Drive Thru to Death
What is the latest “in” thing today? No it’s not technology or cheating on spouses (*cough* Tiger Woods *cough*) or outrageous fashion, but speed. Letters that used to take days and even weeks to reach the intended recipient now take mere seconds. We have even cemented our contempt of that “antique method” by branding it “snail mail.” Information that used to take a lot of time and effort to gather from libraries and other sources can now be at our fingertips faster than you can say “Thank God for Google.”
Patience is a rare virtue for this generation who has gotten used to instant gratification, and it’s no surprise that the same need for speed is applied to food. Fewer and fewer people take the time to slave over or even wait for a decent meal to be cooked. They’d much rather zoom to the nearest drive-thru and pick up a quick meal so that they can have more time to do other more important things like, say, catch up on @aplusk‘s latest tweets or play Farmville on Facebook. What they fail to realize is that by hastening their food preparation (if buying the damn things can even be considered that), they are hastening their life as well, as fast food is jam packed with unhealthy fats, sugars, carbs and sodium – the express way to heart problems, diabetes or cancer.
Thank goodness there are still a few health-conscious people left in this world and they decided to help out the rest of our in-danger-of-being-endangered species by putting together a listĀ of the worst drive-thru foods in America. You’re supposed to avoid them like the plague and not seek them out, silly. Here’s a peek:
Worst Drive-Thru Meal in America:
Carl’s Jr. Double Six Dollar Burger
with Medium Natural cut Fries and 32 oz Coke
2618 Calories
144 g at (51.5 g saturated fat)
2892 mg sodium
Healthier alternative:
Famous Star
with Side Salad with Low Fat Balsamic Dressing and 32 oz Iced Tea
685 calories
38 g fat (10.5 g saturated fat)
1520 mg sodium
Worst Drive-Thru Kids Meal:
Burger King Kids Double Cheeseburger and Kids Fries with Small Coke
950 calories
42 g fat (17 g saturated fat, 4.5 g trans fats)
1,410 mg sodium
Healthier Alternative:
4-piece Chicken Tenders with Strawberry-Flavored Applesauce and unlimited water
280 calories
11 g fat (3 g saturated fat)
440 mg sodium
Worst “Healthy” Food:
Arby’s Roast Turkey and Swiss Market Fresh Sandwich
708 calories
29 g fat (8 g saturated fat)
1,676 mg sodium
Healthier Alternative:
Chicken Cordon Blue Sandwich (grilled)
488 calories
18 g fat (4 g saturated fat)
1,560 mg sodium
Check out the complete listĀ here.
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