If you’re looking for a healthy, lower-calorie meal, you can find one at Hardee’s. You’ll have to choose carefully, though, and avoid the seven main-course sandwiches with more than 700 calories.

Healthier menu items include the Fried Chicken Leg with 170 calories and 7 grams of fat, the Hot Ham ’N’ Cheese Sandwich with 280 calories and 12 grams of fat, the Small Hamburger with 310 calories and 15 grams of fat, the Regular Roast Beef Sandwich with 310 calories and 15 grams of fat, the Small Cheeseburger with 350 calories and 19 grams of fat, and the Three-Piece Chicken Strips with 370 calories and 26 grams of fat.

Skip the fries and ask for Cole Slaw, 170 calories and 10 grams of fat; Mashed Potatoes, 90 calories and 2 grams of fat; or a Side Salad, 120 calories and 7 grams of fat.

The chain’s high-calorie, high-fat meal choices include The Big Chicken Filet Sandwich, 710 calories and 38 grams of fat; 1/3-pound Original Thickburger, 770 calories and 48 grams of fat; 1/3-pound Bacon Cheese Thickburger, 850 calories and 57 grams of fat; Six Dollar Thickburger, 930 calories and 59 grams of fat; 2/3-pound Double Thickburger, 1,150 calories and 78 grams of fat; 2/3-pound Double Bacon Cheese Thickburger, 1,200 calories and 84 grams of fat; and 2/3-pound Monster Thickburger, 1,320 calories and 95 grams of fat.

If you must have fries, order the kid-sized Natural-Cut Fries with 200 calories and 9 grams of fat. The large size will set you back 470 calories and 21 grams of fat.

Best Bets Fried Chicken Leg Hot Ham ’N’ Cheese Sandwich Small Hamburger Regular Roast Beef Sandwich Small Cheeseburger Three-Piece Chicken Strips

Worst Bets Big Chicken Filet Sandwich 1/3-pound Original Thickburger 1/3-pound Bacon Cheese Thickburger Six Dollar Thickburger 2/3-pound Double Thickburger 2/3- pound Double Bacon Cheese Thickburger 2/3-pound Monster Thickburger

vitality suggests

Healthy	Small Hamburger Cole Slaw
Healthier	Hot Ham ’N’ Cheese Sandwich Side Salad
Healthiest	Fried Chicken Leg Mashed Potatoes

Nutrition information at www.hardees.com.

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