Compare & Contrast healthy foods and fastfoods

Compare/ Contrast McDonalds 

• A healthy diet should contain grain, vegetables, fruits, milk, and meat & beans.
• The recommended calorie intake for females is 1,940 and 2,550 for men.
• How many calories are needed each day can vary greatly depending on lifestyle and other factors. 

Fast Food Diet 

• Fast food diets are quick and easy but really bad for your health.
• One Big Mac at McDonalds provides half of your daily value for saturated fats, 45% for total fats, and contains trans fats, which raises the risk of heart disease.
• Fast food raises bad cholesterol (LDL) and lowers (HDL) good cholestrol.

Effects of a Healthy Diet 

• Proper body function and weight is maintained.
• Reduces the risk of developing high blood pressure and lower an elevated blood pressure.
• Also reduces risks of many chronic conditions, including heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and some forms of cancer.

Effects of Fast food 

• Diabetes and obesity risks are increased
• Muscle loss and increased heart rate. Trans fats coming from fast foods clog arteries which increase risks of heart problems.
• Cholesterol can be greatly increased.

Summary 

• The overall effects of dieting on fast food poses major health risks like diabetes, heart disease, high cholesterol, and obesity.

• A healthy diet reduces risks of all the health issues listed above.

Citations 

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Questions 

1. Which of the following isn’t a known effect of eating a fast food diet?

1. Obesity
2. Increase in bad cholesterol (LDL)
3. Decrease of good cholesterol (HDL)
4. Fevers

2. Fast food diets are…

1. High in sodium
2. High in fat
3. Low in fruits and vegetables
4. All the above

3. Which of the following could occur from a fast food diet?

1. High blood pressure
2. Insomnia
3. Headaches and muscle pain
4. None of the above

 

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I am here today to interveiw Cassy Clark. Cassy knows best about what my questions are about thats why I decided to interveiw her. She she is an employ at Mcdounalds so I have some questions I asked her and here they are :

1) Do you prefer mcdoubles or mcchickens?
She perfers Mcchickens ( no mayo, add ranch sauce)

2) Chicken Sandwiches or quater pounders?
Chicken because its better for you that a greasy meat patty

3) Grilled or crispy chicken?
Crispy, even though its not the best for you but its tasty and the grilled chicken is flimsy and squishy sometimes.

4) Dollar menu or regular menu?
the regular menu because the regular is taster and not as cheap and crappy tasting.

5) Do you prefer nuggets over selects?
No way, selects are where its at! Selects is a real crisoy chicken tender yumm.

6) Chicken wraps or salads?
Salads because I can add chicken to it and eat it with my favorite dressing, im not big on tortilla bread.

7) Yogart parfaits or apple dippers?
Apples Im not a fan of yogart or the texture of it. Apples are juicy.

8) Soda or poweraid?
Poweraid is more nuterious and has electrolytes in it and soda is sugery and bad for you.

9) Lemonade slushies or smoothies?
Lemonade slushies have a tangy taste that I love.

10) Fries or Pies?
FRIES ALL THE WAY!





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In 1954, Ray Kroc mortgaged his home and invested his entire life savings to become the exclusive distributor of the Multimixer, a milk-shake maker. When the 52-year-old heard that the McDonald's hamburger stand in California was running eight Multimixers at a time, he paid them a visit and pitched the idea of opening up several restaurants to the owners, Dick and Mac McDonald, hoping to sell eight of his Multimixers to each one. They struck a different deal, and Ray Kroc opened the first McDonald’s restaurant in 1955. In 1965 McDonald's went public and today is the leading global foodservice retailer with more than 30,000 restaurants, located in more than 100 countries.

Background and Benefits

Who doesn’t know the menu by heart and every jingle ever written? The business model works, and with national and international advertising, McDonald’s Corporation manages to serve 27 million Americans everyday. But while owning a McDonald's restaurant is a tremendous opportunity, the company is seeking individuals with significant business experience who have successfully owned or managed multiple business units and have significant financial resources. McDonald's Corporation claims they are about growing business, making money, and having fun, and only the serious entrepreneur need apply.

How Much does a McDonald's Franchise Cost?

It takes a lot of potatoes to make these fries so come prepared. You will need a minimum of $300,000 in non-borrowed, personal resources to be considered for a franchise. Most Owner/Operators enter the System by purchasing an existing restaurant directly from McDonald’s or from a McDonald's Owner/Operator. A small number of new operators choose to purchase a new facility, but that requires an initial down payment of 40% as opposed to 25% for an existing restaurant. Intensive training addresses all aspects of operating a McDonald's restaurant. While McDonald’s does not offer financing, McDonald’s Owner/Operators have access to the company’s established lender relationships with some of the lowest lending rates in the industry.

What We Like

McDonald’s provides hands on training and the materials you need to become a success. With world-class training, world-class service, world-class support, and unsurpassed name recognition, McDonald’s is a sure winner for franchisees seeking a serious “all-in” franchising opportunity with guaranteed community presence and predictable profits. All this and they still serve a shake so thick you need a spoon.

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Are'nt gas prices getting more and more ridiculous? I think so! Gas prices go up rapidly all the time but in these times in our recession gas is almost $4.00 a gallon. Its becuse of the War and fights we have with countrys over seas. "But the recent rise in gasoline prices has been primarily driven by unrest in the Middle East, particularly Libya, where protests have diminished crude oil production"
"In 2008, $4 gasoline brought my state to its knees before Wall Street melted down," Barbour said. "We've blown through $3 gasoline all the way to 4."
Barbour said Obama's energy team wouldn't be happy until gas prices reached $9 a gallon.
Barbour is still weighing a presidential campaign and plans to visit Iowa twice this month. Barbour's advisers say he won't make a decision before the Mississippi legislature ends its session in early April and it could be May before he announces a decision.
In the meantime, though, he has honed his criticism of the president, particularly on economic issues. With pocketbook issues poised to dominate the 2012 election, prospective presidential candidates are focusing their messages on Obama's stewardship of the economy and are seeking to cast his re-election as a referendum on the economy and jobs.
"We don't have a $1.5 trillion deficit this year because taxes are too low," said Barbour, a former Republican National Committee chairman who helped the Republican Governors Association make major gains in November's elections as the group's chairman. "It's because we spend too much."
He then turned his criticism to federal spending, a key concern among the conservatives who have great sway in picking their 2012 presidential nominee.
"This administration spent $7 trillion in the first two years and lost 7 million jobs," Barbour said, then joked it was a good thing the government didn't spend $12 trillion to lose 12 million jobs.
"The fact is: a bigger government means a smaller economy," he said.
All of this is none scence! If gas reaches $9 a gallon, thats more then i make in an hour which is $7.25 an hour. Who knows what the world going to come to, the world already messed up enough. I might just beleive the world is going to end in 2012 because by then everyone will be going insane with the little stuff happening like gas prices.