--- title: Chipotle: America Has a New Favorite Healthy Fast Food Option description: Subway has fallen for several reasons canonical: https://time.com/3976835/chipotle-healthy-fast-food/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-07-29T19:20:49.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:57:14.735Z og:title: America Has a New Favorite Healthy Fast Food Option og:description: Subway has fallen for several reasons og:url: https://time.com/3976835/chipotle-healthy-fast-food/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt160d4cac6ab7bd16/698858ba524fc0f9a6df3533/chipotle-1280x720.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1280 og:image:height: 720 og:image:alt: chipotle-1280x720 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: America Has a New Favorite Healthy Fast Food Option twitter:description: Subway has fallen for several reasons twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt160d4cac6ab7bd16/698858ba524fc0f9a6df3533/chipotle-1280x720.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # America Has a New Favorite Healthy Fast Food Option > Sponsored content. 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Chipotle has moved into the top spot when it comes to healthy eating in a jiffy, according to Business Insider. Between the [ripped dude](http://chipotlife.com/) who has claimed to eat Chipotle every day for several months straight while maintaining washboard abs to consistent sales growth, [the Mexican food chain is enjoying quite the popularity boom](http://www.businessinsider.com/americas-favorite-healthy-food-is-chipotle-2015-7). Subway, on the other hand, saw their sales plummet by 3%, according to _The Washington Post_. Once numero _uno_ in terms of the fast food hierarchy, the sandwich purveyors dropped to number three in the ranks for the first time in seven years. Couple that with the legal issues former spokesperson Jared Fogle is facing following an FBI investigation and it creates the perfect storm of bad publicity. The Upshot, a New York Times blog, cites the average Chipotle order as containing 1070 calories, but that isn’t stopping self-proclaimed healthy eaters from singing its praises. This is largely due to the chain’s emphasis on serving protein that isn’t laden with human antibiotics (and how many fast food eateries can say that?) along with a commitment to prepping ingredients fresh on a daily basis. And, of course, you don’t have to load up on sour cream, cheese or even a tortilla to dine on a burrito at Chipotle. Keep your order to a lean protein, rice, guac, salsa and lettuce and you’ll cut that 1070 calorie order nearly in half. _This_ [_article_](https://www.mimichatter.com/chipotle-healthiest-fast-food-option-1268285809.html) _originally appeared on_ [_MIMI_](https://www.mimichatter.com/)_._ _More from MIMI:_ * [9 Surprising Ways Celebs Use Food In Their Beauty Routines](http://www.peoplestylewatch.com/people/stylewatch/gallery/0,,20915476,00.html#30322195) * [Your Mirror Is About To Get A Lot Smarter](https://www.mimichatter.com/smart-mirror-personal-health-1271468630.html) * [I’ve Had Acne for 13 Years. 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