Name __________________________________________________ Date ______________ Period _________

Vrandan Sharma

6/11/13

What would you eat?

1. Look at the food choices on the Fast Food Nutrition Facts. 2. Think about what you would normally eat at that particular restaurant. 3. Below, write your food choices for dinner, as well as the nutrition information for each item. You do not need to fill in each space, only write what you would eat during 1 dinner 4. Then from the same menu, pick items that would be a healthier choice (but still something that you would eat) 5. Example:
Dinner foods and drinks Calories Carbs. (g) & %
39g/13%

Fat (g) & %

19g/30%

Protein (g)
16

(dietary) Fiber (g) & %

3g/11%

Cholesterol (mg) & %

40mg/13%

Sodium (mg) & %

650mg/27%

In N Out hamburger

390

Restaurant Name ______________________________________________________________

Dinner foods and drinks
Hotcakes

Mcdonalds
Calories
350

Carbs. (g)
60

Fat (g) & %

9

Protein (g) & %

8

Fiber (g) & %

0

Cholesterol (mg) & %

0

Sodium (mg) & %

590

McDouble
Hamburger

390
250

33
31

19
9

23
12

0
0

0
0

850
480

McChicken

360

40

16

14

800

Cheeseburger

300

33

12

15

680

Add all meals to get a total for calories, carbs., fat, and protein

Healthier Choices
Dinner foods and drinks
milk
apple juice
Vanilla ice cream

Calories
100
100
170

Carbs. (g)
12
23
27

Fat (g) & %

2.5
0
4.5

Protein (g) & %

8
0
5

Fiber (g) & %

0
0
0

Cholesterol (mg) & %

0
0
0

Sodium (mg) & %

125
15
70

Caesars salad

90

180

Hash browns

15

15

310

Add all meals to get a total for calories, carbs., fat, and protein What is the difference between the original & healthier choice. Calories Carbs. (g) Fat (g) & % Protein (g) & % Fiber (g) & % Cholesterol (mg) & % Sodium (mg) & %

2575

144

45

51

2700

Name __________________________________________________ Date ______________ Period _________ Fill in the chart and refer to it to answer the following questions.
Recommended amounts for a total daily consumption
This is what you should eat for a whole days worth of food, not just one meal Original meal totals Healthier meal totals

Calories 2000-3000 calories

Carbs. (g) 300g

Fat (g) Less than 65g

Protein (g)

Fiber (g) 25g

Cholesterol (mg) Less than 300 mg

Sodium (mg) Less than 2400 mg

3000

227

65

72

3400

475

86

20

21

700

Questions: 1. Which meal had fewer calories? (original or healthier)

healthier
2. How close was the total calories in your food choices compared to the calories you should consume in a whole day. What does this mean for the rest of your meals for the day?
It was close to the counsumtion rate

3. Which meal had less fat? (original or healthier)

healthier
4. How close was the total fat in your food choices compared to the fat you should consume in a whole day. What does this mean for the rest of your meals for the day?

45
5. Which meal had less sodium? (original or healthier)

healthier
6. How close was the total sodium in your food choices compared to the sodium you should consume in a whole day. What does this mean for the rest of your meals for the day?

2700
7. Did either meal exceed any of the recommended amounts for a daily consumption either in (g) or %?

no
a. If yes, which category and what does this mean?

8. Do you eat fast food on a regular basis? (2 or more times a week)

no
9. If you were to eat fast food on a regular basis, then what concerns might you have for the future? (such as health problems, weight, etc)

weight heart diseases

10. Is it possible to eat healthy at fast food restaurants? Explain your answer.

yes if you get the healthy stuff