Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Chick-fil-A the WW Way!

posted by: Lesli

I feel like I've eaten 3/4 of my meals this last month in the car, which makes being on weight watchers a daunting task. Except for when I find restaurants that are conducive to my diet and my time!

An all time favorite of mine and MOST of you from the south is Chick-fil-A. Of all the fast food out there, I'll be the first to admit that this is not only the best tasting, this is absolutely the BEST for your weight watching!

I've found that I'm as stingy with my points as I am my money, but if you ran into me during lunch (or dinner) at Chick-fil-A this is what would be on my plate...

#2 ~ Chargrilled Chicken Sandwich: 5 points


with Medium Fruit instead of Fries: 1 point
Unsweetened Tea with 3 equals: 0 points

For a Grand Total of: 6 points

Not bad for a very filling lunch, huh?

There are times that a good splurge is in order and say you might have extra points lying around that you're just DYING to use up. If that was the case, here's what tempts me most...
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Chick-fil-A Original Chicken Sandwich: 9.5 points (deduct a point for wheat bun or no butter)
Chick-fil-A Chargrilled Club Sandwich (love that bacon & provolone cheese!): 8 points
Chick-fil-A Chicken Salad Sandwich: 7.5 points
and for you breakfast lovers who like to go for the gold early before 11am...

Chick-fil-A 3 count Chick-n-Minis: 6 points
Chick-fil-A Chicken Biscuit: 9.5 points
For stingy point hoarders, these numbers might seem hefty, but I'd encourage you to examine other menus to better options with lower point values. It's not easy to find.

If you were pulling up a chair next to me at Chick-fil-A, what would you order? Don't worry, if you want to be bad, I wouldn't blame you NOR would I tell the WW gods!