The 5: Choosing the lesser offender

Go, go, go!!! It seems like that should be our national anthem. Considering the amount of events, commitments, obligations, meetings, activities, work functions, and -- lest we forget -- driving to and from each of these time crunchers, it's amazing that we even have time to eat and sleep. It's no wonder, then, that a healthy meal or snack sometimes has to simply be the lesser offender. Between a Snickers, Twix, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, and a Pay Day, we choose the Pay Day because it has less sugar and contains a healthy amount of peanuts. Does this make a Pay Day healthy? Not really, it just makes it the lesser offender of the bunch.

This same idea generally applies for many on-the-go type foods, requiring a health conscious person to make the healthiest choice possible given the circumstances and options. A perfect example of such a decision usually happens at around 3:45pm or so, when you're hungry again and you only have a few minutes to prepare something at work. The answer usually comes in the form of a frozen sandwich of some kind. But which are truly among the most healthy? Thanks to a recent article in Men's Health, we now know at least 5 that aren't half bad for you.

1. Healthy Choice Smoked Chicken Panini - 310 cal, 42g carb, 4.5g total fat, 25g protein

2. Stouffer's Lean Cuisine Southwest-Style Chicken Panini - 280 cal, 32g carb, 7g total fat, 20g protein

3. South Beach Diet Chicken Monterey Wraps - 220 cal, 26g carb, 7g total fat, 16g protein

4. Lean Pockets Chicken, Broccoli & Cheddar - 250 cal, 38g carb, 7g total fat, 10g protein

5. Stouffers Grilled Chicken Italian Panini - 350 cal, 31g carb, 17g fat, 20g protein