Do you know how many calories are in that burger you’re about to order? What about cholesterol? Sodium? Didn’t think so.
Most fast food restaurants disclose very little about the nutrition facts for their menu items without having to do more detective work than Sherlock Holmes himself.
Perhaps if you knew that calorie and fat content of that burger you’re about to order, you wouldn’t order it. You may be very disappointed to discover that your favorite menu item could very well be killing you. Don’t you think you should know what you’re eating before you put it in your mouth?
Items like Dairy Queen’s Buffalo Chicken Strip Basket may leave your knees- and your heart- weak; it contains a whopping 1340 calories and 96 grams of fat. It’s alright, you can pick up your jaw now- just don’t order it.
With the arsenal of knowledge that a simple copy of the nutrition information for your favorite restaurant, you and your family can make better decisions about the food and beverages your put into your mouths.
Here is a collection of links to where you can find printable copies for major fast food chain nutrition facts. Please note that many of these are .PDF files, which require a special program like Acrobat Reader to open them. If you don’t have Acrobat Reader, you can download it at www.Adobe.8-1PDF.com for free. Why not print these handy guides out and keep them somewhere accessible for next time fast food is on the menu?
McDonald’s
http://www.mcdonalds.com/app_controller.nutrition.index.html
Taco Bell
http://www.mcdonalds.com/app_controller.nutrition.index.html
Arby’s
http://www.arbys.com/nutrition/printable.php?type=nutrition
Subway
http://www.subway.com/applications/NutritionInfo/index.aspx
Dairy Queen
http://www.dairyqueen.com/us-en/eats-n-treats/nutrition-facts/
Sonic
http://www.dairyqueen.com/us-en/eats-n-treats/nutrition-facts/
Wendy’s
http://www.wendys.com/food/pdf/us/nutrition.pdf
Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC)
http://www.wendys.com/food/pdf/us/nutrition.pdf
Burger King
http://www.bk.com/nutrition/PDFs/brochure.pdf
