From: SSDC2@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU (J Green)
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
Subject: Re: Fitness Thoughts... and good stuff to eat!
Date: 17 Aug 92 12:34:12 GMT

>>       Plus I've just had three hamburgers at Mcdonald's plus a large
>>fries and a coke and frankly I'm a bit worried I've ruined a lot of
>>the aerobics I've been doing.

                      fat     calories
                      ----    --------
3 McD's hamburgers    30 g      771
large fries           16 g      312

total not including the coke (you didn't specify size!):

    FORTY-SIX GRAMS OF FAT AND 1083 CALORIES!!!

ack. i feel fat *thinking* about that much fat! ;-)

>        Fast foods are EXTREMELY hazardous to the well-being of someone
>who wants to watch his fat levels.  Practically the only decent fast
>foods are grilled chicken breast sandwiches and McLean Burgers (the
>latter deriving just under 30% of its calories from fat).  If you must
>eat at McD's, I'd advise trying the low-fat yogurt instead of the fries.

well said. the shakes are also made from low-fat yogurt, and not so bad.
(you should ask at your local McD's, but that's what i was told at mine!).
also, if you aren't watching salt/sodium, you might want to try the soups.
(do they have soup in the summer? shows i haven't visited McD's since
winter! ;-)

>>I've cut virtually all fatty foods and I'm probably
>>having about forty to fifty grams of fat a day.

NOT! perhaps you mean 40-50 grams of fat in one meal? or is McDonalds
not your usual meal?! some people don't realize how much fat is in
fast food, so i'll include a list for McD's food at the bottom of this
mail, with fat and calorie content... for your reading (dis)pleasure! ;-)
(from someone who LOVES quarter pounders with cheese, but hasn't eaten
them lately!)

probably a good thing to do is to keep track of what you eat for a week
or two. write *EVERYTHING* down, and calculate fat and calorie totals.
also percent of calories from fat. it's *VERY* enlightening!
one good way to avoid bad stuff: if you don't know the fat content, DON'T
EAT IT!!! ;-)

>>So are they are ANY good foods out there that actually taste fairly
>>good too? And not just fruits.
>
>        Sure.  Low-fat and nonfat yogurt and cottage cheese.  Light poultry
>meat without the skin.  Most fish.  Shrimp.  Clams.  Legumes.  Fat-free
>muffins and cookies.  Lots of veggies.

some breads are low in fat, read the labels (NOT sweet bread, it's loaded with
butter/margarine/fat). there are also lots of fat-free (and low-fat) cakes,
cookies, crackers, etc. showing up in the markets daily! :-) Nabisco has
recently released a fat-free/low-fat cookie/cracker line called Snack Wells
(green box). i've tried the mini-chocolate chip cookies and some of the
crackers, and they are pretty good, with virtually no fat (some are fat-free
and some are low-fat). check 'em out if you see them... they make good fat-
free substitutes for cookie cravings! ;-)

i'm not sure if they are available outside of RI/New England, but there's
a place called Elizabeth's that makes DELICIOUS fat-free muffins (i think
some McD's also have fat-free Apple muffins, which are good, but nowhere
near as yummy as Elizabeth's! mmm!)  Elizabeth's also makes fat-free scones,
which are also good (but keep in mind i've never tried a real/fat-filled
scone!).

another good fat-free munchy is pretzels. but check the labels cause some
brands have fat! look for pretzels with little or no fat, they exist! :-)
Guiltless Gourmet produces a brand of tortilla chips that is baked instead
of fried. that and salsa gets you a great fat-free snack that also cures
the munchies! ;-)

Janice

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Info on some McDonald's items         calories  fat (g)
-----------------------------         --------  -------
biscuit w/sausage                        440      29
biscuit w/sausage and egg                529      35
biscuit w/bacon, egg and cheese          449      27
egg McMuffin                             293      12
english muffin w/butter                  169       5
hashbrown potatoes                       131       7
hotcakes w/butter and syrup              413       9
pork sausage (1.7 oz)                    180      16
sausage McMuffin                         372      22
sausage McMuffin w/egg                   451      27
scrambled eggs                           157      11

Big Mac                                  562      32
cheeseburger                             308      14
chicken mcNuggets                        288      16
filet-o-fish                             442      26
french fries, reg                        220      12
french fries, large                      312      16
hamburger                                257      10
McDLT                                    674      42
Quarter Pounder                          517      29

chocolate milk shake                     388      11
strawberry milk shake                    384      10
vanilla milk shake                       354      10

apple pie                                262      15
cone, soft serve                         144       5
cookies, chocolate chip                  325      16
cookies, McDonaldland                    288       9

hot caramel sundae                       343       9
hot fudge sundae                         313       9
strawberry sundae                        283       7
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