Stay Healthy

When it comes to eating out there are dozens of restaurants to choose from. However, we can be quite picky some days. There are days that we want to be quick and bring food back home so we hit the closest drive-thru and pick up some fast food. Other days we feel like taking it easy and go to a nice sit down restaurant.

Of course on those days after a long had day of work we like to go to a place that is the halfway point of both types of restaurants - the sports bar hang outs. These wing joints are some of the country’s fastest growing food chains.

Studies show that eating buffalo wings too much can cause you to gain unnecessary pounds. It may seem as if you are eating something that has less meat on it then a normal-sized chicken - but looks can be deceiving. Check out the calorie-count provided below:

Lone Star, chicken wings appetizer: 1,759 calories
Applebees, 1 order boneless Buffalo wings, 1,724 calories
Zaxby’s, large order wings & things, 1,673 calories
Wingstop, 10 Cajun wings, 1,590 calories
Old Chicago, best Buffalo chicken wings, 1,562 calories
Chi-Chi’s, 1 order Tex-Mex BBQ wings, 1,421 calories
Chili’s, boneless Buffalo wings, 1,250 calories
Hooters, 5 chicken wings, 866 calories
Pizza Hut, 10 hot wings, 600 calories
KFC, 1 order of 5 boneless fiery Buffalo wings, 420 calories

Most adult women need about 1,600 calories a day and men (who are usually taller and have more muscle) 1,800 – 2,000. That means a single wing order can provide a quarter to well over 100% of the calories needed in an entire day. Not to mention the fact that each wing contains 1 gram of artery clogging saturated fat not including the blue cheese.

There’s nothing wrong with splurging every now and then - but if you are looking to stay healthy then you should find some alternatives to your diet. Eat more vegetable and fruit and try to stick more with grilled chicken.