Carly Weaver

If you follow a paleo diet, your options are certainly more limited when you dine out or stop by your favorite restaurant chain, like Panera Bread – but that doesn’t mean you can’t find a few things on the menu to enjoy once in a while. Since Panera has such a wide offering of food and drinks, you’ve got some options that will help you stick to your paleo diet. Similar to the keto or mediterranean diet, the big things to [...]

If you follow the popular Mediterranean diet – inspired by the food groups consumed by those living in Mediterranean countries like France, Spain, and Italy – you know that it can be pretty tricky to eat a meal out just about anywhere. So you may be surprised that somewhere like Panera Bread, even though it’s a quick-service restaurant and bakery chain, does still have options that you can enjoy without straying too far [...]

Somewhere with “bread” in its name may not be the first place you run to for a quick meal if you’re on a ketogenic diet, but Panera Bread actually has some keto-friendly options to choose from (as long as you remove some ingredients like, well, the bread). Eating on the keto diet is all about limiting your carbohydrates, which may be tricky at a bakery chain – but there are customizations you can make that will allow for a [...]

It may be a bakery at its core – it has the word bread in its name, after all – but that doesn’t mean Panera Bread can’t be a friendly place for a gluten-free customer.  Although Panera does not make gluten-free bread, and obvious gluten-filled items like pastries, bagels, and sandwiches are to be avoided, the bakery chain does offer a large menu with plenty of salads, soups, and snacks that can be enjoyed on a [...]

The Mediterranean diet is a heart-healthy, plant-forward approach to eating that many have found success with, whether they follow it for specific health reasons or simply to help maintain an overall balanced diet.  Because processed foods, added sugars, and other more unnatural ingredients are to be avoided on the diet, it can be tough to find something diet-friendly when you go out to eat. But Chipotle is known for being [...]

It can be a challenging feat to dine out anywhere these days while following the paleo diet, let alone at a fast food or quick service restaurant. But there are some chains that are more diet-friendly than others, and Chipotle Mexican Grill is one of them. Chipotle doesn’t just offer vegan, vegetarian, keto-friendly, and gluten-free options, but paleo-friendly ones as well. While there are certainly items and orders to [...]