Arby's is a fast-food establishment known for its sandwiches made from huge stacks of sliced roast beef. Finding healthy alternatives is difficult at Arby's, but healthy selections do exist if you choose carefully.
Low-Calorie Options
A review of the Arby's menu shows that with 360 calories, the prime-cut chicken tenders is the low-calorie leader in all entree categories, except for salads. All the salads have less than 300 calories, except for the crispy chopped farmhouse chicken salad which has 430 calories.
Sodium
Salads aside, every single entree except for one has more than 1,000 mg of sodium. A number of these top out at over 2,000 mg of sodium.
The best low-sodium choices are the smallest roast beef sandwich which has 970 mg of sodium or one of the salads. Just be careful to avoid the crispy chopped farmhouse chicken salad which has 1,150 mg of sodium.
Side Dishes
With no fat and only 10 mg of sodium, Arby's applesauce is one of the healthiest items on their menu. It satisfies 45 percent of the daily requirement for vitamin C.
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