Top 10 Fast Food Restaurants

The top 10 fast food restaurants offer a variety of foods that sometimes can be as good as anything that we may cook at home. From nutritious soups to enticing desserts and plenty of fruit to healthy salads, these top 10 fast food restaurants have it all. They also include menus for children which are healthy and delicious.

Criteria for Selecting the Restaurants

The criteria for judging and selecting these restaurants range from portion size, use of organic foods, vegetables or calorie counts on their menus. Another parameter to be considered while selecting is the number of outlets these restaurants have nationwide. Following is the list of America's top 10 fast food restaurants.

Top 10 Healthiest Fast Food Restaurants

There are thousands of fast food restaurants around everywhere. But besides the enticing food on offer, we also need to be health conscious while choosing a place to go to. Though fast food and health don't really go together, here is a list of America's top 10 healthiest fast food restaurants:

• Panera Bread: Having nearly 1,230 outlets nationwide, this bakery-cafe based eatery has a comprehensive menu of healthy choices for every meal. It is well known for its healthy soups, squeezable organic yogurt, nutritious salads, PB&J (with all-natural peanut butter), sandwiches and grilled organic cheese on white whole-grain bread.
• Jason's Deli: Quite popular for its creative salads like the Nutty Mixed-Up Salad with organic field greens, grapes, walnuts, apples, etc., Jason's Deli is highly inclined towards the organic food. Having 260 outlets nationwide, it highlights ultra-healthy sandwiches and also gives the nutritional information about them.
• Au Bon Pain: Having 280 outlets nationwide, it is known for its sandwiches, salads, hot entrees made with whole grains, veggies and hormone-free chicken. One of its impressive feature is that it provides on-site nutritional information through computer kiosks, which gives customers prior knowledge of calories, fat and sodium contents in the food.
• Noodles and Company: This restaurant gives you an option of choosing any of the three food cuisines: Asian, Mediterranean, or American. Then within each type, you have to choose from four noodle bowl options. Having 204 outlets nationwide, it is quite popular for its Japanese Pan Noodles with broccoli, carrots, mushrooms, etc.
• Corner Bakery Cafe: This restaurant is well known for its fantastic breakfast menu which includes Farmer's Scrambler, Swiss oatmeal, etc. Having nearly 111 outlets nationwide, it offers customers healthy salads, sandwiches, and soups made with whole grains, fresh, lean meats, and vegetables.
• Chipotle: Having 800 outlets nationwide, buffet styled chipotle is known for its fresh, local ingredients, organic foods, hormone and antibiotic free meats.
• Atlanta Bread: It is a unique bakery having low-calorie yummy muffins, whole-grain bread, fresh sandwiches, healthy soups and salads. It has nearly 106 outlets nationwide, and is also known for its fire-roasted black bean and corn salad.
• McDonald's: Popular for its big cheesy burgers, Happy Meals, and yummy French fries, McDonald's has nearly 14,000 outlets nationwide. Its Grilled Chicken Classic sandwich and wraps are also healthy and a yummy choice.
• Einstein Bros. Bagels: Though bagels are rich in carb, Einstein Bros. Bagels offers low carb and healthier alternatives like hummus, peanut butter, reduced fat shmears. Having 649 outlets nationwide, it also serves delicious high fiber Veg Out on a sesame seed bagel and Good Grains bagel.
• Taco Del Mar: Having 270 outlets nationwide, Taco Del Mar is known for its 320-calorie chicken burrito, and prefers baking fish and taco shells instead of frying them.

Though, these top 10 fast food restaurants can't replace our home-cooked meals and healthy diet, they can be a good option when you feel like eating out for a change. But falling into the trap of fast food can become a bad habit and will eventually have adverse effects on your health.