Eating out

 

Have you ever wondered how much fat and sodium are in the fast foods that you eat?
For a listing of some of the most popular fast foods items, go to http://www.fastfoodfacts.com/

1. Access the Web site (click on link above), and then try to create the meals the appear in the column on the left for each fast food restaurant.  If you don't want to access the Web site, and create the meals on your own, just browse at the meals already "prepared" for you in the column on the right.

2.  Did you learn anything?  Scroll down to the very bottom (below Subway) and try to answer all of the questions.


 
McDonald’s Lunch or Dinner

Meal #1 Fat: Make a meal with sandwich, side 
and drink with 25 grams of fat or less 
(to get this information, click on the above Web site).

Meal#1 Sodium: How much sodium (salt) is in this meal?

Meal #2 Fat: Make a meal with sandwich, side 
and drink for 50 grams of fat or more.

Meal#2 Sodium: How much sodium (salt) is in this meal?

Sodium Question: What is the healthy sodium (salt) 
recommendation for one day?

McDonald’s Lunch or Dinner

Meal #1 Fat Example:
Hamburger (9 grams of fat)
Small French Fries (10 grams of fat)
1% Low-fat milk (3 grams of fat)
Total Fat: 22 grams
Total Calories: 570

Meal#1 Sodium example:
Hamburger (580 mg sodium)
Small (unsalted) French Fries (135 mg sodium)
1% Low-fat milk (115 mg sodium)
Total Sodium: 830 mg

Meal #2 Fat Example:
Quarter pounder with cheese (30 grams of fat)
Super Size French Fries (26 grams of fat)
1% Low-fat milk (3 grams of fat)
Total Fat: 59 grams
Total Calories: 1170

Meal#2 Sodium Example:
Quarter pounder with cheese (1290 mg of sodium)
Super Size (unsalted) French Fries (350 mg of sodium)
1% Low-fat milk (115 mg of sodium)
Total Sodium: 1755 mg

Sodium Question: What is the healthy sodium (salt) 
recommendation for one day? 
Answer: 2400 mg of sodium per day.

McDonald's Breakfast

Meal #1:Make a breakfast (with drink) 
with 25 grams of fat or less.

Question#1: How much sodium (salt) is in this meal?

Meal #2:Make a breakfast (with drink) 
with 40 grams of fat or more.

Question#2: How much sodium (salt) is in this meal?

McDonald's Breakfast

Meal #1 Fat Example:
Scrambled eggs (11 grams of fat)
English muffin (2 grams of fat)
1 tsp. of margarine (4 grams of fat)
Orange juice (0 grams of fat)
Total Fat: 17 grams
Total Calories: 414

Meal#1 Sodium Example:
Scrambled eggs (170 mg of sodium)
English muffin (210 mg of sodium)
1 tsp. of margarine (44 mg of sodium)
Total Sodium: 424 mg

Meal #2 Fat Example: 
Sausage biscuit with egg (37 grams of fat)
Hash browns (8 grams of fat)
Orange juice (0 grams of fat)
Total Fat:  45 grams
Total Calories: 760

Meal#2 Sodium Example:
Sausage biscuit with egg (1160 mg of sodium)
Hash browns (330 mg of sodium)
Orange juice (20 mg of sodium)
Total Sodium: 1510 mg

Burger King Lunch/Dinner
 

Meal #1 Fat:Make a meal with sandwich, 
side and drink with 25 grams of fat or less

Meal#1 Sodium: How much sodium (salt) is in this meal?

Meal #2 Fat:Make a meal with sandwich, 
side and drink for 50 grams of fat or more

Meal#2 Sodium: How much sodium (salt) is in this meal?




