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Fast Food
It's hard not to fall into the trap. There's just not
enough time in the day. "Let's grab a quick bite for dinner." Well
those meals on-the-go are just not all they're cracked up to be! We all know that fast
food is usually not the healthiest of choices. Surprisingly you can make smarter
choices when faced with the questions "Do you want fries with that?"
or "Super-sized?" Take a peek at the charts below for
nutritional info (embrace yourself):
McDonald's
Some not so healthy choices:
Food |
Serving Size |
Total Calories |
Protein (grams) |
Carbohydrates (grams) |
Fat (grams) |
Sodium (mg) |
French Fries
|
Large |
*540 |
8 |
*68 |
26 |
350 |
Sausage Biscuit w/Egg
|
1 |
*490 |
16 |
31 |
3*3 |
*1010 |
Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit
|
1 |
*480 |
20 |
31 |
31 |
*1410 |
Breakfast Burrito
|
1 |
290 |
13 |
24 |
16 |
680 |
Sausage McMuffin w/Egg
|
1 |
440 |
19 |
27 |
28 |
890 |
Filet-o-fish
|
1 |
470 |
15 |
45 |
26 |
890 |
Quarter Pounder
|
1 |
430 |
23 |
37 |
21 |
840 |
Quarter Pounder w/Cheese
|
1 |
530 |
28 |
38 |
30 |
*1310 |
Chrispy Chicken Deluxe
|
1 |
550 |
23 |
54 |
27 |
*1180 |
Big Mac
|
1 |
*590 |
24 |
47 |
34 |
*1090 |
Big N' Tasty w/Cheese
|
1 |
290 |
12 |
37 |
*37 |
*1210 |
Chicken McNuggett
|
6 pieces |
290 |
15 |
20 |
17 |
540 |
Cheese Danish
|
1 |
400 |
7 |
45 |
21 |
400 |
(*WOW!!!)
Some better choices at McDonald's:
| Food |
Serving Size |
Total Calories |
Protein (grams) |
Carbohydrates (grams) |
Fat (grams) |
Sodium (mg) |
| Garden Salad |
1 |
100 |
4 |
7 |
6 |
120 |
| Grilled Chicken Ceasar Salad |
1 |
100 |
17 |
3 |
2.5 |
240 |
| Chicken McGrill |
1 plain |
340 |
26 |
45 |
7 |
890 |
| LoFat Apple Bran Muffin |
1 |
300 |
6 |
61 |
3 |
380 |
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Burger King
Some not so healthy choices:
| Food |
Serving
Size |
Total
Calories |
Protein
(grams) |
Carbohydrates
(grams) |
Fat
(grams) |
Sodium* (mg) |
| Croissanwich w/Sausage, Egg
& Cheese |
1 |
500 |
19 |
26 |
36 |
*1020 |
| Biscuit w/Sausage, Egg &
Cheese |
1 |
650 |
20 |
38 |
*46 |
*1600 |
Cini-Minis
w/o icing |
4 rolls |
440 |
6 |
51 |
23 |
710 |
| Whopper w/Cheese |
1 |
*780 |
34 |
55 |
*47 |
*1390 |
| Double Whopper w/Cheese |
1 |
*1020 |
53 |
55 |
*65 |
*1460 |
| Bacon Double Cheeseburger |
1 |
610 |
38 |
32 |
*37 |
*1170 |
| BK Big Fish |
1 |
*710 |
24 |
67 |
*38 |
*1200 |
| Chicken Sandwich |
1 |
660 |
25 |
53 |
*39 |
*1330 |
| Chicken Club Sandwich |
1 |
*740 |
30 |
55 |
*44 |
*1530 |
| French Fries |
large |
500 |
6 |
63 |
25 |
940 |
(*WOW!!!)
Some better choices at Burger King:
| Food |
Serving Size |
Total Calories |
Protein (grams) |
Carbohydrates (grams) |
Fat (grams) |
Sodium (mg) |
| Whopper Jr. w/o Mayo |
1 |
330 |
18 |
32 |
14 |
470 |
BK Broiler
w/o Mayo |
1 |
390 |
29 |
51 |
8 |
1010 |
Chicken Tenders Sandwich
w/o Mayo |
1 |
290 |
13 |
46 |
10 |
570 |
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