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Beyond fast food "fast casuals" come of age.


McDonald's McDonald’s

fast-food restaurant chain throughout the world; recognized by golden arches. [Am. Culture: Misc.]

See : Ubiquity
 is losing money. Last December December: see month. , the fast food giant posted its first quarterly loss since the company went public in 1965. Among the many explanations was one to make a nutritionist's heart go all aflutter a·flut·ter  
adj.
1. Being in a flutter; fluttering: with flags aflutter.

2. Nervous and excited.

Adj. 1.
: "Time-pressed customers may increasingly be calorie- and fat-conscious and pickier about service and lifestyle issues ..." ventured The Washington Washington, town, England
Washington, town (1991 pop. 48,856), Sunderland metropolitan district, NE England. Washington was designated one of the new towns in 1964 to alleviate overpopulation in the Tyneside-Wearside area.
 Post.

As the fast-food fast food
n.
Inexpensive food, such as hamburgers and fried chicken, prepared and served quickly.



fast
 chains stumble, what the industry calls "fast casual" restaurants are gaining ground. No burger-and-fries or buckets of chicken for these new upscale kids on the block. Instead, you can order fast soups, salads, and sandwiches (or fast Mexican Mexican

named after or originating in Mexico.


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see ambystomamexicanum.

Mexican beaded lizard
(Heloderma horridum
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1. Contraction of do not.

2. Nonstandard Contraction of does not.

n.
A statement of what should not be done: a list of the dos and don'ts.
 assume that walking into a fast casual restaurant guarantees a healthy meal. Pick the wrong dish and you'd you'd  

1. Contraction of you had.

2. Contraction of you would.


you'd you had or you would
you'd have ~would
 be better off at Mickey A unit of mouse movement typically set at 1/200th of an inch.

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 D's.

This month, we look at two fast casual chains on the East Coast (Panera Bread Panera Bread (NASDAQ: PNRA), is a chain of bakery café restaurants in the United States, specializing in serving specialty breads, sandwiches, soups, bakery items, and in select cafés, pizzas and organic potato chips. Corporate history
In 1993, Au Bon Pain Co.
 and Au Ban Pain) and one on the West Coast (Briazz Briazz was a Seattle based sandwich restaurant chain founded in 1995. At one time its stores reached across America as far as Chicago and Los Angeles.[1]

In June, 2004, Briazz filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
). (All of the numbers have been calculated by the companies from recipes. That makes them less reliable than numbers that come from laboratory analyses. So treat them as estimates, not absolutes.)

Panera Bread

Panera is one hot restaurant. Since 1997, the chain has opened close to 500 outlets, and has now spread as far west as Denver Denver, city (1990 pop. 467,610), alt. 5,280 ft (1,609 m), state capital, coextensive with Denver co., N central Colo., on a plateau at the foot of the Front Range of the Rocky Mts., along the South Platte River where Cherry Creek meets it; inc. 1861. . As the name suggests, Panera Bread prides itself on fresh-baked breads, bagels, baguettes, focaccia, and pastries (unfortunately, few have even a smidgen of whole grain).

But the chain is far from just a bakery. You can choose from more than a dozen sandwiches or soups and half a dozen salads, or mix and match with "You Pick Two" (from a selection of soups, half-sandwiches, and half-salads), all for around $6.00. But not everything is as healthy as it looks.

PANS

* Turkey Artichoke artichoke, name for two different plants of the family Asteraceae (aster family), both having edible parts. The French, or globe, artichoke (Cynara scolymus  Panini Panini (pä`nēnē), fl. c.400 B.C., Indian grammarian. His Ashtādhyāyī [eight books] (tr. 1891) is one of the earliest works of descriptive linguistics and is also the first individually authored treatise on Sanskrit.  Sandwich Sandwich, city, Canada
Sandwich, Ont., Canada, part (since 1935) of the city of Windsor.
Sandwich, town, England
Sandwich, town (1991 pop. 4,184), Kent, SE England, on the Stour River.
. "Inspired by Italy Italy (ĭt`əlē), Ital. Italia, officially Italian Republic, republic (2005 est. pop. 58,103,000), 116,303 sq mi (301,225 sq km), S Europe. , panini are sandwiches with fresh ingredients held between hearty heart·y  
adj. heart·i·er, heart·i·est
1. Expressed warmly, exuberantly, and unrestrainedly: a hearty welcome.

2.
 bread and pressed on a hot grill Grill may refer to:

In food:
  • Grill (cooking), a device or surface used for cooking food, usually fueled by gas or charcoal.
  • Grilling, a form of cooking that involves direct heat.
  • A restaurant that serves grilled food, such as a "bar and grill".
," says the menu. But both of Panera's paninis have too much saturated fat saturated fat, any solid fat that is an ester of glycerol and a saturated fatty acid. The molecules of a saturated fat have only single bonds between carbon atoms; if double bonds are present in the fatty acid portion of the molecule, the fat is said to be  (mostly from their cheese). The healthy-sounding Turkey Artichoke Panini, for example, has as much saturated fat as a McDonald's Big Mac (11 grams), but far more calories (850 vs 590) and sodium sodium, a metallic chemical element; symbol Na [Lat. natrium]; at. no. 11; at. wt. 22.98977; m.p. 97.81°C;; b.p. 892.9°C;; sp. gr. 0.971 at 20°C;; valence +1. Sodium is a soft, silver-white metal.  (2,550 mg vs 1,090 mg). And that's not counting the potato chips that are served on the side.

* Asiago A·si·a·go  
n.
A yellow Italian cheese suitable for grating when aged.



[After Asiago, Italy, commune where it originated.]
 Roast Beef Signature Sandwich. The Asiago Roast Beef has 960 calories, 52 grams of fat (24 of them saturated saturated /sat·u·rat·ed/ (sach´ah-rat?ed)
1. denoting a chemical compound that has only single bonds and no double or triple bonds between atoms.

2. unable to hold in solution any more of a given substance.
), and 2,14.0 mg of sodium, not including the pickle pickle, general term for fruits or vegetables preserved in vinegar or brine, usually with spices or sugar or both. Vegetables commonly pickled include the beet, cabbage, cauliflower, cucumber, olive, onion, pepper, and tomato.  spear spear, primitive weapon consisting of a wooden shaft tipped with a sharp point, usually 8 to 9 ft (2.4–2.7 m) in length. The point was made first of flint, later of bronze, and ultimately of steel; the spear has been in use since prehistoric times, originally  and chips. That's a Burger King Double Whopper Whopper - WarGames , except the Roast Beef has twice as much sodium.

* Broccoli broccoli (brŏk`əlē) [Ital.,=sprouts], variety of cabbage grown for the edible immature flower panicles. It is the same variety (Brassica oleracea botrytis) as the cauliflower and is similarly cultivated.  Cheddar Cheddar, village, Somerset, SW England. It is chiefly a tourist center. Limestone is quarried, and strawberries are grown. Nearby Cheddar Gorge towers c.400 ft (120 m) high, with imposing limestone cliffs and numerous caves from which relics of prehistoric man have  Soup. The worst soup at Panera is one of a handful that are available every day. An 8 oz. (one-cup) serving of Broccoli Cheddar has half a day's sat fat (10 grams). That's as much as a 12-ounce sirloin steak. Add the chunk of French or sourdough baguette that Panera serves with all of its soups and salads and you've you've  

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you've you have
you've have
 got half a day's sodium (1,340 mg).

