If you are looking for bang for the buck, and calories for the buck, Carl’s Jr (and its other incarnations) have recently brought in four different $5 boxes. They are actually boxes, even if you stay “for here”, you still get your food in a box like this:
It is a bit wasteful in terms of packaging and it fills up their trash much faster, but that aside, they have four different combos in this line that has this structure:
- two main dishes
- fries
- fountain drink
- cookie
You pay $5 plus any applicable taxes for all that. The best value in terms of the two main dishes is Combo #4, you get a Cheeseburger AND a Chicken Sandwich. This can be a lunch box for two if you take it to go. You can upgrade the fries to a larger size or supplement the meal for two with something else.
As it is, most of these boxes are over 1000 calories, making them more like a 1.5 meal, than just a lunch or dinner.
As usual with fast food, moderation is key! Just because the price is right, it doesn’t mean we eat this every day 🙂
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