The Completely Revised and Updated Fast-Food Guide

by Jacobson, Michael F.; Fritschner, Sarah

• ISBN13: 9780894808234
• ISBN10: 0894808230
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1992-03-01
• Publisher: Workman Pub Co

Summary

Totally revised and updated, this is the guide that eliminates the guesswork of ordering at a fast-food restaurant by presenting the facts-all of them. Certainly, due to public pressure, fast-food restaurants now offer a few healthier choices than they used to. But the pitfalls still remain. For the second edition, the authors have included a greatly expanded and separate ingredients section that handily lists every ingredient in virtually every item found on the menus of 15 major fast food chains. New cholesterol, saturated fat, and shortening charts answer the most recent nutritional concerns. Sections and lists on sodium, sugar, calories, additives, and more have been added. With the aid of this indispensable guide, you can make healthy choices for you and your children-even when eating fast food. Selection of the Quality Paperback Book Club and Book-of-the-Month Club. 246,500 copies in print.

Table of Contents

Fast Food Update CHAPTER ONE-A FAST SURVEY OF FAST FOOD Today's Seducers The Biggest Restaurant Chains Image Facelifts Fast-Food Business Statistics More Convenient Diversified Menus Advertising Restaurant TV Advertising The Children's Market Breakfast Improvements in Fast Foods A Glimpse into the Future Environmental Concerns Fast, Faster, Fastest Overseas Expansion The Dinner Market The New TV Dinners More Nutritious Alternatives Moves in the Wrong Direction: Not Every Food Has Gotten Healthier CHAPTER TWO-THE HEALTH YOU SAVE MAY BE YOUR OWN Dietary Guidelines Clarifying the Old Rules Quest for Protein Fast Foods Highest in Calories Eschewing the Fat: A Look at Heart Disease, Cancer, and Diabetes Fast Foods Highest in Fat Hidden Sources of Fat . . . and Calories Fast Foods Highest in Saturated Fats Heart Disease and a High-Fat Diet A Lineup of Fats The Research Fast Foods Highest in Cholesterol Cholesterol How Much Cholesterol in Your Blood? Cancer Fast Foods Lowest in Fats Diabetes Fats of the Future Dietary Fiber Fiber and Colon Cancer Fiber and Heart Disease Fiber and Diabetes Fiber Counts of Foods Getting Enough Fiber Sodium Sodium and Hypertension Fast Foods Highest in Sodium Caffeine Monosodium Glutamate (MSG); Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein (HVP) Nitrite and Nitrate Saccharin Sulfites WHAT'S IN THIS STUFF, ANYWAY? Ingredient and Nutrition Labeling Benefits of Labeling Labeling Breakthroughs The Pressure Gets to Big Mac Filling the Information Gap CHAPTER FOUR-CHOOSING A FAST FOOD MEAL Coping in the Fast-Food Jungle Daily Goals for Healthy Eating Cut Down on Fat; Hold the Salt; Go for the Fiber Breakfast Kids' Meals Burgers to Roast Beef to Bacon Bits Fat and Protein Content of Roast Beef and Hamburger Meat Fish and Chicken Other Tactics An Explanation of the Gloom Rating Salads Chicken and Turkey Fish French Fries Hamburgers and Cheeseburgers Roast Beef Shakes and Malts Arby's Arby's Complete Nutritional Values Baskin-Robbins Baskin-Robbins' Complete Nutritional Values Burger King Burger King's Complete Nutritional Values Carl's Jr. Carl's Jr.'s Complete Nutritional Values Church's Fried Chicken Church's Fried Chicken's Complete Nutritional Values Dairy Queen/Brazier Dairy Queen/Brazier's Complete Nutritional Values Domino's Pizza Domino's Pizza's Complete Nutritional Values Dunkin' Donuts Dunkin Donuts' Complete Nutritional Values Hardee's Hardee's Complete Nutritional Values Jack in the Box Jack in the Box's Complete Nutritional Values KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) KFC's Complete Nutritional Values Long John Silver's Long John Silver's Complete Nutritional Values McDonald's McDonald's Complete Nutritional Values Pizza Hut Pizza Hut's Complete Nutritional Values Popeyes Roy Rodgers Subway Subway's Complete Nutritional Values Taco Bell Taco Bell's Complete Nutritional Values TCBY (The Country's Best Yogurt) TCBY's Complete Nutritional Values Wendy's Wendy's Complete Nutritional Values APPENDIX-INGREDIENTS Purposes of Common Ingredients Arby's Baskin-Robbins Soft Drinks Burger King Carl's Jr. Dairy Queen/Brazier Domino's Pizza Dunkin' Donuts Hardee's Jack in the Box KFC McDonald's Subway Taco Bell TCBY Wendy's The Fast-Food Chains Now That You've Read the Book