Other soups to snub: Cream of Chicken & Wild Rice, Smoked Salmon Noun 1. smoked salmon - salmon cured by smoking
salmon - flesh of any of various marine or freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae

lox - brine-cured salmon that is lightly smoked
 & Asparagus asparagus, perennial garden vegetable (Asparagus officinalis) of the family Liliaceae (lily family), native to the E Mediterranean area and now naturalized over much of the world. , Boston Boston, town, England
Boston, town (1991 pop. 26,495), E central England, on the Witham River. Boston's fame as a port dates from the 13th cent., when it was a Hanseatic port trading wool and wine. Having recovered from a decline in the 18th and 19th cent.
 Clam clam, common name for certain bivalve mollusks, especially for marine species that live buried in mud or sand and have valves (the two pieces of the shell) of equal size.  Chowder chowder, stew of fish or shellfish with potatoes, onions, and pork (usually salt pork), thickened with crumbled hard bread. The name chowder seems to have originated from the French word chaudière , Baked Baked can refer to a wide variety of things.

Cooking:
  • Baked (food), Baking is the technique of cooking food in an oven
  • Get Baked, slang common place throughout USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand; alluding to the consumption of Cannabis
 Potato, and French Onion onion, plant of the family Liliaceae (lily family), of the same genus (Allium) as the chive (A. schoenoprasum), garlic (A. sativum), leek (A. porrum), and shallot (A. ascalonium). . They're they're  

Contraction of they are.

they're be
 all made using cream or cheese.

PICKS

* Mediterranean Mediterranean

named after the Mediterranean Sea or region.


Mediterranean coast fever
see theileriaannulata infection in cattle.

Mediterranean fever
see malta fever.
 Veggie Signature Sandwich. If you just want a sandwich, this is the winner. Roasted roast  
v. roast·ed, roast·ing, roasts

v.tr.
1. To cook with dry heat, as in an oven or near hot coals.

2. To dry, brown, or parch by exposing to heat.

3.
 red peppers red pepper: see pepper. , cucumbers, lettuce lettuce, annual garden plant (Lactuca sativa and varieties) of the family Asteraceae (aster family), probably native to the East Indies or Asia Minor, possibly as a derivative of the widespread weed called wild lettuce (L. scariola). L. , tomatoes, caramelized onions On·ions   , Charles Talbut 1873-1965.

British philologist and lexicographer who was coeditor of the Oxford English Dictionary from 1914 to 1933.
, garlic garlic: see onion.
garlic

Bulbous perennial plant (Allium sativum) of the lily family, native to central Asia and growing wild in Italy and southern France. The bulbs are used as a flavouring.
 hummus hum·mus also hum·us or hom·mos  
n.
A smooth thick mixture of mashed chickpeas, tahini, oil, lemon juice, and garlic, used especially as a dip for pita.
, and feta fet·a  
n.
A white semisoft cheese usually made of goat's or ewe's milk and often preserved in brine.



[Modern Greek (turi) pheta, (cheese) slice, from Italian fetta, slice
 cheese deliver only 470 calories and 12 grams of fat (three of them saturated). The sodium (1,050 grams isn't is·n't  

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 half what you'd get in the other-wise-decent Smoked Turkey Cafe Sandwich (2,440 mg).

* Classic Cafe Salad. Nearly all of Panera's salads have at least 400 calories (if you use four tablespoons of dressing), and they're served with a slice of French or sour-dough baguette (170 more calories), so they can easily make a vegetable-rich meal. For around $1.25, you can add grilled grill  
tr.v. grilled, grill·ing, grills
1. To broil on a gridiron.

2. To torture or afflict as if by broiling.

3. Informal To question relentlessly; cross-examine.

4.
 chicken to any of them (you'll you'll  

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you'll you will or you shall
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 also be adding 490 mg of sodium). But only three salads--the Classic Cafe, the (seasonal) Strawberry strawberry, any plant of the genus Fragaria of the family Rosaceae (rose family), low herbaceous perennials with edible red fruits, native to temperate and mountainous tropical regions. The European everbearing strawberry (F.  Poppyseed, and the Asian Sesame Chicken--come without cheese (or too much sat fat). The Asian Sesame Chicken Sesame chicken (also called sesame seed chicken) is a Chinese American dish commonly found in Chinese take-out and buffet restaurants in the United States. The dish is very similar to General Tso's chicken, and, like that dish, likely derives from Hunan cuisine.  has too much sodium to get our nod.

* "You Pick Two." This mix-and-match approach gives you dozens of options because fatty or salty salt·y  
adj. salt·i·er, salt·i·est
1. Of, containing, or seasoned with salt.

2. Suggestive of the sea or sailing life.

3. Witty; pungent; earthy: salty humor.
 sandwiches or salads get cut in half-down to what used to be "normal" size. Just make sure you pick carefully (see "You Pick Two").

Beans See JavaBeans.  & greens.

Soup and salad make a meal when it's a hearty bean bean, name applied to the seeds of leguminous trees and shrubs and to various leguminous plants of the family Leguminosae (pulse family) with edible seeds or seed pods (legumes). The genera and species encompassed by the term bean are many and variable.  soup. With Panera's Mesa Bean & Vegetable vegetable, term originally used for any plant, now the name for many food plants, most of them annuals, and for their edible parts. There is no clear botanical distinction between vegetables and fruits.  soup plus half a Cafe Classic salad and an irresistible ir·re·sis·ti·ble  
adj.
1. Impossible to resist: an irresistible impulse to sneeze.

2. Having an overpowering appeal: irresistible beauty.
 chunk of baguette, you get 470 calories, three grams of sat fat, and a belly-full of vegetables.
Panera: You Pick Two

Here are some combinations that have no more than five grams of
saturated fat and 1,500 mg of sodium. We've only added the
complimentary baguette slice to the soup-and-salad combos. If you eat
the bread with meals that include a half-sandwich, add another
360 mg of sodium.

     1/2 Salad               1/2 Salad       1/2 Sandwich
   Classic Cafe            Classic Cafe      Mediterranean
        &                                   Veggie Signature
                             Fandango              &
                               &                  Soup
   1/2 Sandwich               Soup           Moroccan Tomato
Smoked Turkey Cafe        (& baguette)           Lentil
                         Moroccan Tomato
  Mediterranean              Lentil              Gumbo
Veggie Signature
                             Gumbo             Santa Fe
Chicken Salad Cafe                           Roasted Corn
                           Santa Fe
  Sierra Turkey          Roasted Corn         Mesa Bean &
    Signature                                  Vegetable
                          Mesa Bean &
  Tuna Salad Cafe          Vegetable       Low Fat Vegetarian
                                            Garden Vegetable
     1/2 Salad        Low Fat Vegetarian
     Fandango          Garden Vegetable      Savory Vegetable
        &                                        Bean
    1/2 Sandwich       Savory Vegetable
   Mediterranean             Bean          Low Fat Vegetarian
 Veggie Signature                              Black Bean
                      Low Fat Vegetarian
 Chicken Salad Cafe       Black Bean             Lentil

                       Tomato Mushroom
                          & Barley

                       Tomato Mushroom
                          & Barley

                        Ginger Tomato
                          Florentine

                           Lentil

Panera BREAD

To get a Best Bite, sandwiches can have no more than 5 grams of
saturated fat and 500 mg of sodium (Honorable Mentions can have up to
1,500 mg), salads can have no more than 5 grams of sat fat and 500
mg of sodium (Honorable Mentions can have up to 1,000 mg), and
soups can have no more than 2 grams of sat fat and 500 mg of sodium
(Honorable Mentions can have up to 800 mg). Within each section, foods
are ranked from least to most sat fat, then sodium.

