Grilled doesnt always mean good !!

Well today was an eye opener !! Stopped at a Mcdonalds with my mom and daughter after a nice walk around the green house and decided to try something other than the snack wrap. I had a coupon for a bistro sandwhich and I thought hmmmm...how bad can it be ?? Its chicken, its grilled and its only got some shrooms  and lettuce on it. Well as delicious as it is..I went home and searched the nutritional value on the website and wham !!!! 470 calories and whats even more disturbing is the 790 mg of sodium :( So this will not be on my guilty pleasures take out list. In fact, I've decided to better prepare myself...I am going to make a list of places we visit regularly...even in the states and check their online menus so that I can make a proper list of items that I am willing to splurge on without going overboard. Even salads as a take out item can be high in calories so I'm going to do my homework and have fun with it. Maybe it will give me the push I need to try new things too :)
So the Mc dicks menu basically left me with these choices...

1. 6 pc nugget~ surprisingly only 290 cal, 18 g of fat, 570 mg of sodium and only 1g fibre. This is not the best choice. This would be good for a really quick meal, nothing messy...and no sauce cuz that only adds to the sugar.
2. Best option I think is the snack wrap...grilled...230 cal, 8 g fat, 490 mg sodium and 3 g fibre. Its filling and tastes good.
3. I love the southwest grilled salad. Most salads come in at 330 cal, 13 g fat, and this one has 7g of fibre !! Sodium is a bit high though at 810 mg.

So these are a few options. Not eating there would be the best option but my hubby and kids love it and sometimes its just easier to go with the flow so when that happens I will be prepared and know what I can get without over doing it.
When I get more restaurants on my list I will update with a nice one showing the least three danger foods for each place. That I like anyway lol  Anyone can do this. Its really great that most places have their nutrition info posted on websites so we can see what exactly we are putting into out stomachs.

Tomorrow night hubby is treating me to a supper with my parents and grandma at the Casino Buffet. After successfully tackling Almacs and Olive garden I am hoping that this will be no different...although they do have a mean dessert counter !!! Yes I think I may have a much harder time there...luckily I am off on Monday and I'll have to make some plans to work those extra calories off. Maybe another round at Merritt Island with the pups.