400 Calories or Less @ Popular Restaurants

For some of us, we like to indulge and give ourselves permission to eat whatever we want when we go out to eat because it's an act of celebration. However, for others, eating out is a convenience due to our busy lifestyles. But is it really fair to blame our busy schedules for the reason why we pack on the pounds? I know what you want the answer to be, but no, it's not. The reason why we gain unwanted weight is because of our food choices. But that doesn't mean we have to stop eating out if we want to avoid packing on weight, we just have to make better choices and here is where we start. Below, I have listed a variety of healthy meal options that will keep you satisfied and also allow you to continue eating at your favorite places without feeling guilty.

1. A & W
a. Cones and Sundaes:
     -Vanilla Cone (260 Calories)
     - Small Diet Root Beer Float (170 Calories)
b. Burgers:
     -Hamburger (380 Calories)
     -Grilled Chicken Sandwich (400 Calories)
c. Sides:
     -Cheese Fries (390 Calories)
     -Regular Breaded Onion Rings (350 Calories)
     -Regular 8-piece Corn Dog Nuggets (280 Calories)
     -Regular French Fries (310 Calories)

2. Arby's
a. Breakfast:
     -Bacon, Egg And Cheese Croissant (390 Calories)
     -Plain Biscuit (250 Calories)
     -Blueberry Muffin (250 Calories)
     -Chicken Biscuit (350 Calories)
     -Croissant (180 Calories)
     -French Toastix (330 Calories)
     -Ham and Cheese Croissant (270 Calories)
     -Sausage Patty (220 Calories)
b. Chicken:
     -Roast Chicken Sandwich (400 Calories)
     -3 Piece Crispy Chicken Tenders (360 Calories)
     -Regular Popcorn Chicken (360 Calories)
c. Sandwiches:
     -Roast Chicken Ranch Sandwich (340 Calories)
     -All-American Roastburger (390 Calories)
     -Arby's Melt (320 Calories)
     -Arby-Q (370 Calories)
     -Ham and Swiss Melt Sandwich (300 Calories)
     -Regular Roast Beef (350 Calories)
d. Salads:
     -Grilled Chopped Farmhouse Chicken Salad (260 Calories)
     -Roast Chopped Farmhouse Chicken Salad (260 Calories)
     -Chopped Italian Salad (390 Calories)
     -Chopped Side Salad (70 Calories)
     -Chopped Turkey Club Salad (250 Calories)
e. Desserts:
     -Apple Turnover With Icing (340 Calories)
     -Cherry Turnover With Icing (340 Calories)
f. Sides:
     -Small Homestyle Fries (350 Calories)
     -Regular Jalapeno (300 Calories)
     -Regular Loaded Potato Bites (340 Calories)
     -Regular Onion Petals (330 Calories)
     -Medium Potato Cakes (380 Calories)
     -Small Potato Cakes (260 Calories)
     -Regular Southwest Mini Egg Rolls (250 Calories)
     -Large Southwest Mini Egg Rolls (380 Calories)

3. Auntie Anne's
a. Pretzels:
     -Almond Pretzel (390 Calories), No Butter (350 Calories)
     -Cinnamon Sugar Party Pretzels (245 Calories)
     -Cinnamon Sugar Pretzel, No Butter (380 Calories)
     -Cinnamon Sugar Stix (78 calories), No Butter (63 Calories)
     -Garlic Pretzel (350 Calories), No Butter (310 Calories)
     -Jalapeno Pretzel (330 Calories), No Butter (300 Calories)
     -Original Pretzel (340 Calories), No Butter (310 Calories)
     -Original Stix (56 Calories), No Butter (51 Calories)
     -Party Pretzels (178 Calories)
     -Pretzel Dog (360 Calories), No Butter (320 Calories)
     -Raisin Pretzel (360 Calories), No Butter (330 Calories)
     -Sesame Pretzel (400 Calories), No Butter (360 Calories)
     -Sour, Cream and Onion Pretzel (360 Calories), No Butter (330 Calories)

4. Baja Fresh
a. Salads:
     -Baja Ensalada Charbroiled Chicken (310 Calories)
     -Baja Ensalada Charbroiled Shrimp (230 Calories)

     -Baja Ensalada Savory Pork Carnitas (370 Calories)

b. Sides:

     -Corn Tortilla Chips, 1.5oz (210 Calories) 

     -Guacamole, 3oz (110 Calories), 8oz (310 Calories)

     -Pico de Gallo, 8oz (50 Calories)

     -Salsa Baja, 8oz (70 Calories)

