Fast Food Nutrition Guide
I would like to believe that very few people actually eat fast foods, but that would be like believing the world is flat. Lots of people eat at fast food restaurants, of course, because the food is cheap and convenient. You can fill your belly for five bucks and be on your way in a few minutes. In fact, you don't even have to leave your car if you go through the drive-thru.
Most fast food menu items are high in calories, bad fats and sodium. There are a few healthier choices, though, and with a little help you can navigate your way through a fast food menu and not ruin your health.
I think "Stop & Go" by Steven Aldana, PhD, is a terrific resource for people who eat in restaurants frequently. The book has nutrition information for menu items from all of the major fast food restaurants plus many sit-down restaurants. Each menu item is shaded with green, yellow or red to let you know if the menu item is healthy, not-so-good, or flat out bad for your health.
Dr. Aldana has a free version at fastfoodbook.com that you can download and you can purchase the handy book for around seven dollars.
Oh, and for full disclosure, Dr. Aldana asked my opinion of the information in the book before he published it, but I don't have any financial or other connections with it.
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Comments
Gotta say I’m disappointed that he didn’t include total carbs and/or sugar in his information. This book would not be very helpful to people who are sensitive to sugar, diabetic, etc.
I think any article that begins with something as pedestrian as “I would like to believe that very few people actually eat fast foods, but that would be like believing the world is flat.” couldn’t possibly be worth your time reading.