When you’re looking for imaginative, healthy fare, Au Bon Pain (French for with good bread) offers a multitude of choices. In addition, nutrition kiosks in each restaurant make it easy to find the information you need to order a healthy, low-calorie, low-fat meal.

For starters, you can build a hot or cold salad combo by selecting any number of small portions of specialties such as roasted carrots, sesame brown rice, chick pea and tomato salad, or watermelon and feta salad served with or without salad greens and dressing.

A sampling of the standard menu items low in calories and fat includes Chicken Penne Broccoli Alfredo with 470 calories and 10 gm of fat, Chicken and Vegetable Stew with 300 calories and 10 gm of fat, Mediterranean Chicken Salad with 290 calories and 16 gm of fat, Chicken and Dumpling Soup with 210 calories and 7 gm of fat, and Turkey and Strawberry Salad with 110 calories and 4 gm of fat.

Choices high in calories and fat include BBQ Brisket Rice Bowl with 790 calories and 19 gm of fat, Prosciutto Mozzarella Salad with 780 calories and 40 gm of fat, Turkey Melt Sandwich with 780 calories and 32 gm of fat, and Macaroni and Cheese with 660 calories and 39 gm of fat.

Be aware that smoothies and specialty coffees and teas can add another 400 calories or more to your meal.

Best Bets Chicken Penne Broccoli Alfredo Turkey and Strawberry Salad Chicken and Vegetable Stew Mediterranean Chicken Salad Chicken and Dumpling Soup Demi Turkey Sandwich

Worst Bets BBQ Brisket Rice Bowl Prosciutto Mozzarella Salad Turkey Melt Sandwich Smoked Turkey Club Sandwich Arizona Chicken Sandwich Macaroni and Cheese

vitality suggests

Healthy	Chicken and Vegetable Stew Chick Pea and Tomato Salad
Healthier	Mediterranean Chicken Salad Garden Vegetable Soup
Healthiest	Chicken and Dumpling Soup Side Garden Salad

Nutrition information at www.aubonpain.com

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