How to eat fast food without packing on the pounds
- by Francesca Clarke on Nov 15th 2007 3:00PM
- Filed under food, kids
My husband eats fast food when he's sick. He claims that it's "comfort food" and actually helps him feel better. When I hear that, I immediately lose any illness sympathies I had for him and insist that if he's well enough to eat junk, then he's well enough to take out the garbage. Still, he loves it. I'm not as drawn to the taste, but still find myself in drive-thrus and food courts with alarming regularity. My excuse: It's convenient.
Whatever your excuse, fast food is something we're all indulging in. The secret is knowing how to make the right choices and avoid the extra pounds that so often follow these quick and easy meals out.
Fast Food Restaurant and Nutrition facts compared takes the guesswork out of choosing where to eat. The table showing french fries is shocking. Sodium levels vary among restaurants from 135mg to 1530mg for a serving of fries. A regular size serving of fries ranges from 260-730 calories. The actual serving sizes of these "regular" portions vary too, so it's worth looking into. The tables are sortable, so choose what matters to you and your family, then have a look at the facts.
If you're interested in learning how to make better fast food choices you'll find this information very useful. Find your favorite burger or breakfast sandwich, compare the restaurants and make your next food court visit guilt free.
[via: Lifehacker]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
11-16-2007 @ 9:41PM
Ashley said...
That doesn't make sense. Fast food is fast food end of story. It's fatty, greesy, salty, and altogether bad for you.
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11-16-2007 @ 11:06PM
molly said...
well that was a total waste of my time
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11-16-2007 @ 11:15PM
H said...
While fast food has never been a comfort food for me when I have been ill it did the trick after I once spent a good four days fighting the flu. After spiking out with a fever of 103, with all that sweating besides the chills, and not having solid food for 4 days, I craved a double cheeseburger from the "Golden Arches" like you would not believe. And I sent the hubbie out to get one, too.
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11-17-2007 @ 12:30AM
Bonnie said...
One thing for sure, fast food is a hangover cure. A quarter pounder with cheese and a chocolate shake and I'm a new woman after a night of a lil' too much wine. Nothing like it. Bad or good.
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11-17-2007 @ 2:21AM
Christine said...
This article shows you the choices available at fast food places. I order the small childs hamburger or small fry knowing how much fat is in each, better than ordering a huge heartattack sandwich. If I want fast food I'll buy it and not feel so guilty by ordering the smaller items. It satisfies my temptation for fast food.
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11-17-2007 @ 7:13AM
Susan said...
Is it possible all consumers encourage fast food businesses to get rid of fried foods all together? Research what other healthier countries are doing in their fast food industry. Maybe fast food places should survey Centurians and ask their opinion of what they suggest for healthier choices on the menu.
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