                                                 Calories   Total Fat
                                                             (grams)

Cafe & Panini Sandwiches
              Smoked Turkey Cafe                    590         15
              Chicken Salad Cafe                    690         23
              Tuna Salad Cafe                       840         43
              Frontega Chicken Panini               860         46
              Smoked Ham & Swiss Cafe               910         31
              Turkey Artichoke Panini               850         41

Signature Sandwiches
[check]       Mediterranean Veggie                  470         12
              Sierra Turkey                         760         44
              Tuscan Chicken                        860         52
              Bacon Turkey Bravo                    860         34
              Italian Combo                         890         40
              Asiago Roast Beef                     960         52

Salads (ranked without dressing)
[check check] Classic Cafe Salad                     50          0
[check check]   with Balsamic Vinaigrette (4
                Tbs.)                               400         36
[check check] Strawberry Poppyseed Salad (1)        160          7
[check check]   with Fat Free Poppyseed
                Dressing (4 Tbs.)                   240          7
[check]       Asian Sesame Chicken Salad            250          7
                with Asian Sesame Vinaigrette
                (4 Tbs.)                            400         15
              Greek Salad                           220         15
                with Greek Dressing (4 Tbs.)        480         45
[check]       Caesar Salad                          220          9
                with Caesar Dressing (4 Tbs.)       380         24
              Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad          330         12
                with Caesar Dressing (4 Tbs.)       490         27
              Fandango Salad                        350         28
                with Fat Free Raspberry
                Vinaigrette (4 Tbs.)                400         28
              Tomato & Fresh Mozzarella Salad
                (1)                                 380         25
                with Balsamic Vinaigrette (2
                Tbs.)                               560         43
                and Rosemary and Onion
                Focaccia                            880         58

Soups (8 oz.)
[check]       Moroccan Tomato Lentil (2)            110          2
[check]       Gumbo (1,2)                           110          3
[check]       Sante Fe Roasted Corn (1,2)           140          4
[check]       Mesa Bean & Vegetable (1)             100          1
[check]       Low Fat Vegetarian Garden
                Vegetable (2)                       100          1
[check]       Savory Vegetable Bean (1)             120          2
[check]       Low Fat Vegetarian Black Bean
                (2)                                 180          1
[check]       Tomato Mushroom & Barley (1)          110          2
[check]       Ginger Tomato Florentine (1)           80          2
              Lentil (1,2)                          120          1
              Low Fat Chicken Noodle                110          3
              French Onion                          200          9
              Baked Potato                          240         15
              Cream of Chicken & Wild Rice          210         13
              Boston Clam Chowder                   210         12
              Smoked Salmon & Asparagus (1)         240         18
              Broccoli Cheddar                      220         17

Extras
              Pickle spear (1)                       10          0
              French or sourdough baguette
                (2.5 oz.)                           170          1
              Sourdough bread bowl (8 oz.)          540          2
              Potato chips (1 oz.)                  140          8

                                                 Sat Fat      Sodium
                                                 (grams)   (milligrams)

Cafe & Panini Sandwiches
              Smoked Turkey Cafe                     1         2,440
              Chicken Salad Cafe                     3         1,660
              Tuna Salad Cafe                        5         1,960
              Frontega Chicken Panini                9         1,920
              Smoked Ham & Swiss Cafe                9         3,020
              Turkey Artichoke Panini               11         2,550

Signature Sandwiches
[check]       Mediterranean Veggie                   3         1,050
              Sierra Turkey                          4         2,060
              Tuscan Chicken                         6         1,980
              Bacon Turkey Bravo                    13         3,420
              Italian Combo                         16         2,370
              Asiago Roast Beef                     24         2,140

Salads (ranked without dressing)
[check check] Classic Cafe Salad                     0            20
[check check]   with Balsamic Vinaigrette (4
                Tbs.)                                5           340
[check check] Strawberry Poppyseed Salad (1)         1            20
[check check]   with Fat Free Poppyseed
                Dressing (4 Tbs.)                    1           200
[check]       Asian Sesame Chicken Salad             1           520
                with Asian Sesame Vinaigrette
                (4 Tbs.)                             2         1,070
              Greek Salad                            4         1,320
                with Greek Dressing (4 Tbs.)         8         1,850
[check]       Caesar Salad                           5           850
                with Caesar Dressing (4 Tbs.)        7         1,230
              Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad           6         1,340
                with Caesar Dressing (4 Tbs.)        7         1,720
              Fandango Salad                         7           410
                with Fat Free Raspberry
                Vinaigrette (4 Tbs.)                 7           500
              Tomato & Fresh Mozzarella Salad
                (1)                                 16           250
                with Balsamic Vinaigrette (2
                Tbs.)                               19           410
                and Rosemary and Onion
                Focaccia                            20           980

Soups (8 oz.)
[check]       Moroccan Tomato Lentil (2)             0           530
[check]       Gumbo (1,2)                            0           660
[check]       Sante Fe Roasted Corn (1,2)            0           670
[check]       Mesa Bean & Vegetable (1)              0           710
[check]       Low Fat Vegetarian Garden
                Vegetable (2)                        0           740
[check]       Savory Vegetable Bean (1)              0           760
[check]       Low Fat Vegetarian Black Bean
                (2)                                  0           800
[check]       Tomato Mushroom & Barley (1)           0           810
[check]       Ginger Tomato Florentine (1)           0           850
              Lentil (1,2)                           0           850
              Low Fat Chicken Noodle                 1           970
              French Onion                           5         1,600
              Baked Potato                           6           910
              Cream of Chicken & Wild Rice           7           880
              Boston Clam Chowder                    7           980
              Smoked Salmon & Asparagus (1)          8           830
              Broccoli Cheddar                      10           980

Extras
              Pickle spear (1)                       0           360
              French or sourdough baguette
                (2.5 oz.)                            0           360
              Sourdough bread bowl (8 oz.)           0         1,170
              Potato chips (1 oz.)                   2           160

[check check] Best Bite. [check] Honorable Mention. (1) Seasonal.
(2) Vegetarian.

Daily limits for a 2,000-calorie diet: Total Fat: 65 grams.
Saturated Fat: 20 grams. Sodium: 2,400 milligrams.

Source: Panera Bread.


Au Bon Pain Au Bon Pain (French: At the Place with the Good Bread) is a fast-casual bakery/cafe chain headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Louis Rapuano and Louis Kane founded Au Bon Pain in 1978. Pavailler contributed baking machinery to the venture.

