Analyze 2 fast food meals (at one fast food restaurant) that you have been to in the past. Fast foods Restaurants may have a nutrient listing available for the asking OR you may research on the Web for the Nutrient Values of the foods served in the specific restaurants. One meal should be a less healthy meal and one meal will be healthier from the food choices at the restaurant. Include the name of each food item, caloric value, % fat, and other nutritional information. Include amounts and measurement size (liquid and dry) as relevant. Please explain your rationale for nutritional improvement in a concluding statement regarding Fast Food Analysis.
Submit via Discussion Portal and begin a new Thread with your submission, posted first, by Thursday at 11:30 pm. Read at least 15 Peer initial posts. Reply to TWO (2) peers noting a comment re: their analysis of their fast food by Sunday at 11:30 pm.
EXAMPLE:
NOT THAT! McDonalds Big Mac® – 1 Sandwich is 7.5 ounces, 540 cal, 250 cal from fat, 45 grams carb, 1040 mg sodium
Medium French Fry is 4.1 ounces, 380 calories, 170 calories from fat
Small Chocolate Shake is 12 ounces, 440 calories__
Total Caloric Intake is 1420 calories, (nearly ¾ of the daily RDA of total calorie consumption!)
EAT THIS! Cheeseburger – 1 Sandwich is 3 ounces, 1 oz cheese, 300 calories, 108 cal from fat, 33 grams carb, 720 mg sodium
Small French Fry is 2.5 ounces, 230 calories, 99 calories from fat
Side Salad is 60 calories, salad dressing with balsamic vinaigrette dressing
Fruit N Yogurt Parfait is 160 calories, 18 calories from fat
Total Caloric Intake is 750 calories, (1/2 calories of the above meal plan)
ANALYSIS: The EAT THIS Meal is approx.. ½ the calorie content compared to NOT THAT meal choice. The total calories in the NOT THAT meal plan is nearly 3/4th of the total calories recommended in one day. The fat content is almost double in the Not That meal plan and the sodium is significantly more in the unhealthy meal. PLUS, I believe there is more quantity of food in the healthier meal!
RUBRIC for Grading: (20 points possible)
Via the Discussion Portal submit: “Analysis of Eat This, Not That at ______________________Fast Food”
List a complete meal of Eat this, Not That as exampled above. Include Nutritional information and CALORIE data. Analyze the differences noted between the two meals and explain why your EAT THIS to be healthier choice.
