Fast Food Nutrition Quiz

From the Merc’s editorial pages, a fast food nutrition quiz.

1. Which of the following breakfast items that are served at Denny’s do you think has the fewest calories?

a) Ham and cheddar omelet
b) Country fried steak and eggs
c) Three slices of French toast with syrup and margarine
d) Three pancakes with syrup and margarine

2. Which of the following items that are served at Chili’s do you think has the least salt?

a) Cajun chicken sandwich
b) Classic combo steak and chicken fajitas
c) Guiltless chicken platter
d) Smoked turkey sandwich

3. Which of the following items that are served at Romano’s Macaroni Grill do you think has the most fat?

a) Traditional lasagna
b) Chicken Caesar salad
c) Pasta classico with sausage and peppers
d) BBQ chicken pizza

4. Which of the following items that are served at McDonald’s do you think has the most calories?

a) Two Big Macs
b) Two Egg McMuffins
c) One large chocolate shake
d) Four regular hamburgers

Answers:

1. (b) The chicken fried steak and eggs (464 calories) has the fewest calories, compared to the ham and cheddar cheese omelet (595 calories), French toast (1003 calories) and pancakes (650 calories).

2. (a) The Cajun chicken sandwich (2200 mg) has the least salt, compared with the steak and chicken fajitas (2660 mg), chicken platter (2780 mg) and turkey sandwich (2920 mg).

3. (b) The chicken Caesar salad (69 g) has the most fat, compared to the lasagna (54 g), pasta with sausage and peppers (50 g) and BBQ chicken pizza (24 g).

4. (c) The chocolate shake (1160 calories) has the most calories, compared to the two Big Macs (1080 calories), two Egg McMuffins (600 calories) and four regular hamburgers (1000 calories).