Big Mac, french fries and a cola.
Okay let's take a look at our "Big" Mac here. Not too sure about that big part. There's a bread bun at the top. Now look at the patties now. I remember eating a burger with thicker patties! With "Big" Mac it's barely even a centimeter thick. And from the looks of it, it's not even real meat. Certainly not the beef a healthy enthusiast would eat. Furthermore, they put a pathetic excuse for vegetables into the burger. Tiny pickles, a bit of salad. If you dig deeper into your Big Mac you see another even smaller patty, glued with what looks a sad manufactured cheese.
Now that we've broken apart the "Big" Mac, it certainly doesn't look very appetizing anymore. No wonder they package it like cramping everything together.
Let's take a look at their calorie contents!
Item | Serving Size | Calories | Calories from Fat | Total Fat | Saturated Fat | Cholesterol | Sodium | Carbohydrates | Fiber | Sugars | Protein |
Big Mac | 7.8 oz (219 g) | 560 | 270 | 30 | 10 | 80 | 1010 | 46 | 3 | 8 | 25 |
Small French Fries | 2.6 oz (74g) | 230 | 100 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 140 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Coca Cola | 12 oz (355 ml) | 140 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 960 | 39 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
Now if you're on the road to somewhere and forced to eat at McDonald's, here what I think would be the healthiest choice based on the carbs, sugar content and calories.
White meat Chicken breast.
30-35g of protein!
Salads
Some oats
and a little bit of fruits
Here's an interesting point, this meal costs almost 3 times as much as the "Big" Mac. But in comparison, in Big Mac all you have is a big pot of sugar (Coke) and a small burger. The other meal however, make cost a little more time and money. But at least if you are forced to have to eat out at a fast food restaurant and you want to stick with your meal time and nutritional plans, this certainly wouldn't be the worse way to have them.
By Arif Ismail