Fast food restaurants cannot usually be described as the best place for someone to find a healthy meal. Despite this, there are many people who crave fast food when they are on a diet. In response, several fast food places have started to offer slightly healthier food choices, like diet beverages and leaner burgers. You can get a coupon for a free Coke Zero drink when you buy a turkey burger from Carl’s Jr.
I remember the first time I ate at a Carl’s Jr. restaurant. I grew up in the Midwest, and there weren’t any Carl’s Jr. restaurants where I was living. Several years ago, my husband and I moved to California. I remember being told by his relatives that the burgers at Carl’s Jr. were the best burgers ever, and that I really had to try one.
Never before had I seen a burger that was designed to be eaten with the paper wrapping still covering half of it. This, I quickly learned, was because Carl’s Jr. puts a whole lot of stuff on their burgers, and the paper helps to keep things from falling out. I must admit, I thought this burger was incredibly tasty, even if it was a bit messier to eat than one from McDonald’s or Burger King would be. I ended up moving into a home that just so happened to be located near a Carl’s Jr. No, that’s not the reason why my husband and I bought our home. It was merely a lucky coincidence.
Today, as I write this blog, I am on a diet. Maybe not so much a “diet”, exactly, but a definite interest in losing some weight. Summer is around the corner, and I, like many other women, want to lose a few more pounds before I will even consider the idea of wearing a swimsuit. This means I’m going to have to start watching what I eat.
Carl’s Jr. has three brand new turkey burgers on their menu. The restaurant teamed up with the editors of the diet book called “Eat This, Not That!” in order to come up with three charbroiled turkey burgers. Each sandwich has a thick, juicy, turkey patty, and comes on a whole wheat bun.
The original turkey burger has just 490 calories. You can also get a Guacamole turkey burger that is also 490 calories and comes topped with guacamole, and pepper jack cheese. There is also a Teriyaki turkey burger that is 470 calories. It comes with grilled pineapple, teriyaki glaze, and swiss cheese.
Right now, there is a coupon that you can print out and take with you the next time you visit a Carl’s Jr. restaurant. The coupon gives you one free medium size Coke Zero drink when you buy any of the three turkey burgers that Carl’s Jr. has to offer.
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