This information can help you make informed and healthful meal and snack choices.Ĭalories are listed next to the name or price of the food or beverage on menus and menu boards, including drive-thru windows, and may be at the following types of chains: Or maybe you have seen nutrition information on restaurant websites or on phone apps. You may have noticed calorie information on some menus or menu boards. Look for Calorie and Nutrition Information To find out your specific calorie needs, use the Estimated Daily Calorie Needs table (PDF: 2.63MB). You can use 2,000 calories a day as a guide, but your calorie needs may vary based on your age, sex, and physical activity level. Knowing your calorie needs is important to managing your daily food and beverage choices. Look for calorie and nutrition informationĭownload the 3 Steps Infographic (PDF: 965KB)Įn Espanol (PDF: 940KB) Find Out Your Calorie Needs.Here are steps for making dining out choices that are healthy and delicious: This will help you know your options and make it easier to eat healthy when eating out. So, beginning May 7, 2018, calories will be listed on many menus and menu boards of restaurants and other food establishments that are part of a chain of 20 or more locations. Over the course of 5 years, that’s 10 extra pounds.Ĭalorie labeling on menus can help you make informed and healthful decisions about meals and snacks. For the average adult, eating one meal away from home each week translates to roughly 2 extra pounds each year. In general, these foods provide more calories, sodium, and saturated fat than meals consumed at home. In today’s busy world, Americans eat and drink about one-third of their calories from foods prepared away from home. Menu Labeling Social Media Toolkit for Consumer OutreachĮating Out and Eating Healthy – Just Got Easier.Look for Calorie and Nutrition Information.Eating Out and Eating Healthy – Just Got Easier.Bring your own low-sodium dressing from home to top them without all that extra salt.
All of the small chopped salads on the Quiznos’ menu have about 100 calories and 350 milligrams of sodium when ordered without the dressing, cheese and add-ins. Any Small Chopped Salad without dressing, cheese and add-ins. Pair it with some fruit or raw veggies for a filling meal.ħ. Another Flatbread Sammie option, this vegetarian meal has just 200 calories and 420 milligrams of sodium. This high-protein meal has 230 calories and 490 milligrams of sodium.Ħ. Veggie Flatbread Sammie with no dressing or cheese.
Quizno’s Flatbread Sammies are another option for those who grow tired of eating subs. Bring some raw baby carrots from home to make it even healthier.ĥ. Cantina Chicken Flatbread Sammie Plain with no dressing. When ordered without dressing and cheese, this delicious Italian-inspired sub has just 210 calories and 420 milligrams of sodium.
One of the only full small subs that meet our healthy food criteria, this good-for-you option has 480 calories and 460 milligrams of sodium.Ĥ. If you’re a seafood lover, try half of this sub with cheese and dressing for 345 calories and 450 milligrams of sodium. Pair it with an apple for some healthy fiber!Ģ. Order this sandwich plain (read: no ranch and Swiss cheese) and have half for 270 calories and 500 milligrams of sodium. Half of a Small Turkey Ranch & Swiss Sub. Thankfully, there are quite a few options!ġ. With a variety of subs, soups and salads, Quiznos seems like a pretty healthy place to eat at for lunch or dinner, but because sometimes things that look healthy aren’t really that good for our waistlines, we decided to take a deeper look at the menu.īelow are meals that met our registered dietitian Rebecca Scritchfield’s healthy guidelines of having less than 500 calories and less than 500 milligrams of sodium, according to the the new daily sodium recommendations.