Fast Food Nutrition
Fast food nation nutrition is an easy way of life in health conscious cities like New York. My favorite spots for a quick non-greasy bite include Better Burger, Energy Kitchen and THE PUMP.
Better Burger: their meat and poultry are antibiotic, hormone and nitrate free; all burgers and dogs are made from 100% meat, poultry or fish – no fillers; fries are organic, air-baked and have 2/3 less fat than regular french fries; Better Burger uses non-hydrogenated/trans-fat free butter substitutes or reduced fat vegan mayo – my order: Veggie Burger ($5.99) and Better Fries ($2.75) – this is the best spot to get the McDonald’s experience sans late afternoon heartburn
Energy Kitchen: nothing on the menu is over 500 calories; everything is grilled, baked or steamed and never fried; Energy Kitchen serves both bison and ostrich instead of beef (bison is leaner with fewer calories, fat and cholesterol than beef / ostrich is also extremely lean but high in protein and iron with fewer calories and fat than both beef and bison) – my order: Chicken Stir-Fry Wrap ($7.99) – love Energy Kitchen for post long workout meals because their filling and packed with recovery fuel
THE PUMP: everything cooked sans butter, cream or mayo and nothing is fried; uses only whole, unprocessed ingredients and throws in salt as sparingly as possible; serious body builders will feel right at home; my order: Quarter Mile Protein Shake ($5.50) and small PUMP Salad ($4.15) – good lunch time meal at work
