MenuTrimEat out and still lose weight
The MenuTrim blog: rankings of fast food and restaurant meals built from 2026 menus, for people counting calories and protein.
How to lose weight eating fast food: 9 rules that work
You do not have to give up the drive-thru to lose weight. Nine habits, with real orders and numbers from 2026 menus.
Updated Nov 2, 2026
The healthiest fast food restaurants, ranked by the numbers
Which fast food chains make it easiest to eat light? We ranked them by the share of meals under 500 calories with 20 g+ protein.
Updated Nov 2, 2026
Grilled vs crispy chicken: how many calories you really save
Same item, two ways, same chain. We measured the calorie gap between grilled and crispy chicken on 2026 menus.
Updated Nov 2, 2026
How to count calories when eating out
Where restaurant calories come from, what people forget to count, and how a fast food calorie counter keeps it simple.
Updated Nov 2, 2026
Healthy fast food options: the best order at 35 chains
Healthy fast food, picked by the numbers: at every chain, the meal with the most protein for its calories, under 650 calories and with at least 20 g of protein. Protein keeps you full, calories decide whether you lose weight.
Updated Nov 2, 2026
High protein fast food, ranked by protein per calorie
High protein fast food with at least 30 g of protein and no more than 700 calories, sorted by protein for every calorie. The top rows give you the most protein for the least weight-loss cost.
Updated Nov 2, 2026
Low calorie fast food: real meals under 400 and 500 calories
Low calorie fast food that is still a meal: everything here has at least 15 g of protein. Sorted by protein per calorie, so the most filling low cal options come first.
Updated Nov 2, 2026
Low sodium fast food that still fills you up
Low sodium fast food is hard to find: many meals pass half of the 2,300 mg daily limit. These meals have the least sodium among those with at least 20 g of protein.
Updated Nov 2, 2026
The healthiest fast food breakfast, by the numbers
The healthiest fast food breakfast is high in protein and under 600 calories. These breakfast sandwiches, bowls and burritos are ranked by protein per calorie.
Updated Nov 2, 2026
Low carb fast food and keto friendly options
Low carb fast food with 15 g of carbs or less and at least 20 g of protein. The keto list keeps net carbs, carbs minus fiber, at 10 g or less.
Updated Nov 2, 2026
Low calorie Taco Bell: meals under 500 calories
Low calorie Taco Bell: every meal on the 2026 menu with 500 calories or less and at least 12 g of protein, lightest first. These are the healthy options at Taco Bell that still fill you up.
Updated Nov 2, 2026
Low calorie McDonald's: meals under 500 calories
Low calorie McDonald's: every meal on the 2026 menu with 500 calories or less and at least 12 g of protein, lightest first. These are the healthy McDonald's options that still fill you up.
Updated Nov 2, 2026
Low calorie Panda Express: meals under 500 calories
Low calorie Panda Express: every meal on the 2026 menu with 500 calories or less and at least 12 g of protein, lightest first. These are the Panda Express low calorie options that still fill you up.
Updated Nov 2, 2026
Healthy Chipotle bowls, ranked
A healthy Chipotle bowl and the healthiest bowl at Chipotle, by the numbers: standard bowls built from Chipotle's own ingredient values, every nutrient summed, sorted by protein per calorie.
Updated Nov 2, 2026
Low calorie Starbucks drinks
Low calorie Starbucks drinks with 25 to 150 calories in a Grande, lightest first, plus the low calorie coffee at Starbucks and the low sugar picks. Same cup size on every row.
Updated Nov 2, 2026
Starbucks protein drinks, ranked
Starbucks protein drinks with at least 15 g of protein in a Grande, sorted by protein for every calorie: protein coffee, protein lattes, cold foam and matcha.
Updated Nov 2, 2026
Eat fast food. Still lose weight.
On this list alone, the Steak Salad at Chipotle is 215 calories and the PB Protein Crunch Bowl at Tropical Smoothie Cafe is 810. MenuTrim builds your personal plan and shows which one fits today.
- Daily calories for your goalFrom your weight, goal weight and pace.
- A protein target and a per-meal limitSo one meal out doesn't take the whole day.
- The date you'll reach your goalAn estimate from your pace, updated as you log.
- Orders that fit, marked at every chain15,000+ dishes at 50 chains, all from 2026 menus.
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