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Shape-Up Rhodes: Eat this, Not that!

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Rhodes chapter.

With Rhodes being located in the Midtown District of Memphis, we are fortunate to have easy access to a plethora of local, delicious restaurants.  However, it can sometimes be difficult distinguishing healthy from non-healthy food choices, especially off the name of the dish alone.  Below are some of the “popular” restaurant choices by Rhodes students. Under each restaurant is a healthier menu option to consider swapping next time you visit!

 

Chick-fil-A

 

Eat this:

                  Chick-n-Minis (4 count)

                  Small Fruit Cup

                  DASANI Bottled Water

                     415 Calories

                     14 g of fat

                     900 mg sodium

                     20 g Protein

 

Not this:

                  Spicy Chicken Biscuit

                  Hash Browns

                  Small Sweet Iced Tea

                     780 Calories

                     36 g of fat

                     1665mg sodium

                     18g protein

 

 

Huey’s

Eat this:

                  Low fat Huey Burger (without fries)

                     456 calories

                     8 g of fat

                     375mg sodium

 

Not that:

                  Senor Huey Burger (without fries)

                     575 calories (approx..)

 

 

Panera

Eat this:

                  Smoked Turkey Breast on Country Sandwich (whole)

                     430 calories

                     3.5 g of fat

                     1790mg of sodium

                     33 g of protein

 

Not this:

                  Sierra Turkey on Focaccia with Asiago Cheese Sandwich (whole)      

                     810 calories

                     37 g of fat

                    1930mg sodium

                    40g protein

 

 

YOLO

Eat this:

                  No Sugar Added Tahitian Vanilla Frozen Yogurt

                     80 calories

                     0 g of fat

                     80mg sodium    

                     6 g of sugar

 

Not this:

                  Low Fat Triple Chocolate Frozen Yogurt

                     130 calories

                     2.5 gof fat

                     55mg sodium

                     17 g of sugar

 

 

Starbucks

Drink this:

                  Tall Vanilla Latte (with Nonfat milk)

                     150 calories

                     .2 g of fat

                     110mg sodium

                     27g of sugar

 

Not this:

                  Tall White Chocolate Mocha with Whipped Cream (and 2% milk(

                     370 calories      

                     10.5 g of fat

                     205mg sodium

                     45g of sugar

 

 

 

*All nutritional information listed here was taken from respective restaurant nutritional information guides.

Priscilla is a senior at Rhodes College, a liberal arts college located in Memphis, TN. She intends on majoring in Commerce & Business and minoring in International Studies. She currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief & Her Campus Rhodes Campus Correspondent. In addition to working on the Her Campus Rhodes team, Priscilla is a sister of the Delta Delta Delta sorority, Rhodes College Diplomat, Rhodes Activities Board representative, and a Rhodes Peer Assistant. She loves flowers, hiking, cooking, music, hanging out with friends and exploring good Memphis eats!