Playing fast. (Fast-Food 2002).
Best Bites have no more than 3 grams of sat fat and Worst Bites
have at least 10 grams. Within each category, foods are ranked from best
to worst--from least to most saturated fat saturated fat, any solid fat that is an ester of glycerol and a saturated fatty acid. The molecules of a saturated fat have only single bonds between carbon atoms; if double bonds are present in the fatty acid portion of the molecule, the fat is said to be , then total fat, calories,
and sodium sodium, a metallic chemical element; symbol Na [Lat. natrium]; at. no. 11; at. wt. 22.98977; m.p. 97.81°C;; b.p. 892.9°C;; sp. gr. 0.971 at 20°C;; valence +1. Sodium is a soft, silver-white metal. .
Total Fat
Burgers, etc. Calories (grams)
[check][check] Burger King BK Veggie
Burger 330 10
McDonald's Hamburger 280 10
Burger King Hamburger 310 13
Wendy's Classic Single
with Everything 410 19
McDonald's Quarter Pounder 430 21
x McDonald's Big Mac 590 34
x McDonald's Big N' Tasty
with Cheese 590 37
x McDonald's Quarter Pounder
with Cheese 530 30
x Burger King Whopper 760 46
x Burger King Bacon Double
Cheeseburger 580 34
x Burger King BK Smokehouse
Cheddar Griller 720 48
x Burger King Whopper with
Cheese 850 53
x Burger King Double Whopper 1,060 69
x Burger King Double Whopper
with Cheese 1,150 76
French Fries
Wendy's, biggie
(5 1/2 oz.) (1) 440 19
McDonald's, medium
(5 oz.) (1) 450 22
Wendy's, great biggie
(6 1/2 oz.) (1) 530 23
McDonald's, large
(6 oz.) (1) 540 26
x Burger King, medium
(4 oz.) 360 18
x McDonald's, super size
(7 oz.) (1) 610 29
x Burger King, large
(5 1/2 oz.) 500 25
x Burger King, king (7 oz.) 600 30
Shakes
Wendy's Frosty, medium
(16 oz.) 440 11
x McDonald's Triple Thick,
small (16 oz.) (2) 570 16
x McDonald's McFlurry, small
(12 oz.) (2) 610 22
x McDonald's McFlurry, large
(16 oz.) (2) 890 32
x McDonald's Triple Thick,
large (32 oz.) (2) 1,140 32
x Burger King Old Fashioned
Ice Cream Shake, medium
(22 oz.) (2) 760 41
x Burger King Old Fashioned
Ice Cream Shake, large
(32 oz.) (#) (2) 1,200 64
Salads, etc.
[check][check] Wendy's Mandarin Chicken
Salad 150 2
Oriental Sesame Dressing
(1 pkt.) 280 21
Roasted Almonds (1 pkt.) 130 12
Crispy Rice Noodles
(1 pkt.) 60 2
[check][check] McDonald's Grilled Chicken
Caesar McSalad Shaker 100 3
Caesar Dressing (1 pkt.) 150 13
[check][check] McDonald's Fruit 'n Yogurt
Parfait with Granola
(12 oz.) 380 5
[check][check] McDonald's Garden McSalad
Shaker 100 6
Fat Free Herb
Vinaigrette (1 pkt.) 40 0
Wendy's Spring Mix Salad 180 11
House Vinaigrette
Dressing (1 pkt.) 220 20
Honey Roasted Pecans
(1 pkt.) 130 13
Wendy's Chicken BLT Salad 310 16
Honey Mustard Dressing
(1 pkt.) 310 29
Homestyle Garlic
Croutons (1 pkt.) 70 3
Wendy's Taco Supremo Salad 360 17
Taco Chips (1 pkt.) 220 11
Sour Cream (1 pkt.) 60 6
Salsa (1 pkt.) 30 0
Chicken & Fish Sandwiches
[check][check] KFC Honey BBQ Sandwich 310 6
[check][check] Wendy's Grilled Chicken
Sandwich 300 7
[check][check] Burger King Chicken
Whopper Jr. with Reduced
Fat Mayo 310 9
[check][check] McDonald's Chicken McGrill
with Light Mayo 350 11
[check][check] Burger King Chicken
Whopper Jr. 350 14
[check][check] KFC Tender Roast Sandwich 350 15
[check][check] McDonald's Chicken McGrill 400 17
McDonald's Filet-O-Fish 470 26
McDonald's Crispy Chicken 500 26
Burger King Chicken
Whopper 580 26
Burger King Specialty
Chicken Sandwich 560 28
x Burger King BK Big Fish
Sandwich 710 39
Muffins & Hash Browns
[check][check] McDonald's Lowfat Apple
Bran Muffin 300 3
McDonald's Hash Browns
(2 oz.) (1) 130 8
Burger King Hash Browns,
small (2 1/2 oz.) 230 15
x Burger King Hash Browns,
large (4 1/2 oz.) 390 25
Subway Subs (6-inch)
[check][check] "7 Subs with 6 Grams of
Fat or Less" (2,3) 290 5
[check][check] Select Honey Mustard
Ham (3) 310 5
[check][check] Select Sweet Onion Chicken
Teriyaki (3) 370 5