 

Burger King Lunch/Dinner

Meal #1 Fat:
4-Piece Chicken Tenders (11 grams of fat)
Small French Fries (13 grams of fat)
Pepsi (0 grams of fat)
Total Fat: 24 grams 
Total Calories: 430

Meal#1 Sodium:
4-Piece Chicken Tenders (470 mg of sodium)
Small (salted) French Fries (550 mg of sodium)
Pepsi (35 mg mg of sodium)
Total Sodium: 1055 mg

Meal #2 Fat:
Double Whopper with cheese (67 grams of fat)
King size French Fries (30 grams of fat)
Pepsi (0 grams of fat)
Total Fat: 97 grams
Total Calories: 1750

Meal#2 Sodium:
Double Whopper with cheese (1460 mg of sodium)
King size French Fries (1180 mg of sodium)
Pepsi (35 mg of sodium)
Total Sodium: 2675 mg

Burger King Breakfast

Meal #1 Fat:Make a breakfast (with drink) 
with 25 grams of fat or less.

Meal#1 Sodium: How much sodium (salt) is in this meal?

Meal #2 Fat:Make a breakfast (with drink) 
with 40 grams of fat or more.

Meal#2 Sodium: How much sodium (salt) is in this meal?

Burger King Breakfast

Meal #1 Fat:
Biscuit with egg (21 grams of fat)
Orange juice (0 grams of fat)
Total Fat: 21 grams
Total Calories: 460

Meal#1 Sodium:
Biscuit with egg (1010 mg of sodium)
Orange juice (20 mg of sodium)
Total Sodium: 1030 mg

Meal #2 Fat:
Biscuit w/sausage, egg & cheese (43 grams of fat)
Orange juice (0 grams of fat)
Total Fat: 43 grams
Total Calories: 700 calories

Meal#2 Sodium:
Biscuit w/sausage, egg & cheese (1650 mg of sodium)
Orange juice (20 mg of sodium)
Total Sodium: 1670 mg

KFC

Meal #1 Fat:Make a meal with 3 pieces of chicken, 
a side and a drink with 25 grams of fat or less.

Meal#1 Sodium: How much sodium (salt) is in this meal?

Meal #2 Fat:Make a meal with 3 pieces of chicken, 
a side and a drink with 50 grams of fat or more.

Meal#2 Sodium: How much sodium (salt) is in this meal?

KFC

Meal #1 Fat:
2 pcs chicken breast without skin (8 grams of fat)
1 leg without skin (2 grams of fat)
BBQ baked beans (3 grams of fat)
Pepsi (0 grams of fat)
Total Fat: 13 grams
Total Calories: 745

Meal#1 Sodium:
2 pcs chicken breast without skin (1594 mg of sodium)
1 leg without skin (259 mg of sodium)
BBQ baked beans (760 mg of sodium)
Pepsi (35 mg of sodium)
Total Sodium: 2648 mg

Meal #2 Fat:
2 pcs Hot & Spicy chicken breast (70 grams of fat)
1 Hot & Spicy chicken thigh (27 grams of fat)
BBQ baked beans (3 grams of fat)
Pepsi (0 grams of fat)
Total Fat: 100 grams
Total Calories: 1770 

Meal#2 Sodium:
2 pcs Hot & Spicy chicken breast (2220 mg of sodium)
1 Hot & Spicy chicken thigh (570 mg of sodium)
BBQ baked beans (760 mg of sodium)
Pepsi (35 mg of sodium)
Total Sodium: 3585

Popeye’s

Meal #1 Fat:Make a meal with 3 pieces of chicken, 
a side and a drink with 25 grams of fat or less.

Meal#1 Sodium: How much sodium (salt) is in this meal?

Meal #2 Fat:Make a meal with 3 pieces of chicken, 
a side and a drink with 50 grams of fat or more.

Meal#2 Sodium: How much sodium (salt) is in this meal?

Popeye's

Meal #1 Fat:
3 pcs chicken leg (21 grams of fat)
Corn on cob (0 grams of fat)
1 tsp. of margarine (4 grams of fat)
Pepsi (0 grams of fat)
Total Fat: 25 grams
Total Calories: 274

Meal#1 Sodium:
3 pcs chicken leg (720 mg of sodium)
Corn on cob  (20 mg of sodium)
1 tsp. of margarine (44 mg of sodium)
Pepsi (35 mg of sodium)
Total Sodium: 819 mg

Meal #2 Fat:
3 pcs spicy chicken breast (27 grams of fat)
Biscuit (26 grams of fat)
1 tsp. of margarine (4 grams of fat)
Pepsi (0 grams of fat)
Total Fat: 57 grams
Total Calories: 424

Meal#2 Sodium:
3 pcs spicy chicken breast (810 mg of sodium)
Biscuit (250 mg of sodium)
1 tsp. of margarine (44 mg of sodium)
Pepsi (35 mg of sodium)
Total Sodium: 1139 mg

White Castle

Meal #1 Fat:Make a meal with 2 sandwiches, a 
side and a beverage with 25 grams of fat or less.

