Many people may think that it could be
difficult to find healthy options at a burger joint. And those people are probably right but I
counted this as a treat meal and promised myself that I would get back on my
plan first thing Monday. No, seriously.
I started out the meal with the hummus
plate (355 calories, 23g fat). It came
with baby carrots, cucumbers and chips.
Chips? Why chips? The veggies were crispy and delicious and the
hummus was smooth and creamy.
For my entrée I ordered the southwest
grilled chicken salad with the dressing on the side. I love this salad because of the avocado,
black beans and fried jalapenos. Even
though it’s a salad, it’s a pretty big one and without the dressing comes in at
711 calories and 35g fat. In a
salad. That’s more fat grams than I normally
consume in an entire day. I’m not
knocking the salad – I loved it and left nothing on the plate – except the
dressing.
The kids, who are not dieting indulged
in the gourmet burgers. Why else would
you go to a burger joint if you weren’t getting burgers? My son ordered the banzai burger (973
calories, 55g fat). The burger is marinated in teriyaki & topped with
grilled pineapple, cheddar cheese, crisp lettuce, tomatoes and mayo. It looked great and he loved it.
My
daughter, who is not that adventurous ordered her usual bacon cheeseburger
without mayo (782 calories, 42g fat).
Both
burgers came with steak fries and they both ordered the freckled strawberry
lemonade.
I like Red
Robin. There are no surprises. We were seated immediately and the server
(Elizabeth) was great. It was early on a
Sunday evening and there was a pretty good crowd but that didn’t hinder our
service at all. When I go to Red Robin,
this is the one that I turn to.