Like the upstart Panera, Au Bon Pain's 240 outlets offer a full line of coffees, pastries, and breads that are baked fresh all day long (though only a few have even a hint of whole grain). And it's got those creative salads, soups, and sandwiches that make burgers Burgers are hamburgers.

Burgers may also refer to:
  • Johannes Martinus Burgers, Dutch physicist, namesake of Burgers' equation and brother of W. G. Burgers
  • W. G. Burgers, Dutch crystallographer and brother of J. M.
 and flies seem so ten years ago.

PANS

* Mozzarella moz·za·rel·la  
n.
A mild white Italian cheese that has a rubbery texture and is often eaten melted, as on pizza.



[Italian, diminutive of mozza, a cut, mozzarella, from mozzare,
 Sandwich or Tomato Mozzarella Salad. Fresh mozzarella looks so innocent. You'd never guess that each Mozzarella Sandwich packs 820 calories and 43 grams of fat (21 of them saturated). That's two 12-ounce sirloin steaks ... a bit heavy for lunch, don't you think?

The Tomato Mozzarella Salad (with Lite Olive Oil olive oil, pale yellow to greenish oil obtained from the pulp of olives by separating the liquids from solids. Olive oil was used in the ancient world for lighting, in the preparation of food, and as an anointing oil for both ritual and cosmetic purposes.  Vinaigrette) has only about half as many calories (430), but it's still got three-quarters Noun 1. three-quarters - three of four equal parts; "three-fourths of a pound"
three-fourths

common fraction, simple fraction - the quotient of two integers

three-quarters npl
 of a day's sat fat (14 grams).

* Broccoli Cheddar Soup & Chowders. Au Bon Pain's soups come in regular (12 oz.) or large (16 oz.) containers. That gives them more salt and fat than Panera's 8 oz. portions.

Sip a large Broccoli Cheddar, for instance, and you've just swallowed 460 calories and 18 grams of saturated fat--more than you'd get in a Mrs. Fields Mrs. Fields Cookies is a chain of bakeries, located mostly in the United States, founded by Debbi Fields (b. 1956, Park City, Utah). Mrs. Fields and her husband started their business in the late 1970s, opening the first of many retail bakeries in Palo Alto, California, selling  Double Fudge Brownie--plus nearly a day's worth of sodium (1,920 mg).

Even a regular (12 oz.) serving of Corn Chowder Noun 1. corn chowder - chowder containing corn
chowder - a thick soup or stew made with milk and bacon and onions and potatoes
 or Clam Chowder is bad news: Each has half a day's sat fat. Eat your soup out of one of Au Bon Pain's Soup Bread Bowls and you can kiss goodbye another 1,830 mg of sodium and 640 calories.

* Smoked Turkey Club Sandwich. Guess how many burgers at McDonald's have as many calories (760) as this sandwich? Answer: zero. The Big Mac and Big N' Tasty tast·y  
adj. tast·i·er, tast·i·est
1. Having a pleasing flavor; savory.

2. Having or showing good taste; tasteful.



tast
 with Cheese come closest, with 590. True, few customers order a burger without fries (another 210 to 610 calories, depending on size). And Burger King has four sandwiches (the Whopper and the Double Whopper with or without Cheese) that range from 760 to 1,150 calories.

Still, you don't expect 760 calories in a turkey sandwich. Nor do you expect 12 grams of sat fat. And none of the burger chains has a sandwich with the 2,450 mg of sodium you'd get in a Smoked Turkey Club. If Au Bon Pain can sell reduced-sodium soups, surely it can knock a few (or a few thousand) milligrams off its sandwiches.

PICKS

* Southwest Southwest or south west is the ordinal direction halfway between south and west, the opposite of northeast.

Southwest or south west may also refer to:
  • The Southwestern United States
  • Southwest China
 Vegetable Soup. Kudos to Au Bon Pain for featuring reduced-sodium soups on its menu. The fantastic Southwest Vegetable has an unbelievably low 380 mg in a regular (12 oz.) serving. The Mediterranean Pepper pepper, name for the fruits of several unrelated Old and New World plants used as spices or vegetables or in medicine. Old World (True) Peppers


Black pepper (Piper nigrum
 is also billed as "reduced sodium," but it's got 680 mg--about as much as the Southern Black Eyed Pea, French Moroccan Tomato Lentil lentil, leguminous Old World annual plant (Lens culinaris) with whitish or pale blue flowers. Its pods contain two greenish-brown or dark-colored seeds, also called lentils, which when fully ripe are ground into meal or used in soups and stews. , or Pasta While the only basic difference between these names is the shape of the pasta, each pasta is typically matched with a particular sauce based on cooking time, consistency, ability to hold sauce, ease of eating, etc.  E Fagioli. Those numbers are still low compared to the rest of the chain's 30 soups, which typically pack 1,000 to 1,500 mg in a 12 oz. serving. Why Au Bon Pain hasn't has·n't  

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hasn't have
 cut their sodium, we'll we'll  

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 never know.

* Charbroiled Salmon Filet Salad. At Au Bon Pain, several salads let you load up on vegetables at little cost to your arteries Arteries
Blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to the cells, tissues, and organs of the body.

Mentioned in: Adrenergic Blockers, Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors, Antihypertensive Drugs, Hypertension, Thrombolytic Therapy,
 or waistline. The Charbroiled Salmon Filet tops the list, in part because the Lite Dijon Dijon (dēzhôN`), city (1990 pop. 151,636), capital of Côte-d'Or dept., E France, the old capital of Burgundy. It is a transportation hub and industrial center with food, metal-products, and electronics industries.  Vinaigrette sends the sodium to only 630 mg. In contrast, the dressing knocks the sodium over 1,000 mg in the Thai Chicken. And remember: The Petit PETIT, sometimes corrupted into petty. A French word signifying little, small. It is frequently used, as petit larceny, petit jury, petit treason.

PETIT, TREASON, English law. The killing of a master by his servant; a husband by his wife; a superior by a secular or religious man.
 Pain or Hearth roll that comes with every salad adds another 560 mg of sodium.

* Fields & Feta Wrap. At many restaurants, the "vegetarian vegetarian /veg·e·tar·i·an/ (vej?e-tar´e-an)
1. one who practices vegetarianism.

2. pertaining to vegetarianism.


veg·e·tar·i·an
n.
One who practices vegetarianism.
 sandwiches" are little more than cheese sandwiches with a fancy name. Not Au Bon Pain's heavenly heav·en·ly  
adj.
1. Sublime; delightful; enchanting.

2. Of or relating to the firmament; celestial: the sun, the moon, and other heavenly bodies.

3.
 Fields & Feta Wrap. It combines mixed greens, feta cheese, roasted red peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, and a sun-dried-tomato spread. The feta hikes the sat fat to four grams and the sodium to 850 mg. But for a restaurant sandwich, that's not bad.

