Top 10 Fast Food Restaurants

Criteria for Selecting the Restaurants

The criteria for judging and selecting these restaurants range from portion size, use of organic foods, vegetables or calorie counts on their menus. Another parameter to be considered while selecting is the number of outlets these restaurants have nationwide. Following is the list of America's top 10 fast food restaurants.

Top 10 Healthiest Fast Food Restaurants

There are thousands of fast food restaurants around everywhere. But besides the enticing food on offer, we also need to be health conscious while choosing a place to go to. Though fast food and health don't really go together, here is a list of America's top 10 healthiest fast food restaurants:

• Panera Bread: Having nearly 1,230 outlets nationwide, this bakery-cafe based eatery has a comprehensive menu of healthy choices for every meal. It is well known for its healthy soups, squeezable organic yogurt, nutritious salads, PB&J (with all-natural peanut butter), sandwiches and grilled organic cheese on white whole-grain bread.
• Jason's Deli: Quite popular for its creative salads like the Nutty Mixed-Up Salad with organic field greens, grapes, walnuts, apples, etc., Jason's Deli is highly inclined towards the organic food. Having 260 outlets nationwide, it highlights ultra-healthy sandwiches and also gives the nutritional information about them.
• Au Bon Pain: Having 280 outlets nationwide, it is known for its sandwiches, salads, hot entrees made with whole grains, veggies and hormone-free chicken. One of its impressive feature is that it provides on-site nutritional information through computer kiosks, which gives customers prior knowledge of calories, fat and sodium contents in the food.
• Noodles and Company: This restaurant gives you an option of choosing any of the three food cuisines: Asian, Mediterranean, or American. Then within each type, you have to choose from four noodle bowl options. Having 204 outlets nationwide, it is quite popular for its Japanese Pan Noodles with broccoli, carrots, mushrooms, etc.
• Corner Bakery Cafe: This restaurant is well known for its fantastic breakfast menu which includes Farmer's Scrambler, Swiss oatmeal, etc. Having nearly 111 outlets nationwide, it offers customers healthy salads, sandwiches, and soups made with whole grains, fresh, lean meats, and vegetables.
• Chipotle: Having 800 outlets nationwide, buffet styled chipotle is known for its fresh, local ingredients, organic foods, hormone and antibiotic free meats.
• Atlanta Bread: It is a unique bakery having low-calorie yummy muffins, whole-grain bread, fresh sandwiches, healthy soups and salads. It has nearly 106 outlets nationwide, and is also known for its fire-roasted black bean and corn salad.
• McDonald's: Popular for its big cheesy burgers, Happy Meals, and yummy French fries, McDonald's has nearly 14,000 outlets nationwide. Its Grilled Chicken Classic sandwich and wraps are also healthy and a yummy choice.
• Einstein Bros. Bagels: Though bagels are rich in carb, Einstein Bros. Bagels offers low carb and healthier alternatives like hummus, peanut butter, reduced fat shmears. Having 649 outlets nationwide, it also serves delicious high fiber Veg Out on a sesame seed bagel and Good Grains bagel.
• Taco Del Mar: Having 270 outlets nationwide, Taco Del Mar is known for its 320-calorie chicken burrito, and prefers baking fish and taco shells instead of frying them.

 American Junk Food List
There is a huge ado about the American fast food joints, which have remarkably spread their branches all over the world. As a result, it becomes obvious to make a special list of the American junk food. Well, here is a list of junk foods, which are high in trans fats and calories, which make them unhealthy if consumed on a regular basis.

