Nutrition Made Easy
The Best and Worst Restaurant Salads
That bowl of greens may not be as good for you as you think. We navigate the best and worst restaurant salads and share our top picks.
Panera Bread
Thumbs Up: Panera Bread Half Fuji Apple Chicken Salad
Most restaurant salads are big enough to serve 2. So why not go with Panera’s half-sized Fuji Apple Chicken Salad? Made with
greens, tomatoes, onions, all-natural antibiotic-free chicken, pecans, apple chips, and gorgonzola it packs a super-satisfying
16 grams of protein plus 3 grams of fiber for only 280 calories. And with 350 milligrams of sodium, it’s a bargain compared
to most other salads. If you’re concerned about the 17 grams of fat, ask for yours sans cheese.
Thumb's Down: Steak & Blue Cheese Chopped Salad
Seared sirloin steak, frizzled onions, plus gorgonzola jack up the stats on this whole salad to 790 calories and a jaw-dropping
54 grams of fat (16 saturated). And the 1,280 milligrams of sodium doesn’t help either. Still interested? Go halvesies for
390 calories and 27 fat grams.
