WRITING ASSIGNMENT: FAST FOOD ANALYSIS Pick the fast-food establishment of your choice. Choose items on the menu that would make up a typical “fast food” meal.

Hint:
Look primarily for calories and fat grams.

Also note the protein grams, carbohydrate grams, trans-fats (hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils), sugar grams, sodium milligrams and fiber grams.

Using these guidelines – Dietary Guidelines– to do an analysis and determine the following:

Fast Food Name:

What meal did you choose? (Please put everything in your order including condiments and drink)

If you are this meal twice or more a week, how would this affect your nutritional intake?

How would the fat content affect your health?

How would eating this meal affect your food budget each month? Is it expensive?

How much would it cost if you are this once a week?
Twice a week?

Does this meal contain more good fats than bad? How much of each?

Are there trans-fats? How many?