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Eating Healthier at Fast Food Restaurants : Cosi

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Cosi may not be familiar to everyone. They are a quasi-sandwich shop similar to the sandwiches offered by Panera bread. Their foundation is a flatbread that was developed to satisfy the owner's desire for a great sandwich in Paris. (I am not certain how one can't find a great sandwich in Paris, however.)

All of that said, their sandwiches are, as you might expect, chock full of salt. Think of something healthy like, say, a hummus and veggie sandwich. Should be easy, right? It's not: their version contains a whopping 1,469 milligrams of sodium. There are none with less than about 750 milligrams, so it's best to try some of their other offerings.

Here are some choices for you at Cosi:

  cal fat sod fib
Bowls
Bowl, Adobo Chicken with Avocado 549 14g 511mg 5g
Bowl, Thai Curry Tofu 654 21 g 434 mg 4.5 g
New Grab & Go Items
Trail Mix, Energy 280 13g 30mg 4g
Trail Mix, All The Right Stuff 230 6g 10mg 2g
Breakfast, Snacks, & Tofu
Cream Cheese, Low-fat 106 8g 266 mg 0 g
Egg, Hardboiled 200 5 g 210 mg 6 g
Fruit Salad 64 0 g 22 mg 2 g
Oatmeal, Bowl 187 4 g 63 mg 5 g
Oatmeal Cup 150 3 g 47 mg 4 g
Parfait, Banana 390 9 g 170 mg 3 g
Parfait, Blueberry 286 2 g 157 mg 4 g
Parfait, Strawberry 293 2 g 157 mg 3 g
Wrap, Spinach Florentine 341 19 g 491 mg 3 g
Wrap, Spinach Florentine (Egg White) 289 13g 582 mg 2 g
Bread, Squagels & Pastries
Bagel, Multigrain (Just Bagel) 290 3 g 620 mg 4 g
Kids
Kids Peanut Butter & Jelly 370 15 g 430 mg 3 g
Salads & Dressings
Signature 714 44 g 668 mg 8 g
Smart Fit 359 18 g 628 mg 13 g
Dressing - Sherry Shallot (Reduced Fat) 94 6 g 170 mg 0 g
Soups
Mediterranean Lentil (Cup) 210 13 g 700 mg 6 g
Tomato Basil (Bowl) 600 47 g 750 mg 0 g
Tomato Basil (Cup) 400 31 g 500 mg 0 g

Updated: January 3, 2021