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Here’s the deal… I like fast food.  There I said it.  And I don’t really like grilled chicken sandwiches that much so as to eat them every time I go out for a quick bite.  Besides, those sandwiches also have mayo or some other horrible-for-you sauce!  After looking at the caloric content of many of these sandwiches, it is pretty clear that the condiments add a lot of calories/fat.  Guess what? they are still tasty without them!  I used to think that I loved cheese so much I had to have it in everything, but there are so many flavors in fast-food sandwiches, that the cheese gets lost.  Therefore, lose it! (you won’t miss it).  The same is true for mayonnaise/tartar sauce/etc.  You don’t need them!

Butter? why? there’s enough fat in the meat already, skip it and you’ll still have a tasty meal.  If you must have some condiments, use mustard first… it’s pretty much free.  Ketchup is a good option, but watch the sugars… they can add up quickly.

Here’s an easy example that I use every time I go to a deli… Instead of a turkey/bacon sub, I order a Turkey sandwich with Mustard and hots (or hot peppers).  The sandwich tastes great and it isn’t half-bad for you (count the carbs and calories, of course)

I also love fried fish.  Either in a sandwich or by itself (haddock or catfish for me, they are the best!).  But I have no idea why it always comes with tartar sauce… that stuff is nasty!  Skip it and lose a significant amount of fat from your meal… Similarly, McDonald’s file-o-fish always comes with cheese, but to me, the fish tastes great by itself and you can go from 380 to 270 calories by skipping the sauce and the cheese.   (and go from 18 to 7 grams of fat!!).  For fried fish dinners, another option is to use ketchup or malt-vinegar (better).   Sure, it is still fried, so don’t eat it every day (though I’d love to ), but it can be a part of your menu, just be careful… oh!, and skip the fries and coleslaw, get double the veggies!