Wendy’s Cobb Salad

          When I tried the Wendy’s Cobb Salad, I instantly knew I had a new favorite at this fast food restaurant. My original go to meal from Wendy’s was either the classic chicken nuggets with fries or their Southwest Avocado Salad. After the avocado salad was discontinued, I was forced to try something new. I saw the cobb salad where the avocado salad used to be, read its contents, and decided to give it a go. The salad consists of iceberg lettuce, diced tomatoes, grilled chicken, bacon, shredded cheese, chopped boiled eggs, crispy onion toppings, and ranch dressing.

          Some pros to this salad are definitely the taste for starters. The list of ingredients might sound overwhelming for a salad, but they definitely do go together nicely. All the flavors compliment each other. The savory freshness is definitely going to make your meal. The vegetables in this salad are so fresh and crunchy. The tomatoes aren’t slimy and the lettuce isn’t withered. The different texture and flavor combinations in this salad are literally great, no other words to describe it. 

          If you’re looking for a more healthy salad, this may not be the option for you. The lettuce in this salad has little to no nutrients at all. This salad alone consists of 430 calories, 680 calories if you add the dressing. It consists of 1030 mg of sodium by itself and 1340 after you add dressing. The salad also consists of 8g of saturated fat, 12.5 after the dressing is added. There are a lot more health factors, but none of them are good, especially for a salad. The FDA daily recommended amount of calories is 2,000. This salad alone takes up 21.5% of your daily recommended calorie amount. The recommended daily amount of sodium is 2300 mg and saturated fat is 20g. For one meal, this salad doesn’t leave room for many other meals if you want to meet your daily recommendation goals. Although I enjoy this salad a lot, I do not consume it daily or even weekly. 

This salad comes in a clear, sturdy container. The material is not even close to flimsy, it’s a very high quality bowl. The Wendy’s closest to my house is always clean and clear. Never too crowded, but even on busy days it still remains clean. This includes its bathrooms, it’s very rare to find a fast food restroom with a nice, clean, and properly functioning bathroom. I think Wendy’s as a total chain does a nice job at keeping its locations clean. I don’t recall ever coming across a Wendy’s with a dirty seating area or anything in that sort, especially compared to their competitors.

Joy Odusanya