Timi Gustafson's Blog | The Healthy Diner - How to Eat Right and Still Have Fun Home Page of the Timi Gustafson R.D. Blog About Timi Gustafson R.D. Sign up for RSS Feed Become a Contributing Writer to this Blog Contact Us

Meal Plan Comparisons – Breakfast – On the Go

Posted by Timi Gustafson on May 5, 2009. Filed under: Eating Lighter & Smarter Leave a Comment

Breakfast – Starbucks®

Instead of this…		 Calories Fat (g)
Classic Sausage, Egg and Aged Cheddar
Breakfast Sandwich		 500 29
Caffe Latte, Grande, whole milk, 16 fl.oz. 220 11
Total 720 40

Try this…		 Calories Fat (g)
Spinach, Roasted Tomato, Feta and
Egg White Wrap		 280 9
Caffe Latte, Grande, nonfat milk, 16 fl.oz. 130 0
Total 410 9

Total savings: 310 calories and 31 grams of fat

 

Breakfast – Dennys®

Instead of this…		 Calories Fat (g)
Ultimate Omelette® 670 54
Sausage, 4 links 370 34
Biscuit, 1 biscuit  150 10
Orange juice, regular, 10 fl.oz. 140 0
Total 1330 98

Try this…		 Calories Fat (g)
Veggie-Cheese Omelette w/eggbeaters 410 22
Ham, grilled slice, Honey Smoked 110 3
Toast, 1 sl. 80 1
Tomato juice, regular, 10 fl.oz. 56 0
Total 656 26

Total savings: 674 calories and 72 grams of fat

 

Breakfast – IHOP®

Instead of this…		 Calories Fat (g)
Belgian Waffle, 1 waffle 390 19
Syrup, 2 oz. 230 0
Fruit bowl, 1 bowl 100 0
Total 720 19

Try this…		 Calories Fat (g)
Buttermilk Pancakes, 2 pancakes 160 2.5
Syrup, 2 oz. 230 0
Fruit Bowl, 1 bowl 100 0
Total 490 2.5

Total savings:  230 calories and 16.5 grams of fat

 

Breakfast – McDonald’s®

Instead of this…		 Calories Fat (g)
Orange Juice, small, 12 fl.oz. 140 0
Sausage McMuffin® with Egg 450 27
Total 590 27

Try this…		 Calories Fat (g)
Orange Juice, small, 12 fl.oz. 140 0
Egg McMuffin® 300 12
Total 440 12

Total savings: 150 calories and 15 grams of fat

Leave a Comment