Wendy's/McDonalds/Hardees

[SandyL2002]

The other day I was doing some food searches on all three websites.. Thanks to the internet you can see what is exactly in them...

Hardees Low Carb Burger is like 5 carbs... There Breakfast Bowl was 6 carbs..

But what got me was the
Chicken BLT Salad at Wendy's came up to 22 Carbs.. I even took the Croutons away. And did Ranch dressing which was 5 carbs if you use the whole pack. Now how in the world can it be that much? There is like hardly anything in it...

[cocobelle]

I think that the Ranch is fat-free ranch, which seems to always have more carbs. Check to see if the bacon is sugar-cured (which it sometimes is....). Tomatoes also have quite a bit of carbs, I usually avoid/limit them when possible. Is the chicken grilled or fried? If it is fried, you have to acount for the breading, which is also high in carbs... Crazy, huh?

I like the bacon cheeseburger off the dollar menu, with a side salad at Wendy's. I ask them to hold the ketchup, add mayo and mustard to the burger. Once I get my salad, I break the burger (no bun) into pieces and crumble it on the salad...mmmm

[SandyL2002]

Originally Posted by cocobelle

I think that the Ranch is fat-free ranch, which seems to always have more carbs. Check to see if the bacon is sugar-cured (which it sometimes is....). Tomatoes also have quite a bit of carbs, I usually avoid/limit them when possible. Is the chicken grilled or fried? If it is fried, you have to acount for the breading, which is also high in carbs... Crazy, huh?

I like the bacon cheeseburger off the dollar menu, with a side salad at Wendy's. I ask them to hold the ketchup, add mayo and mustard to the burger. Once I get my salad, I break the burger (no bun) into pieces and crumble it on the salad...mmmm

Its grilled chicken... It says Regular ranch.. Has very little tomatoes..the salad is mostly lettuce.. When I am not on the go and have time to sit and eat there I will do the burger and a side salad.. Sometimes I am heading to the country where there is nothing and I grab a salad to take with me..So I have something to eat if I get to starving..

[speedyturtle]

I go to wendy's once in a while when I am out working and am in a time (starving) crunch. I like a #1 and a side salad , no catsup extra mayo lose the bun get a fork/knife and I am in business.

[julirama723]

Sandy, my guess is that the chicken might be injected with a "flavor solution" that contains sugar.

[DAWNIMMEL]

When I was in graduate school, one of the papers I wrote was about missleading advertisements and I used Wendy's chicken Salad and McDonald's chicken Salad as examples. They are definately high carb. The salad dressing is not low carb I checked the packages myself. I do think they are injected with sugar to add taste. Dawn

[kristenxo]

Wow, I'm glad I read this! I love the Chicken BLT salad from Wendy's and would have thought it was totally safe! Thanks for sharing that info!

You should try El Pollo Loco. They have great chicken (grilled) and offer veggies as a side. I've checked their nutrition info online and the chicken has 0 carbs, the veggie side has 8 but it includes carrots.

[srahman88]

Watch out for carrots, since they shread some into the salads. could the rest of the carbs come as dietary fibers?

[Lyssie]

Wendy's is actually one of the few places that I'll eat from (fast food wise). I have never gotten a nasty look or comment if I order a burger (no bun) meal with a side salad instead of the fries. They make substituting so easy. I forget what dressing I would get with it... blue cheese maybe? But a side salad doesn't need the whole dressing package, and you can take off the tomatoes really easily.

I never tried their salads (entree salads anyway), so now I'm glad I didn't!

[kimzinnie]

for the Wendy's BLT salad-- did you make sure there was grilled chicken, not the breaded? I recently recalculated it their site on and also i think there are carrots in the salad-- these things may add up. ??