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Hey
Not So Fast!
It is a safe
assumption that Ronald McDonald is too busy tallying up how many
trillion hamburgers he’s served up. The Wendy’s guy, Dave
what’s-his-name, would rather help the old lady at the drive-thru find
the beef. And the short, chubby guy with the apron? He’s somewhere out
back, no doubt, making the early-morning doughnuts, the dark circles
forming under his eyes.
Well, they don’t
call it fast food for nothing. Fast business for fast people equals fast
bucks in the pocket for these whopping franchises. Believe me, they know
the scenario all to well.
You’re whipping
down that busy highway, late for an appointment or in a hurry to get to
work. Or maybe you’re on your way home, knowing well that your
refrigerator is as empty as your stomach. Maybe you just don’t have the
energy to even twist the oven knob.
Nonetheless, you
can’t help but become drawn to that sign like a horseshoe magnet. Your
car dips over the break in the road and your eyes are instantly
mesmerized by the golden arches that seem to stretch halfway toward
heaven.
You know that
Ronald and Grimace and the Hamburgler and those fuzzy, little creatures
could care less about the diet your on or the aspirations you hold to
deflate the spare tire around your waist.
No, they could
give a McNugget. But at times like these, neither do we, as we sharply
cut the wheel and screech into the parking lot.
Sometimes theres
just no other choice.
But before you go
making Big Macs out of doughnut holes, remember, not everything you take
out of these tiled establishments has to turn out as a Whopper-sized
indulgence. Here’s what we mean:
McDONALD’S: The
home of the Big Mac and the Filet of Fish has flown the coop. The
chicken coop, that is. That’s because the relatively new Grilled Chicken
Deluxe, without the fattening mayonnaise, stores only – get this – five
grams of fat! And it’s delicious!
Other wise
choices on the menu would be the Grilled Chicken Salad Deluxe with Red
French Dressing and an 8-ounce container of Low Fat Milk (12 grams of
total fat). Or maybe a four-piece order of Chicken McNuggets, a garden
salad with fat-free vinaigrette dressing, and an iced tea (11 grams of
total fat). For the breakfast crowd, the low-fat apple bran muffin or
the hotcakes (without butter, obviously) are wise choices.
BURGER KING:
“Have it your way.”
Fine, then gimme
a BK Broiler with no mayo (just 9 grams of fat), a BK Side Salad (3
grams of fat) and a strawberry shake (6 grams of fat). Next time, I’ll
give the BK Broiled Chicken Salad (10 grams of fat) a shot or maybe the
BK Garden Salad (5 grams of fat).
WENDY’S: What
other fast-food joint sells baked potatoes? ‘Nuff said. Hold the butter
and the sour cream and you have yourself a wonderful, fat-free source
for carbohydrates. Wendy’s also has a grilled chicken sandwich that is
healthy if you specify the “no mayo, please.”
Also, if you have
time to unfasten the seatbelt and take a stroll inside, many Wendy’s
establishments offer a fabulous salad bar, where you can put your
healthy diet into your own hands.
DUNKIN’ DONUTS:
Slam dunk the jelly doughnuts and try some of DD’s new low-fat muffins.
The low-fat version of Blueberry, Cherry, Apple & Spice, Banana, and
Cranberry Orange pack only a gram and a half of fat each, while the Bran
Low-fat Muffin holds just one. Even the Low-fat Chocolate Muffin stores
a mere 2.5 grams of the fatty stuff. If muffins aren’t your thing, most
bagels served at DD’s range between a gram or two per fat for each
bagel. Dunkin’s also offers low-fat cream cheese if you can’t bear to
eat it plain.
DOMINO’S
PIZZA: Okay. So maybe you’re home now from a brutal day at the office
and into the company of your fridge, your stove, and your oven. But
really, the last thing you feel like hearing is the clanging of pots and
pans. You just slipped off that heavy coat or out of those uncomfortable
heels and now you’ve sunk into the sofa. The telephone is an arm’s
length away. Your mind says ‘no’ but you’re tummy is definitely saying
‘yes’.
Well, Domino’s
isn’t that bad. It could be worse.
Two slices from a
large cheese pizza total 9.88 grams of fat. Not the end of the world.
Two average pieces of their delicious buffalo wings combine for 4.78
grams of fat. Not the end of the world. Two of their crispy, delicious
breadsticks total 6.68 grams of fat. Not the end of the world.
As for a large,
thick-pan, four-topping pizza? Well, that’s the end of this story.
Article provided courtesy of
RaiseYourPulse.com, encouraging you to get out and raise your pulse
by participating in regular physical activity!
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