I am a sucker. Big time. As soon as I see a commercial for something that catches my eye I MUST HAVE IT!
This week the Wendy’s commercials for their new side option – a sweet potato was the thing. So, when date night rolled around tonight I told Ben I wanted a Wendy’s Sweet potato and a Carl’s Jr. Turkey Burger.
Okay the original plan was to go to Native Foods for a tempeh burger, but I did the math and figured the calorie stats were similar and I really wanted a burger-y type meal.
So we stopped at Wendy’s for the baked sweet potato. It’s $2.49 and comes with brown sugar butter. Tip: ask for NO BUTTER. Even though it’s on the side it’s irresistible. If you taste it you will eat it. So good.
I don’t remember the last time I ate “fast food”, but I don’t have any food rules anymore so I’m pretty sure the sky isn’t going to fall based on this meal. The Carl’s Jr. Turkey Burger has 490 calories. You can read all their nutritional info here.
My date used to eat fast food all the time. He thought it was weird to see me there 
He was a very bad influence and suggested dessert – THE WORLD’S BIGGEST OREO!!!
It’s like a dream.
Okay, it’s really a hand scooped Oreo Ice Cream Sandwich!
We shared the dessert and the fries for a more moderate meal
Then we hit up Costco for some healthy staples – it’s all about balance!
Like, how I balance all these veggies…
I spent a significant amount of time digging through the watermelon bin for the biggest one. 
I love it so hard.
So many good eats on one date night. Love love love.
Question: Thoughts on the Wendy’s Sweet Potato?
Favorite side to order with a burger or sandwich?
I love sweet potatoes, I wish they’d have them readily available as a convenience food over here too. I do love baking them and dipping them in a ridiculous amount of BBQ sauce, well, maybe not so healthy this way…
That amount of celery is insane! Haha.
I just tried (and blogged about) Wendy’s sweet potato…it was okay. I think the commercial wowed me more than the taste. I’m not a fan of the cinnamon butter or the price. In the south, it’s $2.49 or something around that. I just bought a sweet potato for 30 cents! I prefer to make my own, know what I mean?!
You totally made me want one of those sweet potatoes, so I got one with my Wendy’s salad for last night’s dinner.
I am SO glad there is another human on earth who loves watermelon as much as me!!!!! I GO THROUGH ONE EVERY TWO DAYS IN THE SUMMER!! Even the 10 dollar crappy ones in the winter are worth my dollar. Thank you for making me feel A LITTLE less crazy today!;) Love the pics! haha
I’m glad to hear Wendy’s now offers sweet potatoes. I don’t frequent fast food places but as a vegetarian it give me another option while traveling. My go to travel stop for a quick meal is usually subway. Nice to have another option. I could make a meal of salad and potato. Love watermelon have not had one yet this year. Your pic has me craving one. Just told my son that all I wanted for mothers day is a watermelon. Ben is looking mighty slender these days.
The sweet potato is a great idea. I love them and would def. order one.
I am not sure what to think about a sweet potato at Wendy’s. I guess I will try most things once. I like to make sweet potaotes at home I really don’t think about that as an option when I go to a fast food place.
Favorite side would have to be french fries. only thin cut ones though.
I’ve never had a sweet potato at Wendy’s but I love their baked regular potatoes!! I’d definitely love to try that.
Brown sugar butter sounds dangerous/delicious!
I did not know Wendy’s had baked sweet potatoes…good to know as I always like to have healthier options at fast food restaurants as you never know when others will out vote you 🙂
You just look so cute with your watermelon!!!!!
Besitos de Maruecos (oh yes, you do have a Moroccan Reader!)
I haven’t seen ads for sweet potatoes at our Wendy’s in AZ. Sweet potatoes is definitely something I’d like to incorporate in to my diet. 🙂 Love the pictures of your watermelon love!
I didnt know about the sweet potato option at wendy’s. If I do fast food I want my potatoes in fried form only. I am a huge fan of pollo loco’s sweet potato fries!
So, two things: 1. I fell off my chair when you commented on my post! I’ve been reading your blog (silently, I’m such a creep, sorry) for like two years. haha.
2. My husband’s grandparents are (were? his grandmother just passed away 2 months ago but I still talk about her in the present tense. weird I know) THE biggest food snobs in the world. Like – horrible. They are SUPER picky about restaurants. So when we moved down here, my husband asked them about a good place for burgers…. his grandmother went on & on describing this great restaurant – “The people are so friendly and the burger is so juicy and perfectly cooked and the flavors are just wonderful” – and we were like, “Okay so where is it?!” and she goes “Wendy’s!!!!” It was super funny but it’s true – Wendy’s is the best fast food!!
Fun date night! If I get a burger, it’s most definitely with fries. I usually am craving the fries more than anything anyway!
HAHA “I love it so hard.” you crack me up.
The Wendy’s commercial had my mouth watering when I saw it!! It’s a must as soon a I feel like a “jr” meal!!
I went to wendys to try their new sweet potato last night too! I am also a sucker 🙂
Glad I’m not the only one!
I LOVE sweet potatoes but I don’t think it would send me running to Wendy’s for one.
You reminded me that I need to fit a trip to Costco into the weekend.
Sweet potato fries (add to Costco list) are a good side.
The Kidless Kronicles
I had the sweet potato the other night, but I definitely put the butter on it. It was tasty, but I am able to get ginormous sweet potatoes at my local market for 39 cents a pound and make them myself and control the butter/cinnamon I top them with.
I can’t even remember the last time I had fast food. But irony of irony is that I own a couple of shares of McDonald’s stock – it was an award in high school!
did they let you take your sweet tater into carl’s jr? i always feel weird if i take food from a different place into another haha
I didn’t ask, but I’ve done this so many times before when I want different food from Ben. I’ve full on packed a lunch to eat at Costco when he wanted pizza one time…
I heard that Wendy’s now has sweet potatoes! That’s pretty awesome.
Not sure our Wendy’s has sweet potatoes as a side item. I haven’t been there is a few months. I will have to check it out! I made homemade sweet potato fries tonight. I may need them again tomorrow…
My date loves fast food as well 🙂 Oh boys..
wow Ben is looking like he is really trimming down! Good for him!
I’m like you and rarely do fast food, but when I do I love fried zucchini.
LOL. You are too funny with the watermelon. so glad strawberries and berries in general are back in season too.
Don’t like Wendy’s. However my hubby and daughter do. So, It gives me a healthy option when I go there. And the Carl’s Turkey burger is good. As long as you tell them to lighten up on the sauce/spread they put on. I swear, if I don’t tell them… its like they dump the whole bottle of stuff on it.
I let them dump it on 🙂
You and Ben must be good celery eaters if you can buy that big huge sack of celery and finish it before it goes bad. Way to go!
We bought 2 bags of them! I eat them whenever I feel like eating, but am not hungry.
I was wondering about those Wendy’s sweet potatoes! I will totally give them a try! I also like apple slices or mandarin oranges with my burger. Other days, it’s fries or else.