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"+++inset-image-right\\n\\n[#image: /photos/57d8c76e4b76f0f832a0f366]||||||\\n\\n+++\\n\\nWhether you've always been a big fan of their [burgers](/fooddiet/2011/09/guilt-free-burgers-slideshow) and melts -- or just happened to discover a [Steak 'n Shake](http://www.steaknshake.com/)during a pit stop for your[holiday travels](/fooddiet/2013/02/airport-snacks-slideshow), you'll be happy to know that they do have some menu items that are just as reasonable as they are tasty. The secret? Just do a little research -- as in, check out my waistline friendly menu picks.\\n\\n- Veggie Melt (Without Portobellos): At just 440 calories, this meatless sandwich features melted pepperjack cheese on grilled sourdough bread that's topped off with lettuce, tomato, red onion and fresh guacamole. All those veggies will provide you with seven grams of fiber and a whopping 40 percent of your daily value for Vitamins A and C. You can add portobellos to this melt too -- but be aware, due to how they are prepared, they'll add nearly 200 additional calories to your meal.\\n- Guacamole Single Steakburger: This burger is so loaded with flavor that you would *never* guess that it clocks in at just 380 calories. Their iconic, juicy patty is topped with lettuce, tomato, red onion, pepperjack cheese, chipotle sauce and of course their made-from-scratch-daily guacamole. Thanks to the heart-healthy fats from the [avocado](/flash/2013/02/superfood-of-the-week-avocado), less than half of this burger's fat is saturated. Skip the cheese or chipotle sauce to slash the calories and fat even more.\\n- Shooters: If your appetite is on the lighter side, try one of these smaller-style burgers (also known to some as sliders) to satisfy your craving for less calories and fat. Choose between a plain, Buffalo-, BBQ-, Hot Pepper-, Ketchup and Mustard-, or Ketchup and Onion-flavored Shooter to stay within approximately 140 calories, seven grams of fat and at least six grams of protein.\\n- Grilled Chicken Sandwich: Enjoy this classic sandwich for a reasonable 400 calories, two tiny grams of saturated fat and 25 grams of filling, muscle-building protein.\\n- Apple Pecan Grilled Chicken Salad: If you like your salads loaded with good stuff, this one is the one for you. A crispy lettuce blend is topped with gala apples, dried cranberries, mandarin oranges, candied pecans, a warm grilled chicken breast and is served with reduced-fat Berry Balsamic Vinaigrette -- all that for less than 400 calories and ten grams of fat.\\n- Sides: Need a side with that? Skip the fries. Steak 'n Shake, unlike most burger places, has a lot of great sides to choose from. To keep it at around 150 calories or less, try one of these options: applesauce, apples and caramel, cottage cheese with a pineapple ring, creamy coleslaw, Mandarin orange cup, small garden salad or a cup of vegetable soup.\\n- Dessert: If you can't go to a place that has the word \\\"Shake\\\" in the name without indulging in one, your best bet is the kid-sized Very Berry Strawberry shake. Despite it's questionable health value, it does have almost half of our daily value for vitamin C and 40 percent of calcium. Another option to satisfy your ice cream craving would be the Oreo Ice Cream sandwich, which comes in at 270 calories and has about half the saturated fat of the shake.\\n\\n*What's your favorite thing on the Steak 'n Shake menu? Tweet us [@SELFmagazine](https://twitter.com/selfmagazine) and [@sarahjaneRD](https://twitter.com/sarahjaneRD)!*\\n\\n RELATED LINKS:\\n\\n- [How Many Cals Do You Need Each Day?](/calculatorsprograms/calculators/calorieneeds)\\n- [How To Make a Healthier Shake](/healthy-holiday/recipes/chocolate-milk-shake)\\n- [More of \\\"What to Order\\\" From Restaurant Faves](/fooddiet/what-to-order/index/index_20131126)\\n\\nImage Credit: *Courtesy of Steak 'n Shake*"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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