by Russell Waldron

Created on: June 13, 2009   Last Updated: June 14, 2009

Feeling a little peckish? Thinking of steering your car towards MCDonald's, KFC, Burger King or another popular fast food restuarant? Would you like fries with that and a large cola? Most of us have eaten fast food of some type, driven through the drive thru of McDonald's, munched on a greasy burger on our way home from work, slurped an upsized soda and so forth. We can't deny it and we can't deny that the obesity epidemic is frightening.

But fast food chains are finally sitting up and taking notice, a host of them are now determined to give consumers nothing but healthy options. A plethora of medical studies have proved beyond a doubt that greasy fast foods can cause liver damage and so much more. Therefore one should investigate healthier options when dining out. Fortunately with the economic crisis staring us in the face, there may be a little more thought given to what we are spending our hard earned money on now. But for those who have no other alternative but to eat on the go, there are healthy options available in reference to fast foods.

Surveys were carried out on 100 of the nation's largest fast-food restaurants. The findings were interesting to say the least, with a host of popular food chains now boasting menus which offer meals such as healthy soups and salads. These are as healthy as the ones the health conscious person would make at home, thus made from healthy fresh grains and salad vegetables.Many deserts are more sensible and low in sugar, fats and sodium. But the better news is that these fast foods range from Asian meals, to Mexican and Mediterranean fare. Using a host of factors to score the fast food chains in lieu of fat content, preparation, sodium count, organic ingredients, nutritional content and so forth, surveyors found the ten fast food chains listed below to be the healthiest choices.

So what are the better options when choosing fast foods? Read below, these are in order of preference in regards to judging panels.

1) Panera Bread:

Top of the list is Panera Bread, and with 1,230 locations nationwide one can see it's very popular. The bakery-caf eatery certainly impressed the judges with very their healthy menu options for all meals. With such a great variety of meals it made choosing healthy so much easier. So what's so special bout Panera Bread? Panera Bread gives you not one, but two whole-grain breads to choose from. You also can also have an apple in place of chips. But take note that the chips are delicious and you can

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