The Year of The Monster Is Coming

Welcome to the first edition of Fast Food Fix. It is going to be a weekly blog were we look at some of the most common fast food resturants and take one typical fast food meal and try to replace it with a healthier choice.

- This week we take a trip to the golden arches to try and eat in a healthier manner.
Meal #1
One Quarter Pounder with cheese, large fries, and a large Coca Cola (32 0z.)
The Breakdown-
Calories- 1380
Total Fat-56 grams
Trans. Fat- 9.5 grams
Protein- 35 grams
Carbohydrates- 190 grams
Sugar- 49 grams
This meal packs in way too many calories. You are also getting 56 grams of fat (9.5 of that coming from the way of trans fat). That is close to your normal total daily intake of fat in one sitting. You are getting 190 grams of carbs.  Your meal has 49 grams of sugar. One quarter of your carbs in this meal will  come from sugar.  You are also only getting 35 grams of protein in this meal. Normally 35 grams is a good amount of protein, but in a meal so heavy in calories, fat and sugar your losing out.

The Fix
Premium Chicken Classic Sandwich (grilled), side salad w Newman’s Own Low Fat Balsamic Vinaigrette, apple dippers and a large diet Coca Cola
The Breakdown-
Calories- 515
Total Fat- 13 grams
Trans. Fat- 0 grams
Protein- 33 grams
Carbohydrates- 67 grams
Sugar- 23 grams
First off you are saving 865 calories per meal. You are getting a sandwich, salad with dressing, apple slices and same size drink for less than half the calories.  Secondly you have cut your fat by 43 grams with no trans. fat. A full meal with only 13 grams of fat is a great thing!  You are also getting almost exactly the same amount of protein, give or take one or two grams. It also is coming in a healthier more digestible form in grilled chicken. You have also eliminated 123 grams of carbs from your meal, that is almost the carb total in 3 Big Macs. You have cut you sugar in half and most of your sugar is coming from good natural sources like fruits and veggies rather than table sugar.

Find more helpful recipes and nutritional information like this at Taylorednutrition.tripod.com

Well I have been very busy with work and new projects so I really have not had time to do a lot of personal blogs lately. I want to start doing the mini training features again but free time has not really been on my side lately. I have still been trying to do "The Healthy Recipe of the Week" blog and this week I am going to add another new weekly blog called Fast Food Fixes. This one is going to help people try and find healthier alternatives when they are out and about and may have to stop at a fast food resturant to grab a bite to eat. Normally i would say try and avoid fast food as much as possible but if someone is in a pinch I want them to have some sort of option. Eating does not have to be a major task if you have choices.

As far as myself I am doing well. I am still hitting it hard in the gym.  As my schedule starts to free up a little in the next few weeks, I really want to push it very intensly again. I have a really ambitious plan for where I want to take my body in the next few months and what I want to achieve.

Everyone be well.