Calories in Fast Food
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Caloric Values of Fast Food
If you are attempting to lose unwanted pounds that are burdening down your life and making you feel miserably unhealthy - one of the first areas to start reviewing in your current daily eating plan is the amount of time that you spend having meals out of the house.
Do you go fast fooding once a week? Two to three times? Perhaps even daily?
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Take note that all foods on the menus of all types of commercial restaurants - whether fast service delivery is offered OR fine dining, aren't necessarily so unhealthy that they cannot be a part of your healthy weight loss plan.
Key to Weight Loss is Planning Menu Ahead
The key is learning which of your favorite menu choices parallel with your plan. To determine such, you'll need to view the number of calories that these items contain along with other vital nutrition areas which impact your health - such as sodium, cholesterol, saturated fat, Trans fat and so forth. These are the areas which can negatively impact your health when they are consumed in excessive amounts.
Vitamins, Minerals in Fast Food
The positive areas include those menu selections which are rich in mineral and vitamin content as well as in dietary fiber. Protein is yet another positive area - but although high protein diets are all the rage, they can create more harm than good, so dieter beware.
On that note, the caloric values for common fast food favorites are listed below.
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FAST FOOD CALORIES FOR POPULAR MENU CHOICES
TACO BELL MENU ITEMS |
KCALS |
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404 |
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Burrito Supreme, With Beef |
469 |
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Burrito Supreme, With Chicken |
444 |
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Burrito Supreme, With Steak |
400 |
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Nachos |
362 |
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Nacho Supreme |
480 |
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Original Taco With Beef |
184 |
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Soft Taco With Beef |
217 |
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Soft Taco With Chicken |
200 |
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Soft Taco With Steak |
286 |
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906 |
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Volcano Taco Calories |
240 |
WENDY'S |
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Chicken Nuggets |
50 each |
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Classic Double With Cheese |
747 |
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Classic Single Hamburger |
522 |
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Classic Single Cheeseburger |
464 |
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Biggie Fries |
507 |
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Frosty: 16 ounces |
393 |
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Homestyle Chicken Fillet Sandwich |
492 |
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Jr. Cheeseburger |
330 |
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Jr. Hamburger |
284 |
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Ultimate Chicken Sandwich |
403 |
BURGER KING |
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Cheeseburger |
380 |
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Chicken Strips |
5 for 227 |
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Chicken Whopper |
588 |
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Double Whopper, No Cheese |
942 |
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Double Whopper With Cheese |
1,061 |
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Fries: small |
207 |
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Hamburger |
258 |
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Original Chicken Sandwich |
569 |
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Vanilla Shake, 16 oz |
667 |
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Whopper, No Cheese |
678 |
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Whopper, With Cheese |
790 |
MCDONALD'S |
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Sausage, Egg & Cheese McGriddles |
561 |
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McFlurry with M & M's |
892 |
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McFlurry w/Oreo Cookies |
804 |
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Peanuts - For Sundaes |
45 |
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Low Fat Caramel Sauce |
66 |
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Hot Fudge Sundae |
333 |
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Reduced Fat Ice Cream Cone |
146 |
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Hot Caramel Sundae |
342 |
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Strawberry Sundae |
281 |
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Chocolate Triple Thick Shake |
1,162 |
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Strawberry Triple Thick Shake |
1,119 |
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Vanilla Triple Thick Shake |
1,104 |
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Cookies |
255 |
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Chocolate Chip Cookies |
269 |
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Fruit n Yogurt Parfait |
156 |
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Fruit n Yogurt Parfait -Granola |
128 |
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Newman's Own Creamy Caesar |
188 |
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Newman's Own Balsamic Vinaigrette |
40 |
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Newman's Own Ranch Dressing |
175 |
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Spicy Buffalo Sauce |
61 |
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Sweet n Sour Sauce |
48 |
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Tangy Honey Mustard Sauce |
72 |
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Apple Dippers |
33 |
MCDONALD'S MENU ITEMS |
KCALS |
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Bacon, Egg, Cheese Biscuit |
441 |
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Bacon/Egg/Cheese McGriddles |
450 |
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Baked Apple Pie |
249 |
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Barbeque Sauce |
46 |
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Big n Tasty |
524 |
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Big n Tasty, without Mayo |
419 |
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Big n Tasty with Cheese |
573 |
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Big n Tasty, Cheese, -Mayo |
468 |
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Big Breakfast |
732 |
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Big Mac |
563 |
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Big Mac without Sauce |
468 |
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Biscuit |
238 |
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Caesar Salad/Crispy Chicken |
294 |
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Caesar Salad/Grilled Chicken |
196 |
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Caesar Salad |
94 |
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Fruit n Walnut Salad |
312 |
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Cheeseburger |
313 |
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Double Cheeseburger |
458 |
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Quarter Pounder |
417 |
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Quarter Pounder with Cheese |
513 |
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Double Quarter Pounder w/Cheese |
734 |
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Fillet O Fish: 400 calories |
400 |
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Fillet O Fish -Tartar Sauce |
289 |
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Apple Dippers w/Caramel Sauce |
99 |
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Crispy Chicken Sand -Mayo |
398 |
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Crispy Chicken Sandwich |
504 |
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McChicken Sandwich |
425 |
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McChicken Sandwich -Mayo |
319 |
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Fries: Large |
522 |
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Chicken McNuggets |
4 for 169 |
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Chicken Selects, Breast Strips |
3 for 380 |
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California Cobb Salad, Crispy Chicken |
357 |
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California Cobb Salad, Grilled Chicken |
260 |
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California Cobb Salad |
156 |
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Newman's Own Cobb Dressing |
122 |
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Side Salad |
17 |
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Creamy Ranch Sauce |
201 |
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Honey |
49 |
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Bacon/Ranch Salad w/Crispy Chicken |
335 |
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Bacon/Ranch Salad w/Grilled Chicken |
236 |
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Bacon/Ranch Salad |
136 |
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Warm Cinnamon Roll |
418 |
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Deluxe Cinnamon Roll |
595 |
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Hotcakes butter/syrup |
601 |
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Hotcakes with Sausage |
776 |
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Hotcakes, Plain |
340 |
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Deluxe Breakfast |
1,219 |
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Egg McMuffin |
290 |
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Hash Browns |
136 |
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Sausage Biscuit |
412 |
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Sausage Biscuit with Egg |
504 |
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Sausage Burrito |
296 |
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Scrambled Eggs |
197 |
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Sausage McMuffin |
368 |
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Sausage Egg McMuffin |
446 |
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Sausage Patty |
174 |
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Sausage McGriddles |
421 |
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Hot Mustard Sauce |
53 |
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Hamburger |
265 |
Chicken |
KCALS |
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64 |
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Chicken Giblets: 1 cup boiled |
228 |
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Chicken Heart: 1 cup diced |
268 |
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Chicken Gravy: 1 cup |
188 |
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Capon: 1/2 bird |
1,459 |
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Chicken Thigh: Roasted, no skin |
107 |
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Chicken Liver: 1 small container |
428 |
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Chicken Breast: no skin, roasted or baked |
142 for 1/2 a breast |
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Chicken Leg/Drumstick: baked, no skin |
112 |
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Chicken Gizzards: 1 cup cooked |
223 |
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484 or more |
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Chicken Wings: meat only, roasted |
43 |
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Chicken Neck: meat only |
32 |
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