This Is The Same As That

So most of you know how obsessed I am with eating healthy and exercising. Well, thanks to my obsession I am constantly comparing different foods to one another, and their calories, calories from fat and sugar etc. This post is merely to point out that most people have no clue what they are actually eating let alone the amount of calories and sugar that are in the foods we eat!

I went online last night and pulled up Mc Donald's nutrition menu. How they can even have the word nutrition anywhere near their menu is something that will baffle me until the end of time. Advertising is key in making us think we are eating healthy or getting something nutritious out of our food.

For Example, let's say you are feeling brave and decide to eat at Mc Donalds (gulp) and you think if you order the grilled chicken sandwich and small fries that you are eating healthy. If I could take that chicken sandwich and smack you with it I would.
Reality Check: Premium Grilled Chicken Sandwich is 420 Calories
Small Fry is 230
Now that is a 650 calorie meal not including a drink or dipping sauce. Not to mention the disgusting crap your sandwich is made out of. (YUCK!!!)

Eating that meal is the same as eating eight lemon butter salmon filets at 80 calories a filet. ( Unbreaded and no salt. Baked, not fried)

Just because I was so grossed out by this, I have to put it out there. A Mc Donald's Big Breakfast with hotcakes is a whopping 1150 calories. (WTF is anybody thinking when they order this??)

Did you know for a woman to maintain her body weight she should be eating 1200-1600 calories per day depending on exercise level. This disgusting breakfast almost tops that out, and before 9 am no less.

They also advertise fruit smoothie's now, but according to their "nutrition chart" there isn't one smoothie offered that is under 210 calories or less than 40 grams of sugar. Did you know there is less sugar in a two liter bottle of coke?!

So if you ordered a smoothie, that's the same as drinking two eight ounce glasses of Yoplait's ( actually real) fruit smoothies at 80 calories a glass and only 11 grams of sugar. Oh, wait... it still doesn't equal the sugar shit smoothie Mc Donald's offers.

So, be aware of what you eat because even if it isn't having an effect on you now, it will catch up to you later! Be smart, eat healthy. ( Translation, don't think you are eating healthy, know you are eating healthy. Good food doesn't come out of a drive thru window!!)
A few of my know it all tips...
-Switch from regular potato chips to baked chips and only eat the recommended serving size. If the calories state 120 calories a serving but you are eating four servings...defeats the purpose!

-Pack healthy lunches on road trips to avoid getting any type of fast food

- Eat food high in fiber, they keep you feeling fuller longer.

- Get your blood pumping by exercising everyday, even if it's just a brisk walk around your neighborhood after dinner. :)