APPLICATION: Fast Food Nutrition Name: O

Read ALL of the directions before you start answering the questions
The entire “table” is required as part of the assignment.

Select a meal from one fast food restaurant. This should be a meal,
not a list of menu items (and NOT two sandwiches or two main dishes).
Include three menu items (not including water or condiments like catsup).
Calculate the nutrition information for those foods. There are numerous
web sites with this information. Try to find a source that lists vitamins and
minerals as well as carbohydrate, sodium, and fat. Also check if the chart
is using unit measurements of the daily requirements. This is preferable to
percentages. If the numbers are percentages you should indicate this.
A chart is included for tallying the information. There is a line for you
to list your own DRIs based on age and sex (Amounts for vitamins and
minerals, as well as fiber are found in the text.) You will need to
“remember” your own kilocalorie need from the assignment in Unit I or
estimate your kilocalorie need. The chart is to be completed (with totals)
and submitted as part of the assignment.
After you have calculated the nutritional information and totaled the
columns, answer the following questions
1. Name the restaurant that you chose.

2. What is your opinion as to the number of kilocalories in this meal as

compared to the RDA for someone your age and size? (Do not discuss
other nutrients, just calories)

3. What is your opinion as to the overall nutrition in this meal? What

nutrients are lacking and what nutrients are in excessive amounts? Be
specific. You should discuss a minimum of four nutrients.

4. Give three suggestions for improving the nutrition in the meal you have
chosen. This could be changes in your choices or a food or foods you
might take with you to the restaurant.
 FAST FOOD NUTRITION
Food AMT Calor- Fat Calor- % Chol CHO Pro- Fiber Sodi- Cal- Iron Vita- Vita-
ies gr. ies Calor- tein ium cium min A min C
from ies
Fat from
fat

TOTALS XX XXX XX

MY DRIs XXXX XX XXX XXXX XX 40 to Minimu Up to

60 m of 25 2300
grams grams mg.

Do not add any numbers where there are any X marks in the “box”.
Hint: Fat has 9 calories per gram. Multiple the grams of fat by 9 to determine the number of calories from
fat. To determine percentage of calories from fat divide the calories from fat by the total calories in the
food and multiply by 100.
Hint #2: “Chol” stands for cholesterol and CHO stand for carbohydrate.
The minimum amount of carbohydrate needed in a day is approximately 130 grams, of which the majority
should be complex carbohydrates, preferably whole grains.