Fast Food Pitfalls

Fast food is the a kind of diet which leaves your dieting plan way back and take you to the top of fast food consumption. Now let's just make an estimate about how much of the CALORIES you consume while you take a meal at some fast food restaurant. So, what was the order when you had a dinner in there? double-double burger has double meat and double cheese in it which make it 670 calories and 41 grams of fat and French fries adds to your meal, not just taste but also CALORIES and if you have orders for a milkshake also then the amount of calorie intake reaches up to 2000 calories.

So next time you step in any of the fast food restaurant you are sure to step out of the weight loss or health maintenance campaign. Some of the burgers at fast food restaurants along with the French fries give you more than daily recommended amount of calories. The Big Mac along with fries which you had last Friday enjoying with your friends at Mac Donald's have given you more than 920 calories and 48 grams of fat with 12.5 saturated fat. According to the studies and recommendation a person who consumes 2,000 daily must get less than 65 grams of fat daily and the amount of saturated fats to be in the amount should only be less than 15 grams.

Are you wondering that you will never have a burger again? If you want to enjoy burger than go for the smaller one, this will help you fight your craving for fast food. You can go for some of the burgers which comes without chesses or some veggies. It should be added in here that fast food like sandwiches and burgers do have calories even if you avoid buying cheese and meat burgers. Mayonnaise is a hidden bomb of calories in your vegetable sandwich. It may contain calories up to 750 and 43 grams of fat and also exceeding amount of sodium around 1,590 mg.

Well! That was the description for the burgers and sandwiches but you get far more calories from fried fast food like nuggets and kebabs. More of the calories, more fats and more salt are your body worth it?

Next time if you order fried meal at Kentucky fried chicken then keep the amount of calories you are going to take in with just plain chicken breasts and drum sticks. The combination gives you 720 calories in total along with 40 gram fats and 2,040 mg of sodium.

Alternatives:

If you have plans to get low fat and calories from your fast food then you can be selective. Avoid taking meal which are deep-fried or have cheese in it more you should also avoid mayonnaise and may-based dressings for your meal. Best of the fast food meals to enjoy are grilled chicken sandwiches and salads.

Keep note of the CALORIEs and FAT and enjoy a hearty fast food meal.