Fast Food Restaurants and Healthy Choices FD
Fast Food Restaurants and Healthy Choices
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Fast Food Restaurants and Healthy Choices In today’s society, people are always on the move and don’t always have time for home cooked meals. Many of these people make the choice to eat fast food, most likely because it is a fast meal and takes no time to prepare. When it comes to fast food restaurants, there are unhealthy restaurants like McDonalds and then there are healthier restaurants like Subway.
Higher Calories vs. Lower Calories When choosing what kind of food establishment you want to go to, it is always a good idea to know the nutritional information for the food you want to eat. By knowing this information, you will be able to make a better decision towards choosing an establishment that serves healthier food keeping you in better shape.
McDonald’s Calories
McDonalds’ food tends to have higher calories than foods that you would find at an establishment such as Subway. The Big Mac burger from McDonalds’ for instance has 550 calories (http://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en/food/product_nutrition.sandwiches.255.Big-Mac.html) and that is just the burger itself; that is not including any French Fries that come standard with the meal. The Premium McWrap Chicken & Bacon (Crispy) has a whopping 620 calories (http://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en/food/product_nutrition.chicken.1063.Premium-McWrap-Chicken-Bacon-Crispy.html) and once again, this is not including any sides that you might want to get with your meal. Of their “Burgers and Sandwiches,” only 15 of 37 menu items have less than 400 calories and that is not including any sides. It is also noteworthy that many of their items also have high sodium content (http://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en/full_menu_explorer.html).
Subway’s Calories Subway’s food tends to have lower calories than that of McDonalds. The 6” BLT only has 320 calories (http://www.subway.com/nutrition/nutritionlist.aspx). A 6” Cold Cut Combo only has 360 calories
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Fast Food Restaurants and Healthy Choices In today’s society, people are always on the move and don’t always have time for home cooked meals. Many of these people make the choice to eat fast food, most likely because it is a fast meal and takes no time to prepare. When it comes to fast food restaurants, there are unhealthy restaurants like McDonalds and then there are healthier restaurants like Subway.
Higher Calories vs. Lower Calories When choosing what kind of food establishment you want to go to, it is always a good idea to know the nutritional information for the food you want to eat. By knowing this information, you will be able to make a better decision towards choosing an establishment that serves healthier food keeping you in better shape.
McDonald’s Calories
McDonalds’ food tends to have higher calories than foods that you would find at an establishment such as Subway. The Big Mac burger from McDonalds’ for instance has 550 calories (http://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en/food/product_nutrition.sandwiches.255.Big-Mac.html) and that is just the burger itself; that is not including any French Fries that come standard with the meal. The Premium McWrap Chicken & Bacon (Crispy) has a whopping 620 calories (http://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en/food/product_nutrition.chicken.1063.Premium-McWrap-Chicken-Bacon-Crispy.html) and once again, this is not including any sides that you might want to get with your meal. Of their “Burgers and Sandwiches,” only 15 of 37 menu items have less than 400 calories and that is not including any sides. It is also noteworthy that many of their items also have high sodium content (http://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en/full_menu_explorer.html).
Subway’s Calories Subway’s food tends to have lower calories than that of McDonalds. The 6” BLT only has 320 calories (http://www.subway.com/nutrition/nutritionlist.aspx). A 6” Cold Cut Combo only has 360 calories
References: Retrieved from http://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en/home.html Retrieved from http://www.subway.com/subwayroot/default.aspx