Meal#1 Sodium: How much sodium (salt) is in this meal?

Meal #2 Fat:Make a meal with 2 sandwiches, a 
side and a beverage with 50 grams of fat or more.

Meal#2 Sodium: How much sodium (salt) is in this meal?

White Castle

Meal #1 Fat:
2 Grilled chicken sandwiches (16 grams of fat)
French Fries (6 grams of fat)
Pepsi (0 grams of fat)
Total Fat: 22 grams
Total Calories: 320 

Meal#1 Sodium:
2 Grilled chicken sandwiches (580 mg of sodium)
French Fries (15 mg of sodium)
Pepsi (35 mg of sodium)
Total Sodium: 630 mg

Meal #2 Fat:
2 cheeseburgers (36 grams of fat)
Onion rings (26 grams of fat)
Pepsi (0 grams of fat)
Total Fat: 62 grams
Total Calories: 1330

Meal#2 Sodium:
2 cheeseburgers (1000 mg of sodium)
Onion rings (1300 mg of sodium)
Pepsi (35 mg of sodium)
Total Sodium: 2335 mg

Taco Bell

Meal #1 Fat: Make a meal with a combination 
of two of the following: tacos, burritos, gorditas, 
wraps, nachos, etc. with 25 grams of fat or less.

Meal#1 Sodium: How much sodium (salt) is in this meal?

Meal #2 Fat: Make a meal with a combination 
of two of the following: tacos, burritos, gorditas, 
wraps, nachos, etc. with 50 grams of fat or more.

Meal#2 Sodium: How much sodium (salt) is in this meal?

Taco Bell

Meal #1 Fat:
Taco (10 grams of fat)
Grilled steak soft taco (10 grams of fat)
Pepsi (0 grams of fat)
Total Fat: 20 grams
Total Calories: 560 

Meal#1 Sodium:
Taco  (330 mg of sodium)
Grilled steak soft taco (1020 mg of sodium)
Pepsi (35 mg of sodium)
Total Sodium: 1385 mg

Meal #2 Fat:
Nachos BelleGrande (39 grams of fat)
Chicken fajita wrap supreme (26 grams of fat)
Pepsi (0 grams of fat)
Total Fat: 65 grams
Total Calories: 1440

Meal#2 Sodium:
Nachos BelleGrande (1310 mg of sodium)
Chicken fajita wrap supreme (1300 mg of sodium)
Pepsi (35 mg of sodium)
Total Sodium: 2645 mg

Domino’s Pizza

Meal #1 Fat:Make a meal with 2 slices of pizza 
(or ¼ pizza) and a side with 25 grams of fat or less

Meal#1 Sodium: How much sodium (salt) is in this meal?

Meal #2 Fat:Make a meal with 2 slices of pizza 
(or ¼ pizza) and a side with 50 grams of fat or more

Meal#2 Sodium: How much sodium (salt) is in this meal?

Domino's Pizza

Meal #1 Fat:
2 slices of pepperoni pizza (17 grams of fat)
breadstick (3 grams of fat)
Pepsi (0 grams of fat)
Total Fat: 20 grams
Total Calories: 1072

Meal#1 Sodium:
2 slices of pepperoni pizza (1924 mg of sodium)
breadstick (158 mg of sodium)
Pepsi (35 mg of sodium)
Total Sodium: 2117 mg

Meal #2 Fat:
1 pc 12" deep dish pepperoni pizza (28 grams of fat)
1 pc 6" pepperoni pizza (32 grams of fat)
Pepsi (0 grams of fat)
Total Fat: 60 grams
Total Calories: 1325

Meal#2 Sodium:
1 pc 12" deep dish pepperoni pizza  (1302 mg of sodium)
1 pc 6" pepperoni pizza (1447 mg of sodium)
Pepsi (35 mg of sodium)
Total Sodium: 2784 mg

Pizza Hut

Meal #1 Fat:Make a meal with 3 slices of pizza 
 with 25 grams of fat or less (no side dishes listed)

Meal#1 Sodium: How much sodium (salt) is in this meal?

