Eat This / Not That
No matter hard hard you try to fight the urge you will eventually eat at a fast food restaurant. There are healthier alternatives within the genre of fast food, but most likely we will all, at sometime this year, make a trip to one of the not so healthy places. Worse yet, we might not even make a smart choice. Hope this will help you make a smarter choice; at least between these two popular favorites.
So here is what I have found out!
Eat This
Burger King Whopper Jr.
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| Total Calories: 340 Calories from fat: 160 Fat 18.0 g Saturated fat 5 g Trans fatty acids 0.0 g Cholesterol 40 mg Carbohydrates 32 g Sugar 7 g Sodium 520 mg Dietary fiber 1 g Protein 14 g No listings for vitamins or minerals Ingredients: ground beef patty (flame broiled), tomatoes, lettuce, mayonnaise, pickles, white onions, and a sesame seed bun. Removing mayonnaise will spare you 80 calories, 9 g of fat (1 g of saturated fat), 5 mg of cholesterol, and 70 mg of sodium. Adding cheese will add 40 calories, 3g saturated fat, 190 mg of sodium, and 10 mg cholesterol. Suggestion: don't add cheese. Information from: Burger King |
Not This
Wendy's Jr. Cheeseburger Delux
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| Total Calories: 350 Calories from fat: 170 Total fat 19.0 g Saturated fat 7.0 g Trans fatty acids 1.0 g Cholesterol 55 mg Sodium 850 mg Carbohydrates 27 g Dietary fiber 2 g Sugars 6 g Protein 7 g Vitamin A 10% Vitamin C 6% Calcium 10% Iron 15% Ingredients: Ground beef, american cheese, mayonnaise, ketchup, honey mustard sauce, crinkle cut pickles, red onion, tomato, lettuce, and a sandwich bun Removing the cheese will spare you 40 calories, 2 g of saturated fat, 200 mg of sodium, and will cost you 2 g of protein. The sodium is very high in this sandwich, plus the fact that there is 1.0 g of trans fat makes this sandwich the "Not This" choice. The total amount of cholesterol is also higher than that of the Whopper JR., so that is another strike against a Wendy's favorite. Removing cheese will save you 40 calories, 3.5 g of fat (2 g of that is saturated), 200 mg sodium, and 10 mg of cholesterol. Suggestion: remove the cheese from your cheeseburger. Information from: Wendy's |
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