     -Salsa Roja, 8oz (70 Calories)

     -Salsa Verde, 8oz (50 Calories)

     -Black Beans (360 Calories)

     -Pinto Beans (320 Calories)

     -Rice (280 Calories)

     -Side Breaded Fish (390 Calories)

     -Side Carnitas (300 Calories)

     -Side Mahi Mahi (210 Calories)

     -Side Salad (130 Calories)

     -Side Shrimp (150 Calories)

     -Side Steak (330 Calories)

     -Veggie Mix (110 Calories)

c. Tacos:

     -American Soft Taco Breaded Fish (240 Calories)

     -American Soft Taco Carnitas (250 Calories)

     -American Soft Taco Chicken (230 Calories)

     -American Soft Taco Mahi Mahi (240 Calories)

     -American Soft Taco Shrimp (230 Calories)

     -American Soft Taco Steak (260 Calories)

     -Baja Fish Taco Breaded Fish (250 Calories)

     -Baja Fish Taco Mahi Mahi (230 Calories)
     -Original Baja Taco Carnitas (220 Calories)
     -Original Baja Taco Chicken (210 Calories)
     -Original Baja Taco Carnitas (220 Calories)
     -Original Baja Taco Shrimp (200 Calories)
     -Original Baja Taco Steak (230 Calories)

5. Buffalo Wild Wings

a. Sides:
-Buffalo Chips Regular (257 Calories)
-Buffalo Chips Regular with cheese (367 Calories)
-Coleslaw (170 Calories)
-French Fries (280 Calories)
-Potato Wedges Regular (280 Calories)
-Potato Wedges Regular with cheese (390 Calories)
-Side Salad (210 Calories)
-Tortilla chips and salsa (250 Calories)
b. Sandwiches:
-Gardenburger (260 Calories)
c. Buffalitos:
-Grilled Chicken Buffalitos (380 Calories)

6. Bahama Breeze

-Jumbo Lump Crab Stack (170 Calories)

-Breeze Salad (90 Calories)

-Key West Fish Tacos (370 Calories)

-Grilled Jamaican Jerk Chicken (310 Calories)

-Grilled Chicken with Cilantro-Crema (390 Calories)

-Jerk Painted Fresh Salmon (320 Calories)

-Jerk Painted Fresh Mahi (200 Calories)

-Jerk Painted Fresh Tilapia (240 Calories)

-Jerk Painted Fresh Halibut (190 Calories)

-Simply Grilled Fresh Salmon (310 Calories)

-Simply Grilled Fresh Mahi (190 Calories)

-Simply Grilled Fresh Tilapia (210 Calories)

-Simply Grilled Fresh Halibut (210 Calories)

-Pan Seared Fresh Salmon (320 Calories)

-Pan Seared Fresh Mahi (180 Calories)

-Pan Seared Fresh Tilapia (240 Calories)

-Pan Seared Fresh Halibut (210 Calories)

-Yellow Rice (220 Calories)

-Green Beans (20 Calories)

-Fruit Salad (130 Calories)

-Light Pasta Salad (260 Calories)

-Vine Ripened Tomato Salad (60 Calories)

7. Blimpie
-Garden Salad (30 Calories)
-Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad (190 Calories)
-Buffalo Chicken Salad (220 Calories)
-Chili (250 Calories)
-Garden Vegetable Soup (80 Calories)
-Tomato Basil with Raviolini (110 Calories)
-Deli Trio Sub, 6 inch on Wheat Bread (330 Calories)
-Ham and Pepper Relish Sub, 6 inch on Wheat Bread (310 Calories)

-Turkey and Sweet and Spicy Mustard Sub, 6 inch on Wheat Bread (340 Calories)

-Ultimate Club Salad (270 Calories)

-Veggie Salad Sub, 6 inch on Wheat Bread (270 Calories)

8. Bonefish Grill

-Edamame (60 Calories)

-Grouper, No Garnish (240 Calories)

-Norwegian Salmon, Small (370 Calories)

-Wild Dorado (Mahi Mahi) (370 Calories)

-RockFish (370 Calories)

-Halibut (210 Calories)

-Pacific Northwest Steelhead, Small (370 Calories)

-Sea Scallops & Shrimp (190 Calories)

-Longfin Tilapia (330 Calories)

-6oz Filet Mignon (270 Calories)

-6oz Sirloin (230 Calories)

-Bonefish House Salad (110 Calories)

-Bonefish Caesar (160 Calories)

-Asian Vegetables (70 Calories)

