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Fast food isn't unhealthy. A fast food burger is generally better nutrition (fewer calories) than similar fare from a sit-down restaurant. A diner burger and fr
by throwaway09223 5y ago
Fast food isn't unhealthy. A fast food burger is generally better nutrition (fewer calories) than similar fare from a sit-down restaurant. A diner burger and fries will often have twice as many calories.
- karolisram 5y agoThere is so much more to food than calories.
- throwaway09223 5y agoSure, but fast food is on par across the board in relation to other food of the same type. There is nothing about a diner prepared hamburger that is more healthy. In fact, the opposite is true.
- ac29 5y agoThere's a pretty wide variety of options at fast food. A quick look suggests you can get a Burger + Fries at McDonalds that totals 1230 calories: Double Quarter Pounder w/ Cheese + Large Fries. A large drink adds another ~300 calories.
- throwaway09223 5y agoRight, and that's a lot less than a meal in a sit-down place. For example, two days ago here's my lunch from Black Bear Diner: French Fries: 790kcal Parm Sourdough Burger: 1010kcal Soda: 280kcal (same stuff everywhere. Personally I got an Iced Tea which is 0cal at both places) That's 1800kcal for the meal, almost 50% more calories at the sit-down diner. Red Robin? Same, unless you take advantage of the limitless fries in which case the calories are endless ... Nearly any sit-down restaurant will have a burger meal that is substantially worse for you than McDonald's, nutrition-wise. They're bigger and have more fat and sugar, generally speaking. The ingredients in a burger meal is generally the same, but McDonald's has far healthier portions.