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Fat and Calorie Content of Fast Food and
a Home-Cooked Meal
Eating fast food once in a while won’t hurt you, but too much of
it can cause serious problems. Most fast food contains too many calories,
salt and artery-clogging cholesterol to eat every day, or even once a
week. Here’s a look at how many calories and grams of fat are packed
into fast food. Keep in mind that kids ages 7 to 12 should eat about 2,200
calories a day.
| Food |
Calories |
Fat |
| McDonald’s Big Mac |
563 |
33 grams |
| Medium-sized McDonald’s French
fries |
384 |
20 |
| Medium-sized McDonald’s vanilla
shake |
733 |
21 |
|
Total for one meal
|
1,680 calories
|
74 grams
|
| |
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|
| Burger King Whopper with cheese |
790 |
48 |
| Medium-sized Burger King French
fries |
387 |
20 |
| Medium-sized Burger King vanilla
shake |
667 |
35 |
|
Total for one meal
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1,844 calories
|
103 grams
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Compare that to a meal prepared at home:
|
| One-half of a roasted chicken
breast |
142 |
3 grams |
| Medium-sized baked white potato |
130 |
0 |
| Half a cup of green peas |
67 |
0 |
| 8-ounce glass of 1% milk |
102 |
3 |
| 1 cup of unsweetened applesauce |
105 |
0 |
|
Total for one meal
|
546
|
5 grams
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