Find Sonic Nutrition Information for Sonic Drive-In

Find Sonic Nutrition Information for Sonic Drive-In
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The Basic Sonic Menu

Sonic restaurants are popping up everywhere, especially in the northeast. The basic menu has a wide selection of offerings.

Let’s start by examining a popular meal at Sonic.

Known for their specialty drinks, a 14 oz. Lime Real Fruit Slush totals 200 calories and 50 grams of sugar, higher than an average soft drink.

For the meal, popular choices are hamburgers and French fries. The classic Sonic Burger with mayonnaise is 650 calories total and 340 fat calories. Keep in mind the sugar while you’re eating a burger as well, which totals 11 grams. Just for a small burger, this is a ton of calories, fat and sodium.

What happens if you order a Super Sonic Jalapeno Cheeseburger? This amasses a whooping 890 calories and 470 fat calories . . . and get ready for this, has 1600 mg of sodium total!

A medium fries has 330 calories, 120 fat calories and 440 mg of sodium, but surprisingly no sugar at all. For a more hearty choice, let’s select a medium French fries with chili and cheese. This snack has 490 calories, 240 fat calories and 92 mg of sodium.

Even the basic drink, burger and fries option will serve as most of your daily caloric intake. The fat calories and sodium vastly exceed the norm as well. Take a look at the nutritional facts for other popular Sonic choices:

  • 14 oz. Oreo Sonic Blast is 540 calories, 190 fat calories and 67 grams of sugar.

  • Extra Long Chili Cheese Coney hotdog is 660 calories, 350 fat calories and 1860 mg of sodium.

  • Breakfast Burritos - Bacon, Egg and Cheese are 450 calories, 250 fat calories and 1290 mg of sodium.

Restricted Diet Information & Healthy Choices

Healthy Choices at Sonic

Yes, there are some healthy gems on the Sonic menu. For those who are on a restricted diet, such as those with high blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol, there are healthier options. And for those of you who are just plain healthy eaters, who are dragged to Sonic by friends and family against their will, here are some options for you too.

We are happy to find a few healthy drinks, starting with bottles of water. Other choices are:

  • Minute Maid juice at 120 calories per 12 oz. drink
  • Unsweetened ice tea
  • Premium Roast Coffees

Be careful of what coffee you order. A 14 oz. plain coffee is just 10 calories vs. a 14 oz. Iced Latte - Chocolate/Caramel, which is 260 calories and 70 fat calories. Note: Fruit Smoothies are high in calories and sugar, so stay away from them.

Sonic offers two salads:

  • Grilled Chicken Salad is 250 calories, 90 fat calories, 1070 mg of sodium and 6 grams of sugar. Not bad for fast food.

  • Crispy Chicken Salad is 340 calories, 170 fat calories, 970 mg of sodium and 6 grams of sugar.

  • Fat Free Italian dressing is the healthiest choice, totaling a mere 40 calories.

Unfortunately, the chicken sandwiches aren’t that healthy - the calories are still extremely high. If you have to eat a sandwich, the best option is the Grilled Chicken Wrap, which has 390 calories, 130 fat calories . . . but watch out for the 1420 mg of sodium.

Finally, you can order a small treat of:

  • Apple Slices, only 35 calories, no fat, no sodium and only 7 grams of sugar.

  • Apple Slices with Fat Free Caramel Dipping Sauce, which has 120 calories, no fat, 60 mg of sodium . . . but watch out for the 23 grams of sugar.

Now that you know have Sonic nutrition information, you can choose to eat there or not. For a once in a while splurge for a very healthy person, it’s okay. But for those with health issues or very healthy eating habits, stick to the suggestions above and you’ll be fine.

References

Sonic Nutrition Guide – sonicdrivein.com/pdfs/menu/SonicNutritionGuide.pdf

Sonic Menu – sonicdrivein.com/menu/sections.do

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