It wasn't so long ago that eating fast food meant tossing your weight-loss goals in the deep fryer. Most of the choices packed your daily calories and fat into one meal! The good news is that takeout joints have rejigged their menus by adding low-cal sandwiches and salads and giving makeovers to formerly high-fat entrees. Now it's easier than ever to make healthy fast food choices: you just need to know what to order.

We've uncovered the most diet-friendly menu items with help from Theresa Glanville, professor of nutrition at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, and Shari Segal, a dietitian and professor at McGill University Health Centre, Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal.

Tour our virtual food court for the most diet-friendly menu items at your favourite fast food joints. Plus get more fast food rules to help you shave off calories and fat no matter where you're eating!