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Whether you are counting calories, tracking points, watching your carbs, or just looking to stay healthy in general, there are many restaurants in Boston that provide the nutritional information you need to stay focused on a better lifestyle. Any restaurant can be made into a healthy option by choosing whole grains, lean meats, and staying away from calorie laden additions like high fat dressings, cheeses, and mayonnaise, but it is nice to know you can plan ahead and view the menu at the following options and see what the nutritional information is before going in.
 

The following healthy restaurants in Boston are all affordable fast food options offering lunch, that you will not regret eating.

Au Bon Pain
53 State Street
Boston, MA
617-723-8483
Details: With numerous locations throughout the area, Au Bon Pain features a portion controlled menu where you can get snacks or sides for around 200 calories or less. They also have pre-made or fresh prepared salads, along with single serving salad dressings with nutritional information right on them. Also available are fruit cups and healthy snacks like nuts or yogurt. Just make sure to be careful of high calorie sandwiches, which may go up to one thousand calories!

B Good
131 Dartmouth Street
Boston, MA
617-424-5252
Details: B good serves up burgers, sandwiches, salads, and shakes. All their salads are less than 500 calories and their sandwiches include burgers such as veggie, turkey, or beef. French fries or sweet potato fries are under 300 calories. Every single menu options nutritional values are available to help you create a healthy meal.

Cosi
125 High Street
Boston, MA
617-292-2674
Details: Cosi offers light menu options, including sandwiches and salads, and whole grain breads. The Shanghai chicken salad is only 305 calories, mixed greens salad is 39 calories, or the salmon salad is 457 calories.

Jane's Salad & Buffet
274 Franklin Street
Boston, MA
(617) 737-1193
Details: Jane's Salad & Buffet offers sushi, along with a vast amount of vegetables and fruits to create your own meal. Prices vary according to how much you put on your plate. Stay away from greasy Chinese inspired dishes, and this to-go buffet style restaurant is the perfect place for a satisfying healthy lunch.

Panera Bread
200 High Street
Boston, MA
(617) 951-1330
Details: Panera Breads menu includes light salad dressings, half portions of salads and sandwiches, and light soups. Their half portion of the smoked turkey sandwich is only 240 calories, which would go great paired with the low fat garden vegetable soup, which is only 70 calories. The Fuji apple salad is 410 calories and the raspberry dressing is an additional 30 calories, or the classic café salad is only 170 calories. Be weary of hot sandwiches, such as the chicken bacon Dijon sandwich that is 940 calories!

Quiznos
74 Summer Street
Boston, MA
617-451-7849
Details: Quiznos offers up many options for lunches that are 500 calories or less. On the menu you will find for 380 calories the Honey Bourbon Chicken or for 410 calories the Tuscan Turkey. They also serve smaller sandwiches, such as the Sammies, which offer up a Sonoma Turkey for 280 calories and an Alpine Chicken option for 295 calories.

Sebastian’s Cafes & Catering
100 Summer Street
Boston, MA
617-385-5656
Details: Although the website does not include the nutritional information, Sebastian’s offers breakfast and lunch options to maintain a healthy diet. Breakfast sandwiches are made with organic eggs, hot lunch options always include vegetable side dishes and rotisserie chicken, and you can customize either a salad or a sandwich to be created before your eyes. Sushi is also available pre-made.

Souper Salad
75-101 Federal Street
Boston, MA
617-357-9393
Details: Souper Salad serves homemade soups and wraps, amongst other options, along with a salad bar to create your own healthy meal. Soups are around 100 calories and low carb wraps are available.

Subway
274 Franklin St
Boston MA 02110
617-330-7883
Details: With 5 locations throughout Boston, Subway is famous for their menu that includes 6 inch subs for 6 grams of fat or less. The turkey or ham small sub, with all the veggies and mustard included, is only 225 calories.

Ufood Grill
530 Washington Street
Boston, MA
617-451-0043
Details: With three locations in the area, Ufood Grill prides themselves on never frying their food and using natural and organic ingredients whenever possible. They only use light dressings and lower-fat cheeses, along with whole-grain breads and brown rice. The menu includes smoothies, burgers, rice bowls, salads, and more.

Whole Foods Market
181 Cambridge Street
Boston, MA
617-723-0004
Details: Whole Foods Market is the world's largest retailer of natural and organic foods. Beyond just groceries, they also offer healthy lunch options such as sushi, pre-made seafood, vegetable sides, a salad bar, a soup bar, hummus platters, and many more options. Although all items that are pre-made do not have the nutritional values posted on their website, many of the entrée options have exact ingredients included to give you an idea of your own of how it may be for you.

For additional options, you may want to visit the Healthy Dining Finder website, where suggestions of where to dine or what to order are included.