• Arby's Apple Turnover
• Arby's Cherry Turnover
• Arby's Cinnamon Twist
• A&W Papa Burger
• A&W Original Bacon Double Cheeseburger
• A&W Original Double Cheeseburger
• A&W Fries (Chili Cheese, Cheese, Chili, Kids Fries, Large Fries, etc.)
• A&W Crispy Chicken Sandwich
• Boston Market Chocolate Cake
• Boston Market Pastry Top Chicken Pot Pie
• Burger King Hash Browns
• Burger King French Fries
• Burger King Sausage, Egg, & Cheese Biscuit
• Burger King Ham, Egg, & Cheese Biscuit
• Burger King Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit
• Burger King BK Chicken Fries
• Burger King Tendercrisp Chicken Sandwich
• Burger King Cini-minis
• Dairy Queen Chicken Strip
• Dairy Queen Onion Rings
• Dairy Queen Choc. Chip Cookie Dough Blizzard
• Dairy Queen Flamethrower Grillburger
• Domino's Garlic Dipping Sauce
• Jack in the Box Fish & Chips
• Jack in the Box Bacon Cheddar Potato Wedges
• Jack in the Box Natural Cut Fries
• Jack in the Box Onion Rings
• Jack in the Box Seasoned Curly Fries
• Jack in the Box Spicy Chicken Biscuit
• Jack in the Box Sampler Trio
• Jack in the Box Spicy Chicken Bites
• Jack in the Box Plain Chicken Biscuit
• Jack in the Box Sausage, Egg & Cheese Biscuit
• Jack in the Box Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit
• Jack in the Box Original French Toast Sticks
• Jack in the Box Sausage Biscuit
• Jack in the Box Sourdough Ultimate Cheeseburger
• Jack in the Box Stuffed Jalapeños
• Jack in the Box Blueberry French Toast Sticks
• Jack in the Box Sausage Croissant
• KFC Chicken and Biscuit Bowl
• KFC Chicken Pot Pie
• McDonald's French Fries
• McDonald's Baked Apple Pie
• McDonald's Chicken Selects Premium Breast Strips
• McDonald's Hotcakes (2 pats margarine & syrup)
• Sonic French Toast Sticks
• White Castle French Fries
• White Castle Onion Chips
• White Castle Clam Strips
• White Castle Mozzarella Cheese Sticks
• White Castle Fish Nibblers
• White Castle Chicken Rings
• White Castle Hot Chocolate
• White Castle Homestyle Onion Rings
• White Castle Fish Nibblers

Does this mean that the foods which are not in the list of junk food are healthy and safe for us? Well, no. As a part of a healthy diet, one must always make sure to stay away from these things and purposefully make some healthy choices. What are these healthy choices? Well, at first, get out of the misconception that there is no such thing as a 'healthy fast food'! There are a few 'junk' food items, which are healthy and tasty!

Healthy Junk Food List
Here is a healthy junk food list. Items in the following list of junk food agree with the CA SB 19 Act 2001 which is about the Pupil Nutrition, Health, and Achievement.

• Barbara's Granola Bars, Cinnamon Raisin, Oats and Honey, Carob Chip & Peanut Butter
• Barbara's Multigrain Cherry, Strawberry & Apple Cinnamon Cereal Bars
• Barbara's Snackimals, Oatmeal, Carob Chip, & Vanilla
• Basil's Animal Crackers
• Blue Diamond Plain Almond
• Blue Diamond Smokehouse Almonds
• Bodhi Jungle Nut Crunch Bar
• Cal-Tropic Ameri-Mix Fruit & Nut Snack Mix
• Cal-Tropic Totally California Trail Mix
• Cliff Bars - Chocolate Chip Peanut Crunch, Cookies, Chocolate Almond Fudge and Crème and Chocolate Brownie
• Cliff Z Bar - peanut butter, chocolate brownie, apple caramel
• Dakota Gourmet Honey Roasted Sunflower Kernel
• Dakota Gourmet Lightly Salted Sunflower Kernel
• David Pumpkin Seeds
• David Sunflower Seeds
• Envirokidz Crispy Rice Bar
• Famous Amos Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
• Fig Newmans
• Frito Lay Baked Doritos
• Frito Lay Baked Lays
• Frito Lay Rold Gold Pretzels
• Frunola Energy Bars
• General Mills Chex Mix
• General Mills Morning Mix
• Genisoy Soy Crisps
• Glad Corn Original A-Maizing Gorn Snack
• Golden Nut Chile Y Limon Garbanzos
• Golden Nut Chile Y Limon Havas
• Health Valley Apple Cobbler
• Health Valley Granola Bars
• Health Valley Solar Bars, Berry, Peanut Butter & Chocolate
• Health Valley Strawberry Cobbler
• Kellogg's Nutrigrain Bars
• Kellogg's Pop Tarts
• Kettle Krisps, BBQ & Low Salt
• Kettle Valley Fruit Bars
• Kirkland's Trail Mix
• Kudos Milk Chocolate Granola Bars, Chocolate Chip & M & M's Flavor
• Luna Bars
• Mr. Krispers Rice Chips
• Mr. Nature Unsalted Trail Mix
• Nabisco Corn Nuts, Original, BBQ, Chili Picante Con Limon, Red Hot, Taco
• Natural Value Fruit Leathers, Apricot, Peach, Raspberry, Strawberry
• Nature Valley Bars
• Newman's Own Salted Rounds Pretzels
• Pita Cheddar Cheese Snax
• Pita Cinnamon Snax
• Planter's "Heat" Hot Spicy Peanuts
• Planter's Peanuts
• Robert's American Gourmet Buds
• Robert's American Gourmet Fruity Booty