* Combo Meals. You can pair half of one of Au Bon Pain's "Create-Your-Own" sandwiches (tuna tuna or tunny, game and food fishes, the largest members of the family Scombridae (mackerel family) and closely related to the albacore and bonito. They have streamlined bodies with two fins, and five or more finlets on the back.  salad, smoked ham, smoked turkey breast, or roast beef) with a regular (12 oz.) soup or a small garden salad A garden salad is a salad consisting of lettuce and simple vegetables found in a small vegetable garden such as tomatoes, carrots, onions, and dressing. , or you can have a regular soup with the small garden salad. Many combos This article is about the snack food product. For other uses, see Combo.
Combos, officially called Combos Snacks, invented in the mid 1970s, are a snack food created and distributed by Mars Incorporated.
 are fine ... if you choose carefully. That means (1) tuna or roast beef instead of (saltier salt·y  
adj. salt·i·er, salt·i·est
1. Of, containing, or seasoned with salt.

2. Suggestive of the sea or sailing life.

3. Witty; pungent; earthy: salty humor.
) turkey or ham, (2) toppings like lettuce, tomato, and onion (and a touch of mayo Mayo, county (1991 pop. 110,696), 2,084 sq mi (5,398 sq km), W Republic of Ireland. The county seat is Castlebar. The western portion, including large Achill island, is mountainous; the eastern part is more level. , mustard mustard, common name for the Cruciferae, a large family chiefly of herbs of north temperate regions. The easily distinguished flowers of the Cruciferae have four petals arranged diagonally ("cruciform") and alternating with the four sepals. , or other spread) instead of cheese, (3) a Best Bite or Honorable Mention soup, (4) a half-packet of "lite" dressing for your salad, and (5) no roll with the soup-and-salad combo. We didn't did·n't  

Contraction of did not.


didn't did not
didn't do
 list the Create-Your-Own sandwiches in our chart because the sodium in any sandwich can vary greatly depending on which bread, meat, and condiments you choose.

The best soup and sandwich. Au Bon Pain's delicious reduced-sodium Southwest Vegetable Soup is light-years ahead of the pack. And its Fields & Feta Wrap is one of the best vegetarian sandwiches you can find.
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THE BAKERY CAFE

To get a Best Bite, sandwiches can have no more than 5 grams of
saturated fat and 500 mg of sodium (Honorable Mentions can have up
to 1,500 mg), salads can have no more than 5 grams of sat fat and
500 mg of sodium (Honorable Mentions can have up to 1,000 mg),
and soups can have no more than 2 grams of sat fat and 500 mg of
sodium (Honorable Mentions can have up to 800 mg). Within each
section, foods are ranked from least to most sat fat, then sodium.

                                                 Calories   Total Fat
                                                             (grams)

Wraps
[check]       Smoked Turkey                         540         3
[check]       Fields & Feta                         570        17
              Southwest Tuna                        690        28
              Chicken Caesar                        600        25

Sandwiches
              Thai Chicken                          490         7
              Chicken Mozzarella                    910        25
              Honey Dijon Chicken                   790        12
              Arizona Chicken                       580        19
              Smoked Turkey Club                    760        34
              Mozzarella                            820        43

Salads (ranked without dressing)
[check check] Small Garden Salad                     90         2
[check check]   with Lite Honey Mustard (2
                1/2 Tbs.)                           200         9
[check check] Charbroiled Salmon Filet Salad        220        11
[check]         with Lite Dijon Vinaigrette
                (4 Tbs.)                            370        26
[check check] Thai Chicken Salad                    230         8
                with Thai Peanut Dressing (4
                Tbs.)                               360        14
[check]       Mediterranean Salad with Chicken      290        16
                with Mediterranean Dressing
                (5 Tbs.)                            490        39
[check]       Tuna Garden Salad                     430        25
                with Lite Olive Oil
                Vinaigrette (5 Tbs.)                580        40
              Caesar Salad                          240        12
                with Caesar Dressing (5 Tbs.)       640        52
              Gorgonzola & Walnut Salad             330        28
                with Lite Olive Oil
                Vinaigrette (5 Tbs.)                480        43
              Pear Gorgonzola & Field Greens
              Salad                                 350        26
                with Fat-Free Raspberry
                (5 Tbs.)                            440        26
              Chef's Salad                          290        15
                with Lite Ranch Dressing (5
                Tbs.)                               570        40
              Chicken Caesar Salad                  380        18
                with Caesar Dressing (4 Tbs.)       700        50
              Tomato Mozzarella Salad               280        19
                with Lite Olive Oil
                Vinaigrette (5 Tbs.)                430        34

Soups (Regular-12 oz.)
[check]       Southern Black Eyed Pea1              290         2
[check]       Mediterranean Pepper
                (reduced-sodium)                    290         6
              Garden Vegetable (2)                   60         2
              Vegetarian Minestrone (1,2)           110         2
              Chicken Noodle                        140         3
              Split Pea with Ham (1)                210         2
              Vegetarian Lentil (1,2)               170         2
              Black Bean (1)                        260         0
              Curried Rice & Lentil (1,2)           150         2
              Vegetarian Chill (1,2)                260         2
[check check] Southwest Vegetable
                (reduced-sodium)                    230         5
              Tomato Florentine                     110         3
[check]       French Moroccan Tomato Lentil
                (1)                                 170         2
[check]       Pasta E Fagioli (1)                   240         7
              Chicken Chili                         320         8
              Red Beans, Rice & Sausage (1)         270        11
              Tuscan Vegetable (1)                  200         5
              Vegetable Beef Barley                 120         3
              Potato Cheese (1)                     270        14
              Wild Mushroom Bisque                  170         8
              Old Fashioned Tomato (2)              200         8
              Southwest Tortilla (1)                210         9
              Chicken Stew                          350        18
              Harvest Pumpkin (1)                   210        11
              Beef Stew                             320        15
              Chicken Florentine (1)                260        14
              Corn and Green Chile Bisque (1,2)     240        12
              Clam Chowder                          330        23
              Corn Chowder                          360        20
              Broccoli Cheddar                      350        24

Extras
              Petit Pain roll (3 oz.)               200         1
              Soup bread bowl (9 oz.)               640         3
              Hearth roll (3 oz.)                   240         2

                                                 Sat Fat      Sodium
                                                 (grams)   (milligrams)

Wraps
[check]       Smoked Turkey                          1        1,450
[check]       Fields & Feta                          4          850
              Southwest Tuna                         6        1,160
              Chicken Caesar                         8          930

Sandwiches
              Thai Chicken                           1        1,620
              Chicken Mozzarella                     5        2,430
              Honey Dijon Chicken                    6        2,700
              Arizona Chicken                        7        1,590
              Smoked Turkey Club                    12        2,450
              Mozzarella                            21        1,230

