Friday, March 27, 2009

Best of the worst...

So thanks to Greer, I am going to post a link to a website that grades different fast food restaurants in regards to healthiness of menu items and another link to a whole host of different items that are really, really bad for you. Might open your eyes to what you put in your body.

In addition to looking at restaurants and food items, think about whether or not the restaurants have a responsibility to provide healthier foods. Sometimes what people want isn't what's best for them. Should we be allowed to eat a 3000 calorie appetizer? Don't we at some point pay for it whether it is personally in regards to health issues or in general in regards to the demand it places on the health care industry? Think about these things and let me know your thoughts, good and bad. Reference the table below to see what is recommended for your intake and then compare to some of the food items.

Based on a 2000 Calorie Intake; for Adults and Children 4 or More Years of Age)

NutrientUnit of MeasureDaily Values
Total Fat grams (g) 65
Saturated fatty acids grams (g) 20
Cholesterol milligrams (mg) 300
Sodium milligrams (mg) 2400
Potassium milligrams (mg) 3500
Total carbohydrate grams (g) 300
Fiber grams (g) 25
Protein grams (g) 50



restaurant report cards

worst foods out there

19 comments:

  1. that worst food in america didn't even look good
    but that much fat and calories wow
    !!!! Who would eat it

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  2. Wow look at all that food. and it is all gross too look that fat and junk, and some people eats this stuff. I mean I love Lo Mein but 1,820 just in one meal, It was really eye opening because think about how much we Americans eat every year of this stuff and they are wondering why some many Americans are fat and lazy. U need 5 serving of home made pasta to equal one meal of their Lo Mein, and they let their kids eat this stuff too WOW! And the worst chicken meal is from McDonald. YUCK!!!!! I don't think I'll be eating from their anymore (like i do! HA HA.) but I think they show try to cut down some fat. Like I was watching this show and they turned a pizza with almost 1,000 calories into about 800 and it was still great. Why can't these people get a clue.

    -Chaveli

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  3. Mc Donals is a death trap of fat and fries

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  4. GROSS worst sandwich is making me feel sick it looks like a hunk of junk and that is what it is EEWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!! I will never eat it again.

    -Very grossed out
    Chaveli

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  5. the worst burger looks really bad who could eat that

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  6. O My good lord. This food is gross.

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  7. some of those foods make me want to gag
    i cant imagine someone actually eating that stuff.
    Whoever does must be huge

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  8. i am never going to a fast food place ever again or eating there these food are really really gross i feel sick it is the grosses thing ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  9. Who makes these things??????????????????? with Soooooooo much fat and junk

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  10. YUCK YUCK YUCK !!!! :(

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  11. my dads friend ate this huge thing of icecream that had like 50 scoops of icecream and 25 toppings all by himself and he ate the whole thing and he would eat 1 more if he got his name on the menu and he was not that big

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  12. Oh so it was Outback with the worst meal in the US if you haven't seen it go NOW, (it looks really gross.)

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  13. wow sam thats really weird
    i would think hed be huge

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  14. OMG! We cant believe what we just saw.
    Why in the world would anyone ever eat any of that! We have to admit that we have had our share of junky food but NEVER would we had laid eyes on that!
    EWWWWWWx10000000000000000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  15. Mcdonalds tastes horrendes, but it scored a b+ because they have been exposed in movies like supersizew me and they relize that with todays health concous americans the only way to make $$ is to go healthy.

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  16. Usually I don't eat out, and now I really don't want to! It's hard to believe that some one could eat that stuff and still live. I know people do, but there's a reason why obesity causes death people! Because the majority of those people eat this junk.

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  17. Some of the foods that they have are really surprising to me. But knowing this stuff is really useful. More stuff like this whould be really cool to see.

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  18. What really surprised me was the Ben and Jerry's got a C.

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  19. I am actually not that surprised. If you think about it, the way some restaurants cook food and what types of food they serve, are really unhealty. It is sad to see that obesity is a problem in the United States, but i think it is because some people don't realize what some foods do to them and the impotance of not having too much calories or fats.

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