Panera - anything I can eat?
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Panera - anything I can eat?
| Mon, 01-19-2009 - 3:10pm |
Going to Panera tonight with a friend. I just started P2. Haven't had any fruits or grains today yet. What can I have besides coffee? I love their paninis, can I get one and just not eat the bread? Are any of their salads better than others? Any of the breads approved? I did look at the nutritional info and it did not look promising... Holding out hope :)
Thanks!


They have a chicken ceasar salad. That always a pretty safe choice almost anywhere. Their greek salad is also fine. Their Asian is VERY close to legal if you skip the wonton crisps - the dressing is a reduced-sugar asian and has 4 g sugar and the limit is 3 g, so being on phase 3 I often get this one. Stay away from their balsamic dressing, its very high in sugar.
I often get the "You Pick Two" with a 1/2 chicken ceasar salad (skip the croutons) or greek salad and a cup of black bean soup or garden vegetable soup (eating around the pasta).
Being on phase 3 I will occasionally have a 1/2 piece of their whole grain bread, but its not technically legal (only 1.5g fiber serving instead of 3g).
belizesig1
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Hi,
You can have most of the salads but toss the croutons.