Nutrition and Health

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Nutrition and Health

For the Drive-Thru Diet Assignment, you are to select a fast-food chain of your choice, go to the chain’s website, and plan two luncheon meals.

My healthy meal

Fruit and Maple Oatmeal

Artisan Grilled Chicken Sandwich

Fruit ‘n Yogurt Parfait

Iced Nonfat Caramel Mocha

My unhealthy meal

Buttermilk Crispy Chicken Sandwich

Large Fries

McFlurry with M&M’s

Chocolate Shake

My fast-food choice is McDonald’s. McDonald’s started its operation in 1954 in California, United States, and was found by Richard and Maurice McDonald. Its headquarters are in Chicago and Illinois. McDonald’s is arguably the leading fast-food restaurant globally, not to mention a prominent foodservice retailer. More than 65 million customers across various parts of the world (119 countries) receive McDonald’s products and services based on the company’s 2018 report. Also, over 2 million people directly work for that chain of restaurants. Some of the essential products the brand is recognized with are burgers, French fries, desserts, beverages, soft drinks, and chicken products. The company is trying to keep with the dynamics of health and nutrition by continually reviewing their menus. Menu reviews help make adjustments on food items that are subject to causing health problems such as obesity, some cancers, diabetes, high blood pressure, and other diseases.

My healthy meal menu

Fruit and Maple Oatmeal

It takes care of various individuals ranging from those who use brown sugar, dried cranberries, a splash of cream to fresh diced apples. It is a standardized meal with 310 calories, 4g fat, 62g carbohydrates, and 6g proteins.

Artisan Grilled Chicken Sandwich

It is a delicious sandwich with no fear for health compromise; more importantly, it is up to satisfy one’s cravings. The quantity of calories is 380, 6g fat, 45g carbohydrates, and 36g protein.

Fruit ‘N Yogurt Parfait

It is a sweet dessert with no chances of feeling guilt. The Fruit ‘N Yoghurt Parfait has a low concentration of fats and is nourished with fresh strawberries, granola, and blueberries; ensure your dessert is sweet, and your treat is not less than extraordinary. As such, it has 150 calories, 2g fat, 30g carbs, and 4g protein.

Iced Nonfat Caramel Mocha

For those who like sweet drinks, an iced caramel mocha is arguably the best bet. It has nonfat milk with 26g sugar and 200 calories.

My unhealthy meal menu

Buttermilk Crispy Chicken Sandwich

Crispy is a word often used to refer to “breaded with sugar and fried in fat.” The meal is made with fattening buttermilk, not to mention being topped with a substantial amount of mayo dressing. It makes this type of sandwich to contain more fat than a few slices of cheese pizza. The calories’ content is a massive 600, 29g fat, 980 mg sodium, 58g carbohydrates, 2g fiber, 9g sugar, and 27 g protein.

Large Fries

Fries are one of the most fast-food items that people often buy. Consuming a significant quantity of fries will set back close to 500 calories than you would if you decide to eat a double cheeseburger. As such, it has 490 calories, 23 g fat, 400 mg sodium, 66 g carbohydrates, and 7g proteins.

McFlurry with M&M’s

It is an iconic dessert with a sweetened cream base and sugar. The dissert would fail to meet the required FDA set standards of sugar content (50 grams) as it has a whopping 86 grams of sugar. Additionally, it has 640 calories, 21 g fat, 200 mg sodium, 96 g carbohydrates, and 13 g protein.

Chocolate Shake

It has more calories than a double cheeseburger and contains sugar contents as seven glazed Krispy Kreme donuts would. Consuming a significant quantity will see one gulp down a massive 850 calories and 120 grams of sugar. On average, this food item has 530 calories, 15 g fat, 260 mg sodium, 87 g carbohydrates, 12 g proteins.

In conclusion, one of the things that caught my attention in my unhealthy choice of meal was the substantial amount of things like calories, fat, sugar, and carbohydrates present in people’s food items. In my healthy food choice, the amounts of content concentration were significantly low.