Ask for extra lettuce, tomatoes and onions. Look for items that are roasted, grilled, baked or broiled. Avoid meats that are breaded or fried. Choose lettuce and assorted vegetables to make up the majority of your salad. Select low fat or fat free salad dressings, vinegar or lemon juice when available.
Occasional desserts add fun to a carefully selected, well balanced diet .
Try to choose smaller sized servings. Consider splitting some fast food items to reduce the amount of calories and fat. To help supplement and balance .your child's fast food meal, make fresh fruits, vegetables and juices available as snacks. When chosen carefully and not used in excess, fast foods can offer reasonably good quality nutrition to your child's diet. As always, variety and moderation are the key principles in providing a healthy diet for children as well as adults.