Fast Foods and their Calorie Content

Fast food has become a way of life for all working people. With fast paced life and hectic schedule in their work, people prefer to have a go at fast foods rather than cooking at homes. We cannot blame them as they hardly find anytime to prepare healthy food during weekdays. Fast foods are a blessing in disguise for them as they spend little time to have their meal. Even students are also attracted towards fast food where they get variety of foods according to their taste.

Here are the few questions that I would like to ask those who rely on fast food in their daily life.

Did you ever have a thought that fast foods are good to our health?
What is the amount of calorie content that they have?

Here are the list of fast food items and their calorie value.

Fast Food Items	Calorie Content
Regular Cheeseburger	320 per piece
Large Cheeseburger	610 per piece
Regular Hamburger	275 per piece
Large Hamburger	520 per piece
Fish, fried or battered	210 per piece
Chicken, fried, dark meat	220 per piece
Chicken, fried, wing/breast	250 per piece
Chicken Nuggets	50 per piece
Onion Rings	130 for 6 rings
Regular French Fries	240
Large French Fries	360
Hot Dog	240
Chili Dog	325
Regular Chocolate Shake	360
Regular Strawberry Shake	360
Hot Fudge Sundae	290
Pancakes, Butter and Syrup	345 for 2 piece
Apple pie	260 per piece

You might have been surprised to know the amount of calorie content that they each have. This should surely ring alarm bell to all those who feed on fast food. Care should be taken on the amount of calorie content of each food before they are consumed. Without knowing the calorie content before hand you might tend to exceed the amount of calorie content needed for a day.

Next time when you are taking fast food have a check on the calorie value and try to minimize their intake. This will surely help you to lead a better and healthy life.