Fast Food Review: Subway’s BBQ Pulled Pork Sub

It may seem unfair to Subway for me to review their limited-time BBQ pulled pork sub, having had plenty of authentic BBQ from around the country — from the dry rubs of Texas, to the saucy, smoked flavors of Memphis, to the vinegary tastes of the Carolinas. Then again, Subway doesn’t claim to emulate any of those regional…

Fast Food Review: Wendy’s Berry Almond Chicken Salad

Wendy’s has sure come a long way since the days when it was a fast food joint with a logo and sign that used to pride itself on “Old-Fashioned Hamburgers.” Nowadays, Wendy’s menu is pretty varied, in attempts to cater to a wider public palate. And in our health conscious era, they sometimes highlight their salads more than their…

The Fast Food Diet

The Fast Food Diet, a book by Stephen Sinatra, MD, is based on the premise that it’s not realistic to expect people to completely give up fast food, especially if they eat it regularly. It proposes that people get the facts about fast-food restaurant items to make healthier choices.

The Fast Food Diet: How Does It Work?

Dr. Sinatra…

The Subway Kids’ Pak

Fast Food Dining Eating fast food is not the best way to find good nutrition, but sometimes we find ourselves in this dilemma: on the go, in a hurry, with hungry kids. No fast food restaurant can replace a healthy home-cooked meal, but a Subway Kids’ Pak is one of the best fast food choices. Turkey Sandwich Kids Meal For…

Nutritional Content of a KFC Fried Chicken Meal

Fried chicken, cole slaw, mashed potatoes and gravy sound like a wonderful “comfort food” dinner, don’t they? Don’t get too comfortable if you eat this meal though, because you will have to do some extra exercise to burn off all the calories. KFC is a popular restaurant that serves up tasty chicken meals, but how healthy is…

Burger King Whopper With Cheese, Large Fries and a Large Soda

Eating at fast food restaurants like Burger King® is very popular, but the nutritional value of fast food is questionable at best. Many selections in Burger King® contain large amounts of unhealthy fats and calories.

Because eating at fast food restaurants like Burger King® is so popular, I decided to review a typical meal at Burger King® for…

Weight Management

Obesity is a chronic condition, meaning it is unlikely to be cured, so behavioral interventions are needed to help people change their habits and improve their quality of life and their psychological functioning. The goal of weight management for obese people is to help them improve their unhealthful dietary and sedentary habits. Weight-Management Strategies

Behavioral change interventions typically include a…

Facebook Develops a Taste for Fast Food

McDonald’s   has signed on as an early user of Facebook’s  new location feature, which reportedly could launch as early as this month.

The new feature will give users the ability to include their location within a status update, but it will also be offered as a tool for marketers, AdAge reported Thursday. Using the new feature, the McDonald’s app will…

School-Aged Children, Diet of

The category of school-aged children includes children three to four years old who are preschoolers; elementary school children (kindergarten to fourth grade), who may be between four and ten years of age; middle school children between eleven and thirteen (grades five to eight); and high school children fourteen to eighteen (grades nine to twelve). Often, the…

School Food Service

There are 48 million school children who are served by school food services in the United States everyday. Many of these children participate in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), which was established by Congress in 1946 to provide low-cost or free nutritionally sound lunches to public school children. By 1946, about 7.1 million children were being…

Popular Culture, Food and

Food is very much a part of popular culture, and the beliefs, practices, and trends in a culture affect its eating practices. Popular culture includes the ideas and objects generated by a society, including commercial, political, media, and other systems, as well as the impact of these ideas and objects on society. Current Trends

There has been an…