Eating Out: Where To Get A Healthy Meal In Mahwah

Hectic schedules, deadlines, and fast food drive thru meals seem to be the norm these days. This doesn't leave much opportunity for healthy eating habits. Patch takes a look at a few healthy options at restaurants around town, to help you make healthy choices.

If you're a sushi lover, head over to Nagoya for lunch or dinner. The menu offers great choices - but be careful of sauces. They taste great but pack a high calorie punch. Your best choice is the Sashimi for one. It's 17 pieces of raw fish, with no rice, for about 650 calories. It comes with Miso soup, 30 calories, and a green salad with ginger dressing for under 75 calories.

If you’re heading to the , don't get lost in their vast menu. Focus on the diet section, which is complete with broiled or grilled sections and salads. Be careful not to order a salad with too many ingredients. The calories can add up just as fast as if you were eating a hamburger.

Choose a light salad with grilled chicken. For a fish entrée, try the broiled crab cakes for under 250 calories or the seafood kebob, which features filet, scallops and shrimp with vegetables for under 400 calories. Ask them to hold the butter and go easy on the oil.

If you're in a rush and a drive thru is your only option, don't give up on healthy choices. Fast food restaurants are trying to cater to the health conscious as well.

offers a healthy six-inch Veggie Delight on 9 Grain Wheat bread for 230 calories or Black Forest Ham sandwich without cheese on 9 Grain Wheat bread with lettuce, tomatoes, onions and green peppers for 290 calories.

Burger King has implemented a BK Positive Steps Health and Nutrition Program. You can choose a meal consisting of a main course, a side and a drink for less than 650 calories. A sample meal could be a flame-broiled cheeseburger, a value sized onion rings and large Diet Coke for 465 calories. For a chicken entrée, try the 8 piece Chicken Tenders with a Side Garden Salad with KEN’s Fat-free Ranch dressing and a regular soda for 600 calories.

Wendy’s offers a few choices under 510 calories, such as The Ultimate Chicken Grill with a Side Salad and Fat-free French dressing. Another option is the Junior Hamburger Deluxe without mayonnaise with a Side Salad and Fat-free dressing. You could also try a Large Chili with a Side Salad and Fat-free dressing or a Plain Baked Potato with a small Chili.

There are always choices. The unhealthy ones always seem a little easier to make, but the healthy options are available. To prevent major calorie intake, go online and look at the nutritional guide for the restaurant you’re visiting. Take a minute, review the menu, and don't be afraid to ask for sauce on the side or to leave off the butter, mayo or other high calorie condiments.