Salads (ranked without dressing)
[check check] Small Garden Salad                     1          200
[check check]   with Lite Honey Mustard (2
                1/2 Tbs.)                            2          470
[check check] Charbroiled Salmon Filet Salad         2          140
[check]         with Lite Dijon Vinaigrette
                (4 Tbs.)                             4          630
[check check] Thai Chicken Salad                     2          220
                with Thai Peanut Dressing (4
                Tbs.)                                2        1,220
[check]       Mediterranean Salad with Chicken       4          720
                with Mediterranean Dressing
                (5 Tbs.)                             8        1,400
[check]       Tuna Garden Salad                      4          880
                with Lite Olive Oil
                Vinaigrette (5 Tbs.)                 7        1,460
              Caesar Salad                           6          370
                with Caesar Dressing (5 Tbs.)       12          920
              Gorgonzola & Walnut Salad              7          410
                with Lite Olive Oil
                Vinaigrette (5 Tbs.)                10          990
              Pear Gorgonzola & Field Greens
              Salad                                  7          420
                with Fat-Free Raspberry
                (5 Tbs.)                             7          620
              Chef's Salad                           7        1,290
                with Lite Ranch Dressing (5
                Tbs.)                               11        1,970
              Chicken Caesar Salad                   8          420
                with Caesar Dressing (4 Tbs.)       13          900
              Tomato Mozzarella Salad               11          180
                with Lite Olive Oil
                Vinaigrette (5 Tbs.)                14          760

Soups (Regular-12 oz.)
[check]       Southern Black Eyed Pea1               0          600
[check]       Mediterranean Pepper
                (reduced-sodium)                     0          680
              Garden Vegetable (2)                   0          920
              Vegetarian Minestrone (1,2)            0          930
              Chicken Noodle                         0        1,010
              Split Pea with Ham (1)                 0        1,020
              Vegetarian Lentil (1,2)                0        1,190
              Black Bean (1)                         0        1,310
              Curried Rice & Lentil (1,2)            0        1,350
              Vegetarian Chill (1,2)                 0        1,380
[check check] Southwest Vegetable
                (reduced-sodium)                     1          380
              Tomato Florentine                      1          920
[check]       French Moroccan Tomato Lentil
                (1)                                  2          710
[check]       Pasta E Fagioli (1)                    2          770
              Chicken Chili                          2          870
              Red Beans, Rice & Sausage (1)          2          920
              Tuscan Vegetable (1)                   2        1,020
              Vegetable Beef Barley                  2        1,220
              Potato Cheese (1)                      2        1,280
              Wild Mushroom Bisque                   2        1,380
              Old Fashioned Tomato (2)               3        1,490
              Southwest Tortilla (1)                 4        1,530
              Chicken Stew                           5          950
              Harvest Pumpkin (1)                    5          960
              Beef Stew                              5        1,170
              Chicken Florentine (1)                 7        1,170
              Corn and Green Chile Bisque (1,2)      8        1,380
              Clam Chowder                           9        1,200
              Corn Chowder                          12          780
              Broccoli Cheddar                      14        1,440

Extras
              Petit Pain roll (3 oz.)                0          550
              Soup bread bowl (9 oz.)                0        1,830
              Hearth roll (3 oz.)                    1          570

[check check] Best Bite. [check] Honorable Mention. (1) Seasonal.
(2) Vegetarian.

Daily limits for a 2,000-calorie diet: Total Fat: 65 grams.
Saturated Fat: 20 grams. Sodium: 2,400 milligrams.
Source: Au Bon Pain.


Briazz

With 45 locations in Seattle Seattle (sēăt`əl), city (1990 pop. 516,259), seat of King co., W Wash., built on seven hills, between Elliott Bay of Puget Sound and Lake Washington; inc. 1869. , Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , and Chicago Chicago, city, United States
Chicago (shĭkä`gō, shĭkô`gō), city (1990 pop. 2,783,726), seat of Cook co., NE Ill., on Lake Michigan; inc. 1837.
, Briazz is just starting to register on the nation's radar screen. Don't expect fresh-baked breads like you'll get at Panera or Au Ban Pain. But you're you're  

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you're you are
you're be
 still looking at greens, beans, and hummus, not fries and fried chicken Fried chicken is chicken which is dipped in a breading mixture and then deep fried, pan fried or pressure fried. The breading seals in the juices but also absorbs the fat of the fryer, which is sometimes seen as unhealthy. .

PANS

* Chicago Style Chicago style may refer to several things:
  • The Chicago Manual of Style, a guideline for writing documents and news reports, similar to news style.
  • Chicago blues, a genre of Blues music.
  • Chicago-style jazz, a genre of Jazz music.
 Turkey & Havarti Ha·var·ti  
n.
A mild, semisoft, pale yellow cheese of Danish origin.



[After Havarti, name of the experimental farm where it was developed.]
 Sandwich. Havarti cheese is big at Briazz. It shares sandwich space with ham, chicken, and turkey. But the Chicago Style Turkey & Havarti combines high saturated fat (14 grams) with high salt (1,870 mg) into one 620-calorie sandwich. Who needs the Havarti when Briazz has healthier sandwiches?

* Chicken Cobb Salad The Cobb salad was a signature menu item of the legendary Brown Derby in Hollywood, a landmark restaurant in Los Angeles, California. Variations of the salad are now served in restaurants world-wide. . Yes, salads are good for you. But not if they supply half a day's sat fat (10 grams) and sodium (1,100 mg) before you add dressing. Unlike most salads, this one has bacon and egg nestled nes·tle  
v. nes·tled, nes·tling, nes·tles

v.intr.
1. To settle snugly and comfortably: The cat nestled among the pillows.

2.
 in with the chicken and greens. Once you add dressing, you're talking close to 700 calories' worth of salad. Not exactly diet food.

* Kickin Crab & Corn Specialty Soup. With a day's worth of saturated fat (20 grams), this soup is a kick in the coronary arteries Coronary arteries
The two main arteries that provide blood to the heart. The coronary arteries surround the heart like a crown, coming out of the aorta, arching down over the top of the heart, and dividing into two branches.
. And a kick in the gut gut (gut)
1. intestine.

2. the primordial digestive tube, consisting of the fore-, mid-, and hindgut.

3. surgical g.


blind gut  cecum.
, unless you were expecting 410 calories in your cup of soup. With salty soups at so many chains, the 1,040 mg of sodium no longer seems outrageous, but that's for the "side" (8 oz.) serving shown in our chart. If you get a "cup" (12 oz.) or "bowl" (16 oz.), watch out.

PICKS

* Chop Chop chop chop
Adverb

Pidgin English quickly
 Veggie Toga. A pita stuffed with hummus, parmesan cheese a kind of cheese of a rich flavor, though from skimmed milk, made in Parma, Italy.

See also: Parmesan
, kalamata olives ka·la·ma·ta olive also ca·la·ma·ta olive  
n.
An edible variety of olive with a fruity flavor and meaty texture.



[After Kalamata, Greece, city around which the olives are grown.]
, tomatoes, peppers, onions, carrots, and romaine with four grams of sat fat puts most vegetarian sandwiches to shame. And for a restaurant sandwich, the sodium (990 mg) is far from the worst.

Sodium explains why Briazz's two lower-fat turkey sandwiches aren't aren't  

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aren't are not
aren't be
 Best Bites. The N.Y. Style Turkey Breast (1,530 mg) and the Low Fat Turkey Rustic Slice (1,780 mg) are made with salt-saturated (instead of fresh-cooked) turkey. Briazz's Smoked Turkey & Pesto isn't quite that bad. It keeps the sodium to 1,100 mg.

