Wellness Food America's Healthiest Restaurants: Shining Examples of Fast-Food Fare By Health.com Editorial Team Health.com Editorial Team An article by 'Health.com Editorial Team' indicates a collaborative effort from our in-house team. Sometimes, several writers and editors may contribute to an article over the years. These collaborations allow Health.com editors to provide you with the most accurate, up-to-date, and comprehensive information available. The editors at Health.com are a dedicated team of experienced health editors, writers, and other media professionals who strive to bring trustworthy and responsible health and medical content to their readers. As a team, we have decades of experience in health journalism, and have worked at legacy publishers and some of the biggest news and media companies in the U.S. health's editorial guidelines Updated on December 20, 2019 Share Tweet Pin Email Noodles & Company noodles.com Why does this Colorado-based chain top our quick-serve list? Noodles & Company combines 19 fresh vegetables with seven types of pastas in Asian, Mediterranean, or American entrees (think Indonesian Peanut Saute or Wisconsin Mac & Cheese). We love: The Trio—soup, noodles, or salad paired with your favorite protein, plus a side salad or a cup of soup. We love: Anything with the chipotle-adobo-marinated grilled steak. Cosi getcosi.com Any chain that calls small appetizers “Shareables” has the healthy idea down. Cosis central theme—the hearth—yields tasty hearth-baked entrees (in the locations where they serve dinner), from Alpine Chicken to Grilled Wild Alaskan Salmon. High marks for baby carrots as a substitute for chips to go along with sandwiches. We love: The delicious, healthy fruit smoothies in a green tea base. Panera panerabread.com The bread is fresh and tempting (and you can go whole-grain). But look to Paneras soups for great low-calorie and low-sodium options. Fresh fruit cups and apples make for healthy sides, and we give the restaurant special kudos for offering kids meals that come with organic cheese and all-natural peanut butter. We love: “You Pick Two” combos. You can get half a sandwich paired with a vegetarian soup Au Bon Pain aubonpain.com This chain boasts hormone-and antibiotic-free chicken. Plus, it provides a great nonfood nutritional tool: computerized kiosks available in most locations allow you to plan your meal and even sort the menu by your goal—whether it be high fiber and protein; or low carb, fat, cholesterol, sodium, or calories. Next: How to Eat Out Without Gaining a Pound: Next: How to Eat Out Without Gaining a PoundBack to "America's Healthiest Restaurants" Intro: Back to "America's Healthiest Restaurants" Intro Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit