When was the last time you went to McDonald’s or any other fast food restaurant? Come on – we’ve all done it. The hotter it gets outside, the more we’re out and about and the less we want to spend an hour cooking on a hot stove. It’s really easy to pull up to the drive through and feed the kids and ourselves on a fairly low budget.
Still, when it comes to fast food – there’s a really good way to talk yourself out of that drive-through and back to the stove – hot or not.
McDonald’s Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese (this is a personal favorite of mine)
- Calories: 730
- Fat: 40 grams of regular and 19 grams of saturated fat
- Chloresterol: 160 milligrams
- Sodium: 1330 milligrams
- Carbohydrates: 46 grams
That makes me ill just thinking about it.
What about the McDonald’s Deluxe Breakfast?
- Calories: 1220
- Fat: 60 grams of regular fat, 17 grams of saturated fat
- Cholesterol: 480 milligrams
- Sodium: 1900 milligrams
- Carbohydrates: 136 grams
Depending on your diet – that one meal fulfills or exceeds all your daily recommended allowances. Salads should be better, right?
Taco Bell Fiesta Taco Salad
- Calories: 870
- Fat: 47 grams, 18 grams of saturated fat
- Cholesterol: 65 milligrams
- Sodium: 1280 milligrams
- Carbohydrates: 50 grams
Think Wendy’s Garden sensations might be better?
Wendy’s Mandarin Chicken Salad
- Calories: 610
- Fat: 34 grams of regular, 4 grams of saturated
- Cholesterol: 60 milligrams
- Sodium: 1280 milligrams
- Carbohydrates: 50 grams
Just thinking about the contents is enough to turn my stomach and definitely turns off my fast food cravings. The next time you are thinking about swinging through the McDonald’s window and that just one meal won’t hurt right?
Think about what’s in it before you think it won’t hurt. It’s enough to turn off even the worst of your cravings.