Eating healthy at Chick Fil A is really not that hard because they have a variety of selections like grilled chicken instead and are still just as good. These healthy options make me feel better about myself to know I am trying to eat healthily and don’t upset my stomach like how the crispy/fried chicken does.

• Grilled chicken sandwich
• Grilled nuggets
• Grilled chicken club
• Cobb salad
• Market salad
• Spicy Southwest salad
• Cool wrap

There are many different options that are offered and they are:

Grilled chicken sandwich, Grilled nuggets, fruit cup, kale crunch, side salad, Granola parfait, and if you have a little sweet tooth there is the cookie parfait and is still considered healthy to me, Cobb salad(substitute with grilled nuggets), Market salad, Southwest salad, cool wrap, and even grilled chicken club sandwich if you want to be a tiny bit less healthy with that bacon on there. The grilled sandwiches come with a healthier multigrain bun instead of the regular bun on the crispy chicken sandwich. It is a great option for people that are gluten-free because we have an option to get a gluten-free bun with your grilled sandwich and are able to eat the fries because they are cooked in a different oil than the crispy chicken and of course can have the fruit cups!

Having experience working at Chick Fil A gives me a chance to share my own personal experiences of why I like to eat healthy there. After 3 years you start to shift and learn to move on from the crispy chicken and I have strayed from the crispy nuggets, which I was obsessed with, and found my better and healthier option of the grilled nuggets which has made me feel so much better after eating them and less tired after break for the rest of my shift.

1. Grilled chicken sandwich

The grilled chicken sandwich from Chick Fil A is the perfect substitution for the crispy chicken sandwich and will make you feel healthier and ready to accomplish the rest of your day. It comes with lettuce and tomato and our special honey roasted BBQ sauce on the side. It is also on a multigrain roll and can substitute for a gluten-free roll if needed. This sandwich and in fact all of the sandwiches and nuggets come with a meal or just by itself, but a meal includes a drink and fries. I think if you are getting a grilled sandwich you can splurge a little bit on the fries because they are really good, but you could also upgrade to a different side like a parfait or side salad.

2. Grilled nuggets

The Grilled nuggets come in counts of 5, 8, 12, and 30 but you can only make a meal out of 8 and 12. You can get them with any of our house sauces, which include garden herb ranch, honey mustard, barbeque, polynesian, Chick Fil A, zesty buffalo, sweet and spicy sriracha, and honey roasted BBQ. Although all the sauces are pretty good, I would recommend garden herb ranch and Chick Fil A. The best pairing that you can do from the whole menu is the grilled nuggets and a fruit cup, that is my favorite thing to order from Chick Fil A and is absolutely amazing and makes you feel like you just ate so healthy from a fast food place.

3. Grilled chicken club

The grilled chicken club sandwich comes with pickles, colby jack cheese, or if you prefer you can get pepper jack or american cheese and also lettuce, tomato, and honey roasted BBQ. It is also on a multigrain bun and is seen as the deluxe version of the grilled chicken sandwich. Just like how the crispy sandwich you can get regular with just pickles or deluxe with lettuce, tomato, cheese, and pickles. This sandwich can give you the fast food you are craving because it has bacon and cheese and all the fixings with also being a healthier version of it because of it being grilled. My point that I am getting to and have mentioned before is that as long as you are getting a healthier version of something on the menu, like getting a grilled sandwich instead of a crispy sandwich, then I feel like it is okay to treat yourself to bacon or fries and things like that.

4. Cobb salad

The Cobb salad comes with crispy nuggets, mixed greens, roasted corn, a blend of monterey jack and cheddar cheese, crumbled bacon, hard boiled egg, and grape tomato. It also comes with a package of charred tomato and crispy red bell peppers and goes with avocado lime ranch dressing, which is by far my favorite dressing. Yes of course this isn’t the healthiest option because it has crispy nuggets and bacon but it also could be worse, it still is more healthy than eating a crispy chicken sandwich. There is also a way you can change the kind of chicken on it so instead of crispy you can get grilled as you see down below.

or if you want grilled nuggets as a healthier option!

This is my preferred way of eating the Cobb salad because the dressing just tastes better on the grilled chicken and if you get the grilled nuggets, it is still warm just like the crispy nuggets. Other options include sliced grilled chicken which comes out cold and a grilled fillet.

5. Market salad

The market salad comes with sliced grilled chicken, mixed greens, crumbled blue cheese, a mix of red and green apples, strawberries, and blueberries. Comes with harvest nut granola and roasted almonds and goes with zesty apple cider vinaigrette dressing. This salad is perfect when you want a light meal and feel like something fresh. I would say that it is one of the entrees on the menu that is the healthiest. I will get this when I don’t want to feel tired or weighed down for the rest of my shift because it makes me feel energized and I am a big fan of the fruit in it. Also as I said above you can always change the type of chicken it comes with if you aren’t feeling that kind.

6. Spicy Southwest salad

The southwest salad comes with sliced spicy grilled chicken, mixed greens, grape tomatoes, a blend of monterey jack and cheddar cheese, zesty blend of roasted corn, black beans, poblano chiles, and red bell peppers. Comes with seasoned tortilla strips and chili lime pepitas and goes with creamy salsa dressing. This salad is really good when you want a little bit of spice in your life. It is the perfect amount of spiciness between the chicken and the salsa dressing.

7. Cool wrap

The cool wrap is sliced chicken, a mix of green leaf lettuce, and a blend of monterey jack and cheddar cheese in a flaxseed flour flat bread. It technically comes with avocado lime ranch dressing but can easily be switched to any of the variety of dressings, although what I said above avocado is the best dressing and goes well with everything. the dressing options that I have not already mentioned above are fat free honey mustard, garden herb ranch, light balsamic vinaigrette, and light italian.

All these can be paired well with and substituted with a healthy side instead of fries. Some of these options can include a fruit cup which consists of a mix of green and red apples, mandarin oranges, strawberries, and blueberries. Kale crunch side which comes with roasted almonds, apple sauce, side salad which consists of mixed greens, a blend of monterey jack and cheddar cheese, grape tomatoes, and with your choice of dressing and charred tomato crispy red bell peppers. Granola parfait and if you want a little bit of a sweetness a cookie parfait which consists of oreo cookie crumbles.

It is important that kids are eating a healthy meal so they can continue to grow strong and not get into the habit of craving junk. That is why Chick Fil A has healthy kids’ meal options like grilled nuggets instead of crispy nuggets. The meal comes with fries but you can easily substitute it with a fruit cup for no extra charge.

If you want to know the nutrition facts or read more about what I was talking about you can find them right on https://www.chick-fil-a.com/menu#entrees

Frequently asked questions about eating healthy at Chick Fil A