From Issue #24
At Play
Outrageous Eats
Convenience comes at a price. Fast food may be cheap,
but your body and your health are paying for it, big time.
Here are some stats that may surprise you.
By Kristen Aran, 18

	Calories	Total Fat	Saturated Fat	Trans Fat	Cholesterol	Sodium
Taco Bell's Fiesta Taco Salad	860	46g	14g	5g	65mg	1800mg
McDonald's Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese	740	44g	20g	1.5g	150mg	1290mg
A&W's Deluxe Bacon Double Cheeseburger	800	48g	17g	4g	165mg	1600mg
Burger King's Spict Tendercrisp Chicken Sandwich	720	36g	7g	4g	65mg	2000mg
Subway's Double Meat (DM) Classic Tuna Sub (6")	790	55g	11g	1g	80mg	1340mg
Dairy Queen's Chicken Strips (6 Pieces)	600	35g	7g	7g	60mg	1110mg
Pizza Hut's 6" Personal Pan Pepperoni Lover's Pizza	800	42g	17g	1g	95mg	1760mg

Reality Check
Here's what you should be consuming daily:
Calories:	2400
Total Fat:	65g
Saturated Fat:	18g
Trans Fat:	< 1g
Cholesterol:	200mg
Sodium:	<2400mg

So what? It’s tempting to enjoy the convenience and tastiness of fast foods. But limiting portion sizes and your intake of calories, fat, cholesterol, and sodium can help you live a long and healthy life, and can help prevent certain diseases. Your body will thank you. * You need calories to live and breathe, but consuming too many will lead to weight gain. * Your body needs fat for certain functions, but eating too much of the wrong fats will increase your risk of heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. * Too much cholesterol in your diet can lead to heart disease and heart attacks. * Sodium causes your blood to hold fluid, so having too much salt in your diet can raise

What the fat? If the recommended daily amount of total fat is 65 grams, but you should only be consuming 18 grams of saturated fat and less than one gram of trans fat, where should the remaining fat come from? Healthy fats do exist. Monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats are good for your heart and your health. Peanuts, avocados, olive oil, and salmon are good sources of healthy fats.

 

 

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