[check][check] Select Red Wine
Vinaigrette Club (3) 350 6
Classic Tuna (4) 450 22
Saturated Fat Sodium
Burgers, etc. (grams) (milligrams)
[check][check] Burger King BK Veggie
Burger 2 770
McDonald's Hamburger 4 590
Burger King Hamburger 6 580
Wendy's Classic Single
with Everything 7 890
McDonald's Quarter Pounder 8 840
x McDonald's Big Mac 11 1,090
x McDonald's Big N' Tasty
with Cheese 12 1,210
x McDonald's Quarter Pounder
with Cheese 13 1,310
x Burger King Whopper 15 1,000
x Burger King Bacon Double
Cheeseburger 18 1,240
x Burger King BK Smokehouse
Cheddar Griller 19 1,240
x Burger King Whopper with
Cheese 22 1,430
x Burger King Double Whopper 27 1,100
x Burger King Double Whopper
with Cheese 33 1,530
French Fries
Wendy's, biggie
(5 1/2 oz.) (1) 7 380
McDonald's, medium
(5 oz.) (1) 8 290
Wendy's, great biggie
(6 1/2 oz.) (1) 9 450
McDonald's, large
(6 oz.) (1) 9 350
x Burger King, medium
(4 oz.) 10 640
x McDonald's, super size
(7 oz.) (1) 10 390
x Burger King, large
(5 1/2 oz.) 13 880
x Burger King, king (7 oz.) 16 1,070
Shakes
Wendy's Frosty, medium
(16 oz.) 7 260
x McDonald's Triple Thick,
small (16 oz.) (2) 11 290
x McDonald's McFlurry, small
(12 oz.) (2) 14 250
x McDonald's McFlurry, large
(16 oz.) (2) 21 360
x McDonald's Triple Thick,
large (32 oz.) (2) 22 580
x Burger King Old Fashioned
Ice Cream Shake, medium
(22 oz.) (2) 29 320
x Burger King Old Fashioned
Ice Cream Shake, large
(32 oz.) (#) (2) 45 510
Salads, etc.
[check][check] Wendy's Mandarin Chicken
Salad 0 650
Oriental Sesame Dressing
(1 pkt.) 3 620
Roasted Almonds (1 pkt.) 1 70
Crispy Rice Noodles
(1 pkt.) 1 180
[check][check] McDonald's Grilled Chicken
Caesar McSalad Shaker 2 240
Caesar Dressing (1 pkt.) 3 400
[check][check] McDonald's Fruit 'n Yogurt
Parfait with Granola
(12 oz.) 2 240
[check][check] McDonald's Garden McSalad
Shaker 3 120
Fat Free Herb
Vinaigrette (1 pkt.) 0 260
Wendy's Spring Mix Salad 6 230
House Vinaigrette
Dressing (1 pkt.) 3 830
Honey Roasted Pecans
(1 pkt.) 1 70
Wendy's Chicken BLT Salad 8 1,100
Honey Mustard Dressing
(1 pkt.) 5 410
Homestyle Garlic
Croutons (1 pkt.) 0 120
Wendy's Taco Supremo Salad 9 1,090
Taco Chips (1 pkt.) 2 150
Sour Cream (1 pkt.) 4 20
Salsa (1 pkt.) 0 440
Chicken & Fish Sandwiches
[check][check] KFC Honey BBQ Sandwich 2 560
[check][check] Wendy's Grilled Chicken
Sandwich 2 740
[check][check] Burger King Chicken
Whopper Jr. with Reduced
Fat Mayo 2 920
[check][check] McDonald's Chicken McGrill
with Light Mayo 2 910
[check][check] Burger King Chicken
Whopper Jr. 3 900
[check][check] KFC Tender Roast Sandwich 3 880
[check][check] McDonald's Chicken McGrill 3 890
McDonald's Filet-O-Fish 5 890
McDonald's Crispy Chicken 5 1,100
Burger King Chicken
Whopper 6 1,370
Burger King Specialty
Chicken Sandwich 8 1,270
x Burger King BK Big Fish
Sandwich 17 1,160
Muffins & Hash Browns
[check][check] McDonald's Lowfat Apple
Bran Muffin 1 380
McDonald's Hash Browns
(2 oz.) (1) 4 330
Burger King Hash Browns,
small (2 1/2 oz.) 9 450
x Burger King Hash Browns,
large (4 1/2 oz.) 15 760
Subway Subs (6-inch)
[check][check] "7 Subs with 6 Grams of
Fat or Less" (2,3) 2 1,030
[check][check] Select Honey Mustard
Ham (3) 2 1,260
[check][check] Select Sweet Onion Chicken
Teriyaki (3) 2 1,190
[check][check] Select Red Wine
Vinaigrette Club (3) 3 1,520
Classic Tuna (4) 6 1,190
[check][check] Best Bite. x Worst Bite. (#) CSPI estimate. (1) Includes
CSPI estimate of trons fat. (2) Average of the entire line. (3) Numbers
do not include cheese, mayo, oil, or salt. (4) Numbers include cheese,
oil, and salt.
Notes: Saturated fat numbers in italics include artery-clogging trans
fat. Best Bite criteria for salads don't include dressings or extras.
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For a complete listing of fast foods (and other restaurant foods), see
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