Along with everyone else, I panicked when I saw the thread - good one Angie! My thought was "PLEASE DON'T DO IT" and thought of my cousin who grabbed my shoulders and made me promise that I wouldn't stop at McDonald's on my long drive back home from Massachusetts last month! I haven't tried any of the McD salads, but that one sounds pretty good. Great choice.

Lin

Sometimes for breakfast I do the oatmeal w/o sugar, scrambled eggs and fruit/walnut salad....before I cut out the bread I could do a grilled chicken sandwich and fruit/walnut/salad w/o seeing any side-effects i.e., weight gain

I LOVE seeing people who make this whole thing work. I mean, a lot of people see or hear McDonalds and freak, but it IS possible to eat a moderately healthy meal from fast food places. And I love seeing what you guys order and how you fit it within your calories etc. Good girl!

I'll have to try that. My kids beg for McDonald's all the time but I've always been afraid to go there because I didn't think there was anything there I could eat.

Actually, I went to Wendy's last week and had their Berry Almond Chicken Salad and it was the most delicious thing I can remember eating in a long time. Fresh strawberries and blueberries on top of mixed baby greens, an entire 6 ounce grilled chicken breast, a small packet of shaved almonds and a raspberry vinaigrette dressing... they give you 2 packets, but I only used one. Total calories: 400! And so freaking good!

I'm glad a lot of the fast food restaurants are trying to offer healthier choices for those of us who shouldn't be getting a burger, fries and a milkshake.

The website Green Light Bites has a recipe for the McDonalds Southwest Chicken salad. I've never had the McDonald's version, but I love the recipe found here:

http://greenlitebites.com/2008/04/19...-salad-topper/

Enjoy!
Sherry

I get that same salad when I go (usually when traveling and only a few times since they've had it) but without the chicken. They knock off a few bucks and it's still super filling, but without all of the sodium.

Congratulations! I ate a Chik-fil-A chargrilled chicken salad for the first time ever yesterday. It was great! I didn't miss the waffle fries at all, and I immediately threw away the croutons. Woo hoo!

The Chick Fil'A Southwest Chargrilled Chicken salad is great, as is the chicken and fruit salad. I love the spiciness of the chicken in the SW one, and I just ask for Light Italian Dressing instead of whatever comes with it.

They also have amazingly tasty fresh lemonade which you can get the "Diet" version of for 40 calories in a large. It's sweetened with Splenda as I recall and is so fresh and tasty.

Edited to add - like squarepeg said, throw away the croutons! Sometimes they add in a packet of croutons, tortilla strips, and sunflower seeds.. the whole bunch ends up being more calories than the salad + dressing. Kind of ridic. I just chuck them as soon as I get them so Im not tempted.

McDonalds' Asian salad is the best!!!

That's fantastic! I know if I went to McD's I wouldn't have that kind of strength and I would totally succumb to the seductive powers of the Big Mac. And those fries... oh those fries...

I love their southwest salad at mcd's. I've found I don't even need the dressing at all since there is so much flavor to the corn/bean salsa stuff.

zinkemomx2 - So true...I made a taco salad today..no need for any salad dressing, the salsa and other toppings do the job quite well.