-Seasonal Zucchini and Tomatoes (40 Calories)

-Steamed Vegetable Medley (100 Calories)

-Steamed Broccoli (50 Calories)

-French Green Beans (70 Calories)

-Seasonal Spaghetti Squash (40 Calories)

-Seasonal Glazed Carrots (110 Calories)

9. California Pizza Kitchen
-Dakota Smashed Pea and Barley Soup, Cup (170 Calories)
-Half Chinese Chicken Salad (330 Calories)
-Half Roasted Veggie Salad (300 Calories)
-Half Roasted Veggie Salad with Grilled Shrimp (390 Calories)
-Half Classic Caesar Salad (250 Calories)
-Half Classic Caesar Salad with Grilled Shrimp (350 Calories)
-Non-Fat Strawberry Yogurt Smoothie (220 Calories)
-Non-Fat Strawberry Banana Yogurt Smoothie (220 Calories)
-Non-Fat Mango Yogurt Smoothie (200 Calories)
-Non-Fat Mango Banana Yogurt Smoothie (210 Calories)
-Non-Fat Peach Yogurt Smoothie (200 Calories)

10. The Capital Grille
-Field Greens, Tomatoes, Fresh Herbs (30 Calories)
-The Capital Grille Chopped Salad (320 Calories)
-Broiled Fresh Lobster Without Butter (150 Calories)
-Fresh Asparagus Without Hollandaise (40 Calories)
-Spinach Salad (170 Calories)
-Oysters on Half Shell (100 Calories)
-Shrimp Cocktail (120 Calories)

11. Carrabba's Italian Grill
-Crab Cakes (130 Calories)
-Cup Minestrone Soup (120 Calories)
-Bowl Mama Mandola's Sicilian Chicken Soup (240 Calories)
-Italian Cobb Salad with Shrimp (330 Calories)
-Italian Cobb Salad with Shrimp and Light Balsamic (390 Calories)
-Carrabba's Caesar Salad (110 Calories)
-Carrabba's Caesar Salad with Chicken (290 Calories)
-Carrabba's Caesar Salad with Shrimp (210 Calories)
-Carrabba's Caesar Salad with Chicken and Light Balsamic (390 Calories)
-Carrabba's Caesar Salad with Shrimp and Light Balsamic (310 Calories)
-Tuscan Strawberry Salad with Chicken and Light Balsamic (380 Calories)
-Tuscan Strawberry Salad with Light Balsamic (200 Calories)
-Tuscan Strawberry Salad with Shrimp and Light Balsamic (300 Calories)
-Cup Minestrone Soup and Italian Side Salad (190 Calories)
-Small Chicken Parmesan (310 Calories)
-Grilled Chicken (290 Calories)
-Plain Spinach (35 Calories)
-Grilled Vegetables (90 Calories)
-Primavera Arrosto (70 Calories)
-Side Caesar Salad (60 Calories)
-Side Caesar Salad with Light Balsamic (110 Calories)
-House Salad (45 Calories), with Light Balsamic (100 Calories)
-Side Italian Salad (60 Calories), with Light Balsamic (110 Calories)
-Side Tomato Caprese Salad (230 Calories)
-Side Cucumber Tomato Salad (120 Calories)

12. Chili's
-Lighter Choice 6oz Classic Sirloin (250 Calories)
-Margarita Grilled Chicken (400 Calories)

13. Corner Bakery Cafe
-Chilled Swiss Oatmeal (350 Calories)
-Steel Cut Oatmeal (350 Calories)
-Fresh Berry & Yogurt Parfait (390 Calories)
-Power Panini Thin with Avocado & Spinach with Whole Eggs (320 Calories)
-Power Panini Thin with Avocado & Spinach with Egg Whites (250 Calories)
-Power Panini Thin with Applewood Smoked Bacon with Egg Whites (310 Calories)
-Power Panini Thin with Chicken Apple Sausage with Whole Eggs (350 Calories)
-Power Panini Thin with Chicken Apple Sausage with Egg Whites (280 Calories)
-Asian Wonton Salad (270 Calories)
-Caesar Salad with Chicken (180 Calories)
-Chopped Salad with Chicken (260 Calories)
-Santa Fe Ranch Salad (330 Calories)

-Caesar Salad with Chicken and Chicken Noodle Soup (320 Calories)

-Mom's Turkey on Harvest Bread and Three Lentil Vegetable Soup (380 Calories)

-Mom's Roast Beef on Sourdough and Three Lentil Vegetable Soup (390 Calories)

