Innovative gourmet sandwiches tend to come with high calorie and sodium counts. Add to that calories and sodium from the Bottomless Steak Fries® (434 cal/18g fat/444 mg sodium per serving) and Bottomless Beverages and the totals could easily soar. While it may feel hopeless that you can enjoy a meal here while also staying within nutritional guidelines, there is a way to have your burger and eat it too! Here are some tips to help.
Understanding all the nuances of food and nutrition and their influence on our body is a learning process that takes time to figure out. That is why healthy eating for weight control and health is a lifelong marathon and not a one-week sprint. Being able to look at a menu and know that grilled pineapple and homemade guacamole are better nutritional choices compared to hand-battered crispy onion straws or fried egg might seem easy. However, determining better options between different types of artisan buns or varieties of cheese can become overwhelming. Red Robin must understand that nutritional needs are as different as the number of patrons served and provide the Red Robin Customizer tool (and downloadable apps) to help guests plan individualized diet friendly meals.
Most choices are likely to be too high in sodium for many meal plans so care is necessary for those that are highly sensitive for medical reasons. Appetizers are typically high calorie and high fat "extras" that are best avoided as the start to a meal. Portion size is always important so select smaller sizes when available. Many people will need to plan on only eating half of the entrée and either taking the rest home or sharing it with a friend to keep nutrient intake in line. Meal customization is encouraged at Red Robin and the customizer tool and app is a great help in do that before you arrive or as you prepare to order. Let's take a look at how this tool can be used to find a great tasting gourmet burger that won't break the nutritional bank.
Customizing burgers is the only way to make them fit into most meal plans. The Banzai Burger sounds healthy with its beef patty, pineapple slice, fresh tomatoes, shredded lettuce, and cheese. However, when you calculate the nutrition and see that it contains over 1,000 calories you might gasp in horror wondering how you could have been so wrong. Looking a little closer you will realize you can customize it by removing the mayo and the Teriyaki Sauce to lower the total calories to 766 with 35 grams of total fat and 1,251 mg of sodium. When you divide the gourmet burger in half (and save or share the other half), you cut those totals in half and end up with a gourmet burger providing 383 calories, 17 total grams of fat with 625 mg of sodium which fits much nicer into most meal plans. Most gourmet burgers can be customized to fit into meal plans especially if you are only eating half.
Here are some of the best options (with recommended customization) that you might want to consider when visiting Red Robin.
Sandwiches
Simply Grilled Chicken Sandwich (as served)
Calories 409
Fat 7 grams
Sodium 993 mg
Carbohydrate- 51 grams
Fiber 2 grams
Protein 37 grams
Garden Burger (as served)
Calories 478
Fat 13 grams
Sodium 1,754 mg
Carbohydrate 74 grams
Fiber 5 grams
Protein 9 grams
Grilled Salmon Sandwich (without Country Dijon Sauce)
Calories 395
Fat 7 grams
Sodium 555 mg
Carbohydrate 48 mg
Fiber 2 grams
Protein 32 grams
Grilled Turkey Burger (without Chipotle Mayo)
Calories 502
Fat 22 grams
Sodium 719 mg
Carbohydrate 49 grams
Fiber 2 grams
Protein 29 grams
Keep It Simple Burger (as served)
Calories 569
Fat 24 grams
Sodium 991 mg
Carbohydrate 51 grams
Fiber 2 grams
Protein 37 grams
Lettuce-Wrap Your Burger (as served)
Calories 423
Fat 27 grams
Sodium 397 mg
Carbohydrate 7 grams
Fiber 2 grams
Protein 35 grams
Vegan Boca Burger (as served)
Calories 462
Fat 11 grams
Sodium 1,872 mg
Carbohydrate 62 grams
Fiber 10 grams
Protein 36 grams
Salads and Soup
Apple Harvest Chicken Salad (as served)
Calories 804 (half = 402)
Fat 43 grams (half = 21 grams)
Sodium 1,750 mg (half = 875 mg)
Carbohydrate 64 grams (half = 32 grams)
Fiber 8 grams (half = 4 grams)
Protein 44 grams (half = 22 grams)
Avo-Cobb-O (without Bleu cheese crumbles, bacon bits and garlic focaccia with 2oz of Balsamic vinaigrette dressing)
Calories 497
Fat 27 grams
Sodium 1,154 grams
Carbohydrate 23 grams
Fiber 9 grams
Protein 39 grams
Half Serving of Grilled Chicken alla Caprese (as served)
Calories 330
Fat 17 grams
Sodium 660 mg
Carbohydrate 18 grams
Fiber 2 grams
Protein 26 grams
Simply Grilled Chicken Salad (without bread and with 2 oz Balsamic Vinaigrette dressing)
Calories 491
Fat 24 grams
Sodium 1,258 mg
Carbohydrate 26 grams
Fiber 6 grams
Protein 42 grams
Half of a Southwest Grilled Chicken Salad (without tri-colored tortilla strips or fried Jalapeno rings)
Calories 335
Fat 21 grams
Sodium 785 mg
Carbohydrate 11 grams
Fiber 3.5 grams
Protein 23 grams
Cup of Red's Homemade Chili (as served)
Calories 278
Fat 16 grams
Sodium 665 mg
Carbohydrate 14 grams
Dietary Fiber 2 grams
Protein 15 grams
Best Sides for Substitution
Melon Wedges (as served)
Calories 61
Fat 0 grams
Sodium 29 mg
Carbohydrate 15 grams
Fiber 2 grams
Protein 2 grams
Steamed Broccoli (as served) (Also Steamed Carrots but no info available for those)
Calories 32
Fat 0 grams
Sodium 31 mg
Carbohydrate 6 grams
Fiber 3 grams
Protein 3 grams
Kid's Entrées
Chick On A Stick (as served)
Calories 152
Fat 4 grams
Sodium 275 mg
Carbohydrate 0 grams
Fiber 0 grams
Protein 30 grams
Rad Chicken Burger (as served)
Calories 302
Fat 7 grams
Sodium 535 mg
Carbohydrate 28 grams
Fiber 1 gram
Protein 34 grams
Rad Garden Burger (as served)
Calories 305
Fat 7 grams
Sodium 1044 mg
Carbohydrate 51 grams
Fiber 4 grams
Protein 4 grams
Rad Robin Burger (as served)
Calories 286
Fat 12 grams
Sodium 381 mg
Carbohydrate 28 grams
Fiber 1 gram
Protein 17 grams
Rad Vegan Boca Burger (as served)
Calories 289
Fat 5 grams
Sodium 1,162 mg
Carbohydrate 39 grams
Fiber 9 grams
Protein 31 grams
Red Robinetti Spaghetti (as served)
Calories 297
Fat 2 grams
Sodium 522 mg
Carbohydrate 56 grams
Fiber 2 grams
Protein 11 grams
For a gourmet burger restaurant, there are healthy alternatives especially for children. What is your healthy favorite? How would you customize to make better options?
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