* Entree Salads. Briazz's entree salads have come a long way from chef salad Loosely based on the Cobb Salad (1937), a Chef salad (or Chef's salad) consists of hard- External links
  • Various recipes for this salad
. Take the Orzo or·zo  
n.
A pasta shaped like grains of rice, frequently used in soups.



[Italian, barley, orzo, from Latin hordeum.]

Noun 1.
 Pasta Entree Salad with Chicken and Rosemary rosemary [ultimately from Lat.,=dew of the sea], widely cultivated evergreen and shrubby perennial (Rosmarinus officinalis) of the family Labiatae (mint family), fairly hardy and native to the Mediterranean region. It has small light-blue flowers.  Vinaigrette. Briazz mixes romaine lettuce, chicken, and orzo with artichoke hearts Noun 1. artichoke heart - the tender fleshy center of the immature artichoke flower
veg, vegetable, veggie - edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
, raisins, almonds, and parmesan cheese. The whole package means 520 calories and only two grams of sat fat. That's a deal.

Likewise, the Penne Tuna Entree Salad with Balsamic balsamic (bäl·sämˑ·ik),
n a substance that can soften and reduce mucus.
 Vinaigrette is a filling 570 calories with only four grams of sat fat and 690 mg of sodium. The Baja Baja (bŏ`yŏ), city (1991 est. pop. 38,867), S Hungary, on the Danube River. It is a river port and a road and rail hub, where agricultural products of the surrounding region are traded and processed.  Chicken & Pasta Entree Salad--which features roasted corn, peppers, black beans black bean

see castanospermum australe, erythrophleumchlorostachys.
, and grape tomatoes A grape tomato is a class of tomatoes originally believed to be of southeast Asian origin, shaped similarly to the oblong plum tomatoes but having the small size and sweetness of cherry tomatoes. They produce small and typically oblong fruits.  tossed in a Lime-Chili Dressing--keeps the sat fat (one gram) and calories (410) to a minimum. Too bad the sodium hits 1,500 mg.

* "Choose Two." Briazz lets you mix-and-match a "side" (8 oz.) soup, half a panini (or an entire "Classic" sandwich--they're small), and a Cafe salad (see "Choose Two").

Salad city. Briazz has some super salads. The Orzo Pasta Entree Salad with Chicken and Rosemary Vinaigrette makes a reasonable 520-calorie dish that's low in saturated fat ... but not taste.
Briazz: Choose Two

Here are some combinations that have no more than five grams of
saturated fat and 1,500 mg of sodium. We added Reduced Fat
Ranch dressing to all of the salads.

     Cafe Salad            Cafe Salad            Classic
      Classic               Classic              Sandwich
                                                  Tuna
   Chicken Breast        Chicken Breast
                                              Chicken Salad
        Tuna                 Tuna                   &
         &                    &               "Side" (8 oz.)
      Classic                                     Soup
     Sandwich           "Side" (8 oz.)
         Or                  Soup           Moroccan Vegetable
    1/2 Panini        Moroccan Vegetable         & Rice
    Classic Tuna            & Rice
    Sandwich (1)                            Chicken vegetable
                       Chicken Vegetable         Noodle
  Classic Chicken           Noodle
Salad Sandwich (1)
                         Azteca Chicken
     Chicken                & Rice
Mozzarella Panini
     (1/2)                Vegetarian
                         Tomato Basil
    Pepperjack
  Smoked Turkey        Vegetarian Italian
   Panini (1/2)             Noodle

  Tuscan Turkey         Thai Vegetable
  Panini (1/2)              Noodle

                          Vegetarian
                          Vegetable

                        Mediterranean
                         12-Vegetable

                     Basil Chicken Chili

A SANDWICH CAFE
BRIAZZ

To get a Best Bite, sandwiches can have
no more than 5 grams of saturated fat
and 500 mg of sodium (Honorable
Mentions can have up to 1,500 mg),
salads can have no more than 5 grams of sat fat and 500 mg of
sodium (Honorable Mentions can have up to 1,000 mg), and soups
can have no more than 2 grams of sat fat and 500 mg of sodium
(Honorable Mentions can have up to 800 mg). Within each
section, foods are ranked from least to most sat fat,
then sodium.

                                                 Calories   Total Fat
                                                             (grams)

Sandwiches
              N. Y. Style Turkey Breast             470         15
              Low Fat Turkey Rustic Slice           360          2
[check]       Smoked Turkey & Pesto                 330          9
              Dad's Roast Beef                      560         11
[check]       Smoked Chicken Salad                  600         27
[check]       Roast Chicken                         630         24
[check]       Mom's Chicken Salad                   620         29
[check]       Briazz Tuna                           620         35
[check]       Chicken Tarragon Salad                720         32
[check]       Turkey Breast & Provolone
                Rustic Slice                        420          9
              Holiday Turkey & Stuffing with
                Cranberry                           720         21
              Turkey Bacon Ranch Club               730         34
              Roma                                  620         37
              Chicken & Havarti                     650         32
              Honey Mustard Ham & Havarti           670         31
              Chicago Style Turkey & Havarti        620         28

Classic Sandwiches
[check]       Tuna                                  390         20
[check]       Chicken Salad                         380         22
              Egg Salad (1)                         360         19
[check]       Turkey & Pepperjack                   390         18
[check]       Smoked Turkey & Swiss                 390         17
[check]       Italian Turkey & Provolone            320          9
              Ham, Turkey & Provolone               430         21

Togas
[check]       Chop Chop Veggie                      520         24
              Southwest Turkey                      560         27
              Classy Tuna                           620         33

Paninis & Subzz
              Turkey Provolone Subzz                500         17
              Chicken Mozzarella Panini             600         23
              Tuna `n Cheese Subzz                  620         30
              Pepperjack Smoked Turkey Panini       510         17
              Tuscan Turkey Panini                  590         29
              Italian Subzz                         610         27
              Pesto Cheese Panini                   530         22
              Philly Cheesesteak Panini             570         32

Cafe Salads (ranked without dressing)
[check check] Classic (2)                            40          0
[check check]   with Reduced Fat Ranch (3
                Tbs.)                               110         11
[check check] Chicken Breast (2)                     90          2
[check check]   with Citrus Shallot Dressing
                (3 Tbs.)                            230         15
[check check] Orzo Almondine                        300          8
[check]         with Italian Vinaigrette (3
                Tbs.)                               420         21
[check check] Tuna (2)                              110          3
[check]         with Italian Vinaigrette (3
                Tbs.)                               230         16
[check check] Cafe Greens (2)                       260         19
                with Blue Cheese Dressing (3
                Tbs.)                               490         42
[check]       Greek Island (2)                      140         11
                with Italian Vinaigrette (3
                Tbs.)                               260         24

