When it comes to fast food there are many ongoing debates. Which fast food chain has a better burger or chicken nuggets. Or Which fast food chain has better fountain drinks. In the end I wanted to know which fast food chain is the healthiest for the consumer. Fast food and healthy don't go together, but it is hard to stay away when you need that quick bite to eat and you are crunched on time. Today we are going to look at McDonald's and Wendy's. I think both have a strong say in who has the best chicken nuggets and they both have some good BBQ sauce. Lets take a closer look at what meal is going to be healthier. I checked out the nutrition facts for McDonald's at http://nutrition.mcdonalds.com/bagamcmeal/nutrition_facts.html
10 Piece white meat chicken McNuggets- 460 calories 29 grams of fat
Medium French Fry - 380 calories 19 grams of fat
Medium Coca Cola - 210 calories 0 grams of fat
Total Meal= 1050 calories and 48 grams of fat
Now let's take a look at the challenger: Wendy's
http://www.wendys.com/food/NutritionLanding.jsp
10 piece Chicken Nuggets - 460 calories 30 grams of fat
Medium French Fry - 430 calories 20 grams of fat
Medium Coca Cola - 210 Calories 0 grams of fat
Total Meal = 1100 calories and 50 gram of fat
And the winner is.... McDonald's by 50 calories and 2 grams of fat
When looking at both these meals from both fast food chains you need to really rethink that quick stop for a bite to eat. If you are in real need of a fast food chicken nugget meal, McDonald's is your healthier choice. You should also realize in that meal you are getting, 73% daily value of your grams of fat and 1050 calories, which depending on how often you exercise could be 1/2 or 1/3 of your daily caloric intake. I am guilty of making that quick stop every now and again, but I feel that in moderation it is okay.
Don't let this be you...
NEW YORK (CNN) -- A federal judge Thursday threw out a class-action lawsuit by two Bronx teenagers claiming McDonald's used false advertising and that the chain's food made them fat and contributed to their health problems.
The plaintiffs' lawyers claimed unknown ingredients and processing made foods such as french fries, Chicken McNuggets and Filet-O-Fish sandwiches damaging to consumers' health.
"The plaintiffs have made no explicit allegations that they witnessed any particular deceptive advertisement, and they have not provided McDonald's with enough information to determine whether its products are the cause of the alleged injuries," said U.S. District Court Judge Robert Sweet.
"Finally, the one advertisement which plaintiffs implicitly allege to have caused their injuries is objectively non-deceptive."
Sweet ruled the plaintiffs could not re-file the lawsuit.
In January, the judge dismissed the first version of the suit, saying the plaintiffs failed to show McDonald's food was "dangerous in any way other than that which was open and obvious to a reasonable consumer."
But Sweet allowed the plaintiffs' attorneys file again after they revised the suit to try to establish the existence of dangers "not commonly well known."
Sweet said in his first ruling that McDonald's cannot be blamed by consumers who choose to eat there.
"If a person knows or should know that eating copious orders of super-sized McDonald's products is unhealthy and may result in weight gain," Sweet wrote in January, "it is not the place of the law to protect them from their own excesses."
"We trusted that common sense would prevail in this case, and it did," McDonald's spokeswoman Lisa Howard said in a statement released from the company's Oak Brook, Illinois, headquarters.
"Today's dismissal is further recognition that the courtroom is not the appropriate forum to address this important issue.
"McDonald's food can fit into a healthy, well-balanced diet based upon the choice and variety available on our menu."
The company said more than 20 million people eat at McDonald's in the United States every day.
"I think you should contact my lawyer. He has my reaction," Roberta Pelman, mother of plaintiff Ashley Pelman, told CNN. The plaintiffs' lawyer, Samuel Hirsch, said he had no comment.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/09/04/mcdonalds.suit/
Since then, McDonald's has changed many things in their kitchen, they have done away with the super sized meal, changed their chicken nuggets to all white meat, and changed the oil they use with their french fries, nuggets, and fish fillets. At least we are seeing some positive health changes in the fast food industry.
Next head to head challenge: Which fast food chain has the healthier double cheese burger... Coming Soon.
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