{"id":5262,"date":"2014-04-10T09:00:20","date_gmt":"2014-04-10T15:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=5262"},"modified":"2014-04-10T23:32:01","modified_gmt":"2014-04-11T05:32:01","slug":"girlfriend-lunch-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=5262","title":{"rendered":"Girlfriend Lunch Out"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Wendys<\/p>\n

While you know I\u2019m not a big fan of typical fast food, I really do like having healthier BUT convenient options when I\u2019m out and about. Whether I\u2019m on a road trip or forgot my lunch, it\u2019s great to see more fast food places incorporating some healthier options.<\/p>\n

A few days ago a girlfriend and I tried out some new salads from Wendy\u2019s.<\/p>\n

\"Roomate<\/p>\n

This fabulous girl is one of my roommates, but somehow we never get to spend a lot of time together and seem to pass each other as one of us heads out the door, so it was really fun to take some time out of our busy schedules and just have a relaxed lunch together. Wendy\u2019s has three new flavours including the Asian Cashew Chicken, BBQ Ranch Chicken and Taco Supremo Salad. My friend chose the BBQ Ranch chicken and I picked the Asian Cashew Chicken. I loved that my salad had edamame in it too\u2026something you don\u2019t normally expect from typical fast food. Mmm\u2026<\/p>\n

We\u2019re both full-time students who also work, so the whole lunch we basically just dreamed about college being done and what we were going to do with our summers.<\/p>\n

I have a super long, ridiculous list that includes everything from mastering the elbow handstand, painting the biggest oil painting I\u2019ve ever done, and having too many bonfires and BBQs to count with friends\u2026<\/p>\n

My roommate talked about running her half marathon and going to her sister\u2019s wedding\u2026<\/p>\n

It\u2019s pretty much going to be the most magical summer ever. I\u2019m excited\u2026<\/p>\n

\"Girlfriends<\/p>\n

Back to the salads\u2026I didn\u2019t know this but Wendy\u2019s was the first restaurant to bring the salad bar to quick service customers more than 30 years ago. Yay! Way to go Wendy\u2019s! In my opinion, real fast food should definitely be about the salads! These new salads are 50% lower in fat grams, 29% lower in sodium, and 61% lower in saturated fat\u2026that\u2019s happy. Also, if you want to reduce the caloric content even more, just use a little less dressing!<\/p>\n

\"Wendys<\/p>\n

I liked that their salads are prepared fresh in the restaurants every day, and when we placed our order each salad is topped with warm chicken or chili. Also, what makes them different from other fast food restaurants is that they serve both half and full sized portions, slices their tomatoes, cucumbers, and red peppers by hand in the restaurant, and uses 100% premium all white chicken breast meat that is freshly grilled on site.<\/p>\n

\"Asian<\/p>\n

These are the salads that my roomie and I tried.<\/p>\n

Asian Cashew Chicken<\/b><\/p>\n