Meal #2 Fat:Make a meal with 3 slices of pizza 
with 50 grams of fat or more (no side dishes listed)

Meal#2 Sodium: How much sodium (salt) is in this meal?

 

Pizza Hut

Meal #1 Fat:
3 pcs ham Thin N' Crispy pizza (21 grams of fat)
Pepsi (0 grams of fat)
Total Fat: 21 grams
Total Calories: 636 

Meal#1 Sodium:
3 pcs ham Thin N' Crispy pizza  (1986 mg of sodium)
Pepsi (35 mg of sodium)
Total Sodium: 2021 mg

Meal #2 Fat:
3 pcs Meat Lover's Thin N' Crispy pizza (57 grams of fat)
Pepsi (0 grams of fat)
Total Fat: 57 grams
Total Calories: 1167

Meal#2 Sodium:
3 pcs Meat Lover's Thin N' Crispy pizza (2910 mg of sodium)
Pepsi (35 mg of sodium)
Total Sodium: 2945 mg

Subway

The tricky thing about Subway's listings is that none 
of the sandwiches include condiments.  To get a realistic 
picture of the fat content, add 11 grams of fat to each sub: 
(Light mayo=5 grams; Low-fat cheese slice=5 grams).

Meal# 1 Fat: Which 6-inch sub has 25 grams of fat 
or less, including the above 11 grams for mayo and cheese?

Meal#1 Sodium: How much sodium (salt) is in this meal?

Meal# 2 Fat: Which 6-inch sub has 50 grams of fat 
or more (including 11 grams above)?

Meal#2 Sodium: How much sodium (salt) is in this meal?

Subway*

Meal #1 Fat:
Turkey breast & ham on Italian roll (16 grams of fat)
Pepsi (0 grams of fat)
Total Fat: 16 grams
Total Calories: 405

Meal#1 Sodium:
Turkey breast & ham on Italian roll  (1350 mg of sodium)
Pepsi (35 mg of sodium)
Total Sodium: 1612 mg

Meal #2 Fat:
Double-meat sub: Classic Italian BMT 
on wheat bread (51 grams of fat)
Pepsi (0 grams of fat)
Total Fat: 51 grams
Total Calories: 808

Meal#2 Sodium:
Double-meat sub: Classic Italian BMT 
on wheat bread (2734 mg of sodium)
Pepsi (35 mg of sodium)
Total Sodium: 2996 mg

*Fat, calorie and sodium content adjusted for 
condiments (light mayonnaise and cheese).

QUESTIONS... ANSWERS...
At which restaurant did you feel you had the most choices?
Answer depends on you!!
Where do you think the fat came from at 
McDonald’s and Burger King?
Fat in red meat and oil that French Fries were fried in.
a. Where did the fat come from at KFC and Popeye’s?
b. Which cuts of chicken were the highest in fat?
c. Which cuts of chicken were the lowest in fat?
a. Oil that chicken was fried in; chicken skin added a lot of fat
b. Thighs were highest in fat
c. Breast (without skin) was lowest
Where did most of the fat come from at Taco Bell?
Cheese, oil that taco shell (for salad) was fried in.
Where did most of the fat come from at 
Domino’s and Pizza Hut?
Cheese on pizza and fat on meat.

Which restaurant seemed to have foods with the 
highest sodium (salt) content?
KFC's spicy chicken is loaded with sodium.  Many of Taco Bell's items are also very high in sodium, especially if you add hot or mild sauce to items (not shown on this Web page).
Do you think you would realistically go to one of 
the restaurants listed and try eating a meal with less 
fat, calories and/ or sodium?
Answer depends on you!!

 

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