Today was one of those crazy days where I barely had time to grab a banana before walking out the door, which combined with the single serve bag of almonds I keep in my purse kept my stomach gremlins at bay for most of the morning.

But by 12:30 I was starving and literally had 9 minutes to grab a bite to eat before picking up my Mom from dialysis and getting her to a doctor’s appointment.

Fast food was definitely on my mind. A regular burger from McDonald’s would have been my “in a hurry go to” fast food choice at 250 calories but it’s Friday, it’s Lent, and I’m Catholic so that means no meat.

A salad would have been a righteous choice, but I didn’t have enough time to eat one.

So a fish sandwich it was. After a quick debate about which one was likely to be the least damaging to my diet (I’m well aware that a deep fried fish sandwich is not exactly diet fare or anything resembling healthy eating) I decided on McDonald’s filet of fish (despite absolutely hating their fish on the wall commercial saying “give me that filet of fish”) because:
A) it’s the smallest fish I’m aware of and hence should have the fewest calories

B) McDonald’s was right on my way and extremely convenient

So in the backwards fashion of figuring out the calories of what I ate, after I ate it and not before I decided to see not only how many calories are in the fish sandwich I ate (I get a little “calorie credit” for taking a napkin and wiping off most of the huge glob of tartar sauce on top of it) but also in the other choices I could have made.

FAST FOOD FISH SANDWICH FACTS/COMPARISON

MCDONALD’S FILET OF FISH:
Calories: 380
Fat: 18 grams
Sodium: 540 mg

CULVERS COD FILET SANDWICH:
Calories: 663
Fat: 41 grams
Sodium: 979 mg

BURGER KING BIG FISH SANDWICH:
Calories: 640
Fat: 32 grams
Sodium: 1370 mg

HARDEES FISH SUPREME SANDWICH:
Calories: 630 calories
Fat: 38 grams
Sodium: 1310 mg

KFC FISH SNACKER SANDWICH:
Calories: 320
Fat: 14 grams
Sodium: 640 mg
(Darn! My choice of McDonalds was the best choice until this one although I don’t really consider this much of a sandwich because it’s so tiny)

I think I did okay. My lunch was a reasonable 380 calories although that little sandwich sure had a ton of sodium in it.

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