20 least caloric burgers at chain restaurants
Your friends want to go get fast food one afternoon.
You're happy to go, but probably don't want to completely destroy the healthy streak you've been proudly keeping for the past couple of weeks.
So which burger should you choose to avoid derailing your diet in one sitting?
HealthGrove decided to help make that decision easier. Using nutrition data from ESHA, HealthGrove, part of the Graphiq network, found the least caloric burger at 20 popular chain restaurants. The list is ranked by number of calories for a serving size of one burger, and ties are broken by selecting the burger with fewer grams of fat, followed by milligrams of sodium. The health site didn't include burgers on the kids' menu or veggie burgers.
#20. Bob Evans
Big Farm Hamburger
Calories: 910
Serving size: 354.38g
Nutrient Score: F
#19. Johnny Rockets
Original Hamburger
Calories: 870
Serving size: 349g
Nutrient Score: F
#18. Denny's
Spicy Sriracha Burger
Calories: 860
Serving size: 396.9g
Nutrient Score: F
#17. Mimi's Cafe
Mushroom Brie Burger
Calories: 760
Serving size: 411g
Nutrient Score: F
#16. Red Robin
Keep It Simple Hamburger
Calories: 624
Serving size: 284g
Nutrient Score: D-
#15. Sizzler
1/3-lb. Cheeseburger
Calories: 618
Serving size: 286g
Nutrient Score: F
#14. Five Guys
Little Hamburger
Calories: 480
Serving size: 171g
Nutrient Score: F
#13. Carl's Junior
1/3-lb. Low Carb Thickburger
Calories: 450
Serving size: 259g
Nutrient Score: D
#12. Del Taco
Cheeseburger
Calories: 430
Serving size: 162g
Nutrient Score: D
#11. Dairy Queen
Original Cheeseburger
Calories: 380
Serving size: 156g
Nutrient Score: D
#10. A&W Restaurant
Hamburger
Calories: 342
Serving size: 127g
Nutrient Score: C+
#9. Sonic
Jr. Burger
Calories: 340
Serving size: 120g
Nutrient Score: D+
#8. Rally's
All American Hamburger
Calories: 310
Serving size: 110g
Nutrient Score: D-
#7. Whataburger
Jr. Hamburger
Calories: 310
Serving size: 168g
Nutrient Score: C-
#6. Hardee's
Small Hamburger
Calories: 280
Serving size: 118g
Nutrient Score: F
#5. Jack in the Box
Hamburger
Calories: 280
Serving size: 105g
Nutrient Score: D-
#4. McDonald's
Hamburger
Calories: 250
Serving size: 99g
Nutrient Score: D+
#3. In-N-Out Burger
Hamburger (Protein Style)
Calories: 240
Serving size: 275g
Nutrient Score: C-
#2. Wendy's
Jr. Hamburger
Calories: 240
Serving size: 102g
Nutrient Score: D+
#1. Burger King
Hamburger
Calories: 230
Serving size: 100g
Nutrient Score: F
This story was originally published April 5, 2016 at 11:48 AM with the headline "20 least caloric burgers at chain restaurants."