-Mom's Roast Chicken on harvest Bread and Chicken Noodle Soup (390 Calories)

-Mom's Turkey on Harvest Bread and Mixed Greens Side Salad (350 Calories)

-Mom's Roasted Chicken on Harvest Bread and Mixed Greens Side Salad (360 Calories)

14. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store

-Oatmeal with Banana Topping (280 Calories)

-Spicy Grilled Catfish (120 Calories)

-Grilled Chicken Tenderloins (170 Calories)

-Tossed Salad (20 Calories)

-Carrots (80 Calories)

-Cup Beef Stew (120 Calories)

-Cup Chicken Noodle Soup (90 Calories)

-Cup Potato Soup (100 Calories)

-Cup Vegetable Soup (70 Calories)

-Chicken n' Dumplins (270 Calories)

-Green Beans (60 Calories)

-Pinto Beans (140 Calories)

-Turnip Greens (100 Calories)

15. Denny's

-Strawberry Banana Bliss Smoothie (250 Calories)

-Grilled Chicken Deluxe Salad (340 Calories)

-Cranberry Apple Chicken Salad (370 Calories)

-Fit Fare Omelette (390 Calories)

-Fit Slam (390 Calories)

16. Friendly's

-Apple Walnut Chicken Salad (390 Calories)

-Cup of Minestrone (60 Calories)

-Bowl of Minestrone (120 Calories)

-Single Scoop Orange Sherbet (80 Calories)

-Single Scoop Non Fat Vanilla Yogurt (80 Calories)

-Single Scoop Watermelon Sherbet (80 Calories)

17. Hooters

-Dozen Raw Oysters (115 Calories)

-Steamed Shrimp (230 Calories)

-Garden Salad (115 Calories)

-Grilled Chicken Garden Salad (265 Calories)

-Baked Beans (115 Calories)

-Coleslaw (120 Calories)

-Side Garden Salad (60 Calories)

18. Jack in the Box

-Jr. Jack (330 Calories)

-16oz Mango Smoothie (290 Calories)

-16oz Strawberry Banana Smoothie (290 Calories)

-16oz Strawberry Smoothie (270 Calories)

-Grilled Chicken Salad (360 Calories)

-Chiquita Apple Bites (70 Calories)

-Grilled Chicken Strips with Teriyaki Dipping Sauce (310 Calories)

-Chicken Fajita Pita (320 Calories)

19. LongHorn Steakhouse

-6oz Renegade Top Sirloin (380 Calories))

-7oz Longhorn Salmon (290 Calories)

-Napa Grilled Chicken (370 Calories)

-Cowboy Pork Chops (400 Calories)

-Redrock Grilled Shrimp (130 Calories)

-Grilled Fresh Rainbow Trout (280 Calories)

-6oz Sierra Chicken (350 Calories)

-Fresh Seasonal Vegetables (90 Calories)

-Fresh Steamed Asparagus (80 Calories)

-Mixed Green Salad (110 Calories)

-Plain Sweet Potato (210 Calories)

-Fresh Green Beans (35 Calories)

20. Marathon Grill

-Control Freak Omelette (150 Calories)

-Tofu Scramble (210 Calories)

-Field Greens (35 Calories)

-Grilled Vegetable and Grain Salad (350 Calories)

21. Olive Garden

-Breadstick (150 Calories)

-Pasta e Fagioli (130 Calories)

-Lighter Italian Fare: Linguine alla Marinara (Lunch Portion) (310 Calories)

-Lighter Italian Fare: Venetian Apricot Chicken (Lunch Portion) (290 Calories)

-Lighter Italian Fare: Venetian Apricot Chicken (Dinner Portion) (400 Calories)

22. Saladworks

-Chicken Caesar Salad (290 Calories)

-Buffalo Bleu Salad (250 Calories)

-Turkey Club Salad (220 Calories)

-Fire Roasted Cabo Jack Salad (390 Calories)

-Mandarin Chicken Salad (230 Calories)

-Bently Salad (240 Calories)

-Nuevo Nicoise Salad (230 Calories)

-Greek Salad (190 Calories)

-Autumn Harvest (300 Calories)

-Garden Deluxe (240 Calories)

-Sophie's Salad (310 Calories)

-Chicken Monterey Focaccia Fusion (380 Calories)

-Fajitalicious Focaccia Fusion (380 Calories)

-Turkey Ranch Focaccia Fusion (370 Calories)

-Turkey Continental Focaccia Fusion (380 Calories)

-Ham Continental Focaccia Fusion (390 Calories)