Entree Salads
              Baja Chicken & Pasta Entree
              Salad with Lime-Chilli Dressing       410         10
[check check] Sesame Chicken Salad                  320         19
[check]         with Low Fat Asian Sesame (3
                Tbs.)                               370         21
[check check] Orzo Pasta Entree Salad with
                Chicken and Rosemary
                Vinaigrette                         520         15
[check check] Briazz Caesar Entree Salad            210          8
[check]         with Reduced Fat Caesar (3
                Tbs.)                               320         19
[check]       Diet Salad Sampler                    370         12
[check]         with Reduced Fat Ranch (3
                Tbs.)                               440         19
[check]       Classic Caesar Salad with
                Chicken                             260         10
[check]         with Reduced Fat Caesar (3
                Tbs.)                               370         21
[check]       Spinach & Bacon Salad                 190         12
                 with Italian Vinaigrette (3
                 Tbs.)                              310         25
[check]       Penne Tuna Entree Salad with
                Balsamic Vinaigrette                570         24
              Seasonal Greens Entree Salad          430         25
                with Italian Vinaigrette (3
                Tbs.)                               550         38
              American Chef's Salad                 250         15
                with Reduced Fat Ranch (3
                Tbs.)                               320         22
              Pesto Radiatore Entree Salad          650         30
              Chicken Cobb Salad                    460         32
                with Blue Cheese Dressing (3
                Tbs.)                               690         55

Soups (Side-8 oz.)
[check]       Moroccan Vegetable & Rice             100          3
[check]       Chicken Vegetable Noodle               70          2
              Azteca Chicken & Rice                  90          2
              Vegetarian Tomato Basil                50          1
              Vegetarian Italian Noodle              50          1
              Thai Vegetable Noodle                  60          1
              Vegetarian Vegetable                   50          1
              Mediterranean 12-Vegetable             70          2
              Vegetarian Chili                      140          3
[check]       Basil Chicken Chili                   210          6
              Autumn Mushroom Bisque                180          9
              Tex-Mex Chicken n' Corn               180          7
              Thai Coconut Chicken & Rice           200          9
              Northwest Clam Chowder                180          9
              Sausage and Rice Jambalaya Stew       320         17
              Kickin Crab & Corn Specialty          410         32

                                                 Sat Fat      Sodium
                                                 (grams)   (milligrams)

Sandwiches
              N. Y. Style Turkey Breast             0         1,530
              Low Fat Turkey Rustic Slice           0         1,780
[check]       Smoked Turkey & Pesto                 1         1,100
              Dad's Roast Beef                      2         1,510
[check]       Smoked Chicken Salad                  3         1,190
[check]       Roast Chicken                         4         1,360
[check]       Mom's Chicken Salad                   5           980
[check]       Briazz Tuna                           5         1,140
[check]       Chicken Tarragon Salad                5         1,230
[check]       Turkey Breast & Provolone
                Rustic Slice                        5         1,390
              Holiday Turkey & Stuffing with
                Cranberry                           5         1,600
              Turkey Bacon Ranch Club               8         1,560
              Roma                                  8         1,820
              Chicken & Havarti                    10         1,170
              Honey Mustard Ham & Havarti          10         1,990
              Chicago Style Turkey & Havarti       14         1,870

Classic Sandwiches
[check]       Tuna                                  2           770
[check]       Chicken Salad                         3           680
              Egg Salad (1)                         4           620
[check]       Turkey & Pepperjack                   4         1,150
[check]       Smoked Turkey & Swiss                 5         1,090
[check]       Italian Turkey & Provolone            5         1,380
              Ham, Turkey & Provolone               6         1,650

Togas
[check]       Chop Chop Veggie                      4           990
              Southwest Turkey                     10         1,160
              Classy Tuna                          11           910

Paninis & Subzz
              Turkey Provolone Subzz                6         1,360
              Chicken Mozzarella Panini             7         1,410
              Tuna `n Cheese Subzz                  7         1,420
              Pepperjack Smoked Turkey Panini       8         1,500
              Tuscan Turkey Panini                  8         1,780
              Italian Subzz                        10         2,230
              Pesto Cheese Panini                  12         1,230
              Philly Cheesesteak Panini            12         1,410

Cafe Salads (ranked without dressing)
[check check] Classic (2)                           0            20
[check check]   with Reduced Fat Ranch (3
                Tbs.)                               1           240
[check check] Chicken Breast (2)                    0           240
[check check]   with Citrus Shallot Dressing
                (3 Tbs.)                            1           260
[check check] Orzo Almondine                        1           130
[check]         with Italian Vinaigrette (3
                Tbs.)                               3           560
[check check] Tuna (2)                              1           250
[check]         with Italian Vinaigrette (3
                Tbs.)                               3           680
[check check] Cafe Greens (2)                       5           260
                with Blue Cheese Dressing (3
                Tbs.)                               7           600
[check]       Greek Island (2)                      5           610
                with Italian Vinaigrette (3
                Tbs.)                               7         1,040

Entree Salads
              Baja Chicken & Pasta Entree
              Salad with Lime-Chilli Dressing       1         1,500
[check check] Sesame Chicken Salad                  2           360
[check]         with Low Fat Asian Sesame (3
                Tbs.)                               2           800
[check check] Orzo Pasta Entree Salad with
                Chicken and Rosemary
                Vinaigrette                         2           430
[check check] Briazz Caesar Entree Salad            3           420
[check]         with Reduced Fat Caesar (3
                Tbs.)                               4           730
[check]       Diet Salad Sampler                    4           620
[check]         with Reduced Fat Ranch (3
                Tbs.)                               4           840
[check]       Classic Caesar Salad with
                Chicken                             4           640
[check]         with Reduced Fat Caesar (3
                Tbs.)                               5           950
[check]       Spinach & Bacon Salad                 4           660
                 with Italian Vinaigrette (3
                 Tbs.)                              6         1,090
[check]       Penne Tuna Entree Salad with
                Balsamic Vinaigrette                4           690
              Seasonal Greens Entree Salad          6           410
                with Italian Vinaigrette (3
                Tbs.)                               8           840
              American Chef's Salad                 6           800
                with Reduced Fat Ranch (3
                Tbs.)                               7         1,020
              Pesto Radiatore Entree Salad          6         1,140
              Chicken Cobb Salad                   10         1,100
                with Blue Cheese Dressing (3
                Tbs.)                              13         1,440

Soups (Side-8 oz.)
[check]       Moroccan Vegetable & Rice             0           590
[check]       Chicken Vegetable Noodle              0           700
              Azteca Chicken & Rice                 0           830
              Vegetarian Tomato Basil               0           860
              Vegetarian Italian Noodle             0           880
              Thai Vegetable Noodle                 0           880
              Vegetarian Vegetable                  0           900
              Mediterranean 12-Vegetable            0           910
              Vegetarian Chili                      0         1,140
[check]       Basil Chicken Chili                   2           750
              Autumn Mushroom Bisque                4           980
              Tex-Mex Chicken n' Corn               4         1,050
              Thai Coconut Chicken & Rice           5           610
              Northwest Clam Chowder                5         1,030
              Sausage and Rice Jambalaya Stew       5         1,340
              Kickin Crab & Corn Specialty         20         1,040

[check check] Best Bite. [check] Honorable Mention. (1) Contains too
much cholesterol (240 mg) for a Best Bite. (2) Only these salads can be
used in combo meals.

Daily limits for a 2,000-calorie diet: Total Fat: 65 grams.
Saturated Fat: 20 grams. Sodium: 2,400 milligrams.

Source: Briazz.
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Title Annotation:healthy choices at new fast food chains
Author:Hurley, Jayne
Publication:Nutrition Action Healthletter
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Apr 1, 2003
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