i read that, it made my stomach upset! Ha Ha!!! i cant even imagine eating like that anymore... its weird because i used to LOVE food like that...! but in just 10 days... i cant even imagine eating like that anymore......................... MY LIFE IS SO GOOD NOW! Its a New Me!

[Hoping]

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I normally slice up half a cucumber and eat that as my lunch snack...hehe, notice it's lunch snack and not lunch! lol

[Evermind]

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Just about any burger without the bun and sauce.

Arby's roast beef without the bun.

I've even driven thru Taco bell, ordered the tacos supreme, and scooped out the meat, salad and cheese and sour cream to eat, leaving the shell in the trash.

[fatty mcfatison]

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At McDonalds you can order just a grilled chicken pattie, a side of bacon, and a side salad all together they charge like 3 bucks. But you do have to pick out the carrots in the salad. I do this a few times a week for a snack when I have to work late and wont have dinner till late.

[TitianWasp]

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I confess I have a dirty little cheeseburger habit. Always have.

I have had good luck with both McDonalds and BK. I get one of their bigger burgers, with the lettuce, cheese and tomato, and ask for it low carb. Get some mayo to put on, and cut it up with knife and fork before you drive, so it's easy to just reach over and stab a piece. Please note, this is not a safe driving habit, but if you are rushing to class, work, etc.. it can be a life saver and those greasy burgers with the cheese and mayo are almost sinful decadence.

Unfortunately the diet cokes have half saccharine/half aspartame (restaurant mix) - so a) they taste icky and b) are full of illegal artificial sweeteners. A water is better.

[Promise]

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[QUOTE=TitianWasp]I confess I have a dirty little cheeseburger habit. Always have.I have had good luck with both McDonalds and BK. I get one of their bigger burgers, with the lettuce, cheese and tomato, and ask for it low carb. QUOTE]
you ask for it LOW CARB? at BK??? how do they make it for you??? ive asked for it this way at BK and they always say WHAT??? what do you tell them? and how do they make it for you? i would LOVE a CheeseBurger!!!

[Sheepie]

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I know that Hardees has a low carb breakfast bowl or something, but I've never tried it. Has anyone here tried it?

[TitianWasp]

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Dear Promise,

It's actually a selection in their little computer registers there (you might ask them to check). It's served in a salad bowl with cover, meat, veggies and cheese with no condiments. Ask for separate mayo, which they do have behind the desk. Ask for a knife and fork.

Good luck. It's been a lifesaver for me.

[IrishIrish]

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They won't get any points for presentation, but I've been known to buy a double cheeseburger at McDonalds and hold the bun and condiments. what you get is two hamburger patties in the little cardboard or styro container. For $1 it is a quick, desperate measure, last minute, I've got to eat food or I'll faint, and I'll never not pack a snack again meal. Other restaurants, as people have suggested also have their bunless versions. At least at McDonald's I don't feel like I'm overpaying for a bunless burger when I choose the double cheeseburger.