We all know or we all should know fast food is unhealthy; but fast food eaten in moderation is considerable! You would think the Big Mac is has more calories and but I found some stunning facts on these companies I want to share. . . (Courtesy of www.supersizeme.com and other research)
The Big Mac is 540 calories and 30 grams of fat; whereas the Whopper has 650 calories and 36 grams of fat. The sodium intake for one of these burgers is 1000-1200. Our intake each day is supposed to be 1100. The Whopper burgers are flame-boiled which is more like a baked product unlike the Big Mac.
40% of American meals are eaten outside the home.
McDonald's feeds more than 46 million people a day - more than the entire population of Spain.
McDonald's represents 43% of total U.S. fast food market! Almost half of the fast food industry is Mcdonalds so if we are that consumed with all this processed food how do we fight it? Its merely impossible for people with low-self-esteem and depression to resist the temptation!
Before most children can speak they can recognize McDonald's.
McDonald's distributes more toys per year than Toys-R-Us.
McDonald's operates more than 30,000 restaurants in more then 100 countries on 6 continents.
Just these stats are incredible and crazy! So is obesity to be blames solely on the individual or should the government regulate and keep this industry under control? This is just a couple facts of hundreds that are ridiculous. So how can we fight? Well EAT AT HOME. Stop buying out as much and stay away from fast food stuff. Mcdonalds sell more toys than TOY-R-US! Who who ever think of this?
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As a kid, I loved eating Big Macs, and it's funny, you're right about them promoting toys, cause I liked that they had happy meals too. But now, I do stay away from it as much as possible, and I treat myself to a burger there once in awhile.
Well the goverment deffinately doesn't need to step in and regulate who eats at McDonald's or BK and how often but maybe mom and dad do. I love a good Whopper but a Whopper Jr. does me just fine. No need for a double or a triple!!! Big Mac's are just gross. The dollar menu has made going to McDonald's a deffinate convenience for the busy parent I must say.
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Both are very unhealthy and just plain gross from the horror stories I hear from friends when they use to work at those places.
I like both Burger King and McDonalds, but I get fast food from one of them once in a while, too.