Real Simple has an article showing how small ordering choices can make fast food healthier. Not healthy. Just a little less like eating nuclear weapons for lunch. The highlight:

Fast-Food Chain:
McDonald’s

If You Usually Order:
Six-piece Chicken McNuggets (with a side of ranch sauce) and large French fries.

Make It Healthier:
Ask for medium fries and replace the ranch sauce with barbecue and you’ve knocked 345 calories off your meal.

Apparently, ranch sauce and fries are made of plutonium. —MEGHANN MARCO

Healthy Fast Food And Takeout [Real Simple via Dumb Little Man]

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