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From Bad to Worse: The Unhealthiest Fast Food Items
In case you're wondering what not to eat at the major fast food chains, Next Generation Food has made it easy for you with this handy new chart. It's a colorful reminder of what we already know: fast food is not very good for you. However, the figures are still unsettling.
6 Burger King Menu Items Under 300 Calories
When traveling on the road this Summer, grabbing a quick meal is sometimes unavoidable. So if you find yourself having to stop into a fast food chain, you'll need to know about some low-calorie options. I already told you about McDonalds menu items under 300 calories, but if you find yourself at a Burger King, here are five menu options that are also under 300 calories.
Burger King Ditches Trans Fat
If you're a big fan of an occasional Whopper, you'll be happy to know that Burger King will be cooking with trans fat free cooking oil. By Nov. 1, in all of its restaurants nationwide, every item on the menu including baked goods will contain zero grams of artificial trans fat.
Fast Food Breakdown: French Fries
What is it about french fries that makes us crave them so? Is it the saltiness? The crispy outside and soft, warm inside?
Burger King Makes a Pledge
With childhood obesity on the rise it is refreshing to see Buger King, the second largest hamburger chain in the world, make some changes in how they create and market food for their under twelve demographic. They have pledged to limit ads for the Kids Meals to those that contain no more than 560 calories with less than 30 percent of the calories coming from fat and with only 10 percent coming from added sugars.
In order to follow these new guidelines they are creating flame broiled chicken tenders and BK Fresh Apple Fries.
Trans Fat Round-Up
Here are the most recent leaders in the war against trans fats:
- Los Angeles is strongly encouraging its eateries to cut out trans fat in the next 19 months.
- Burger King announced that it has selected a new trans-fat free oil.
- Marriott, the worlds largest hotel company, is banning trans fats from 2,300 of its hotels.
Burger King Breakdown
It turns out that the Home of the Whopper should probably be called Home of a Whole Lotta Calories. However for some people Burger King just can't be avoided, so while you're there take a good look at what you're about to eat.
You should probably get the:
Tendergrill Salad with no dressing at 300 calories, 11 grams of fat, 0.5 grams trans fat, 840 mg of sodium and 17 grams of carbs.
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In Case You Missed It: Best Breakdowns
Trying to watch what we eat can be tough when eating out. In 2007 I took the liberty of breaking down several menus so you could eat out while making smart food decisions. While the Breakdown feature is always a popular one on FitSugar, especially the pie breakdown during the holidays, here are the most popular breakdowns of 2007:
- Breakfast Sandwich Breakdown
- Energy Bar Breakdown
- Panera Bread Breakdown
- Chipotle Breakdown
- Burger King Breakdown
Fast Food Salad Breakdown
Chances are, you're doing some traveling this Summer and toting along healthy on-the-go snacks. But there's always a chance you'll find yourself hungry on the road with no choice but fast food.
Thankfully, many fast food chains are selling surprisingly healthy salads, but beware: fat and calorie bombs also abound.
Fast Food Breakdown: Hamburgers
If you're on the road or in a rush, sometimes you can't avoid finding yourself in a fast food restaurant. Hamburgers are a pretty popular menu item, and since every fast food joint prepares them differently, it's hard to make the healthiest choice.
Want to see how these popular burgers compare?
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