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I went to McDonald's, Wendy's, Chick-fil-A, and Burger King and ordered the best-looking salad on the menu.
- Salads are a perfectly valid meal choice at a fast-food restaurant.
- I taste-tested salads from McDonald's, Burger King, Chick-fil-A, and Wendy's to see which chain's was best.
- Chick-fil-A's Market Salad took the cake with its high-quality fresh ingredients, easy-to-eat presentation, and winning combination of flavors.
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"Eat a salad once in a while," is advice I often hear as a fast-food reporter and taste tester.
Well, for me, it's been more than a while.
Sometimes you realize that all you've eaten in the last week is burgers, and wings, and pizza, and fries, and combinations thereof, and maybe you need to make some changes before it catches up with you.
Read more: I tried the signature burgers from 5 major fast-food chains, and the winner was obvious
I owed my body quite a few salads.
So when it came time to compare salads from fast-food restaurants, I salivated at the opportunity to stuff myself with veggies for a change. I went to Manhattan locations of McDonald's, Wendy's, Chick-fil-A, and Burger King and ordered the best-looking salad on the menu.
Here are the details on the leafy greens: