Fast Foods Facts

Fast Food Nutrition Guide
Today's busy lifestyles sometimes mean we don't have time to cook, or we must eat while we are out. Most choices available in restaurants today are very high in fat and calories. However, there are a few selections available that won't bust your fat budget.

According to Restaurant Confidential, one Bloomin Onion with the Dipping Sauce contains 2130 calories and 163 grams of fat! Leave out the sauce and you still consume 1690 calories and 119 grams of fat, 57 of them saturated.

Other shocking revelations
The average Chinese restaurant serving of General Tso's Chicken contains 1600 calories and 59 grams fat. Kung Pao Chicken has 1620 calories and 76 grams fat. This book contains over 300 pages of eye-opening information on the worst restaurant menu choices, as well as tips to help you dine without worry or guilt.

Choose from the menu at left to view the nutrition data for your favorite fast foods and restaurants. !

Weight Watchers points information was calculated by using the official WW 123 Plan and Track computer software, by entering the calories, fat, and fiber counts for each item. If fiber information is not available, points are calculated from calorie and fat content alone, according to WW guidelines.

MAKE THE RIGHT SELECTIONS
Restaurants make it easier for us to choose the right foods when dining out. Many will mark the healthier selections on the menu with a heart or other symbol. If in doubt, ask the server for a suggestion.

AVOID PEER PRESSURE
If your office coworkers order out often, you may be tempted to forego the healthier choices and go with the crowd. Don't be afraid to stand firm and order something light. If the choices are not available, then brown bag it. Pack your lunch, eat it outside or in the car and away from temptation. You may find that you enjoy the peaceful moment alone with your sandwich and Diet Pepsi more than the hustle and bustle of the office environment and a pizza!

BEWARE OF THE SALAD!
If you visit the salad bar while waiting for your dinner, you can easily consume an extra 300 to 700 calories or more! Toppings such as cheese, bacon, eggs, and other fatty foods pack in the fat grams and calories with just a small amount. Salad bar dressings are generally high in fat, but most will offer at least one fat-free selection. Make the obvious choices, such as vegetables and nonfat dressings. If you eat at Taco Bell, don't be fooled by the word 'salad' in Taco Salad. One serving contains 850 calories and 52 grams of fat! You can order it without the shell, but it still weighs in at 400 calories and 22 grams of fat.

IT'S NOT ALL BAD
Fast Food doesn't have to mean Bad Food. Grilled chicken sandwiches, baked potatoes, small hamburgers minus the mayo.. there are many choices which won't hurt your diet. Many are actually good for you! A Grilled Chicken sandwich from Wendy's contains just 300 calories and 7 grams of fat. It also contains 24 grams of protein, and 15% of the RDA for both Vitamin C and Iron.

THE SUBWAY DIET - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Most of us have seen the commercials that show a few people that lost large amounts of weight by eating sandwiches from Subway. Man Loses 245 Pounds Eating Nothing But SUBWAY Sandwiches" What they don't say in the commercials, but do state in the press release, is that this man was formerly living on "the fat-laden, fast-food burgers and pizza that were formerly mainstays of his diet." He then made a drastic change in his diet. Fogle ate a 6-inch turkey sub for lunch and a foot-long veggie sub for dinner. He enjoyed a small bag of baked potato chips with lunch and permitted himself diet soft drinks throughout the day. He skipped breakfast and held the cheese and mayonnaise for a diet that totaled less than 10 grams of fat and about 1,000 calories per day. He also included a walking program and consulted a physician. Something else they don't tell you in the commercial is that Subway is not actually endorsing the diet. Subway Corporate Dietician Lanette Roulier stresses that the chain does not endorse the "Jared Diet." "It’s great that it worked for him but I would rather he had eaten a balanced breakfast and more fruits and vegetables," says Roulier. They are not endorsing it, they are just capitalizing on it. You can read the full press release here.

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