The name Arby's is a longer spelling of the letters "RB," which stand for Raffel Brothers. Brothers Forrest and Leroy Raffel established the first Arby's Roast Beef Restaurant in Ohio in 1964. Currently headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the fast food chain has locations in 48 states and five countries, as of 2011.
Menu Features
The most popular selection on Arby's menu is its signature regular Roast Beef sandwich, and the Beef 'N Cheddar sandwich is the next most-purchased item. Other sandwiches include such meat fillings as chicken salad, corned beef, crispy chicken, salami and oven-roasted chicken, ham or turkey. Besides various beverages, desserts and shakes, the restaurant also serves chicken tenders, chopped salads and meals for kids. Sides includes fries, mozzarella sticks and onion rings.
Sandwich Calorie Information
Arby's sells sandwiches in four categories: Roast Beef, Chicken, Market Fresh and Toasted. Sandwiches range from 340 calories for a 154g regular Roast Beef to 820 calories for a 284g Ultimate BLT in the Market Fresh category. Arby's Chicken sandwiches, made with either crispy or roast chicken, range from 400 calories for a 189g Roast Chicken to 620 calories for a 241g Crispy Chicken Cordon Bleu. The four toasted submarine sandwiches contain meats such as bacon and roasted beef, ham or turkey, and they range from 500 to 590 calories.
Calories in Other Menu Items
Chicken tenders contain 360 calories in a 131g regular serving, and dipping sauces such as buffalo, honey Dijon, ranch and tangy barbecue add 10 to 160 calories. Potato cakes are the lowest-calorie side dish with 260 calories per 100g serving, and large curly fries are the highest-calorie side dish with 710 calories per 201g serving. Ordering plain coffee or diet soda with your meal adds no calories, but sweetened beverages and sodas contain 100 to 200 calories per serving, and shakes have 380 to 570 calories.
Fat Information
Arby's sandwiches range in total fat from 11g for a regular Roast Beef to 44g for an Ultimate BLT. Despite its high fat content, the Ultimate BLT contains 1g less saturated fat than the Roast Turkey, Ranch & Bacon sandwich and the Roast Beef & Swiss sandwich, which have 10g. Regular-sized chicken tenders provide 17g of total fat and 2.5g of saturated fat, and side dishes range from 15g of total fat for a 100g serving of potato cakes to 37g of total fat for large curly fries. Mozzarella sticks contain the most saturated fat, with 13g in a 206g, 660-calorie, large serving.
Healthier Alternatives
Most Arby's food is high in sodium, with 870 to 2,270mg per serving, although a daily diet of 2,000-calories should contain no more than 2,400mg total. Healthier Arby's options for limiting calories, fat and sodium include the Chopped Farmhouse Roast Chicken Salad with no dressing and the Jr. Roast Beef sandwich for children. The salad has 250 calories, 13g of total fat and 680mg of sodium, and the sandwich has 200 calories, 6g of total fat and 530mg of sodium.
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