Fast Food Guide
Make educated choices within your meal plan... Tips for Healthier Eating BD Getting Started™ Fast Food Guide Estimated Calories to Maintain Weight BD Fast Food Guide – Introduction (For Sedentary Lifestyle) Dining Out Age Male Female 2-3 1,000 - 1,200 1,000 - 1,200 Eating at fast food restaurants can be challenging for everyone especially if you have diabetes. Meals are often high in fat, sodium, calories, and 4-8 1,200 - 1,400 1,200 - 1,400 carbohydrate. Finding fast food that fits into your meal plan takes 9-13 1,600 - 2,000 1,400 - 1,600 planning. If you know the nutritional content of the menu items you want 14-18 2,000 - 2,400 1,800 to eat, you can make educated choices within your meal plan. This booklet 19-30 2,400 - 2,600 2,000 - 2,200 provides you with the nutritional information for the following fast food 31-50 2,200 - 2,400 2,000 restaurants: Arby’s®, Burger King®, Denny’s®, Dunkin Donuts®, Jack-In-The- 51+ 2,000 - 2,200 1,800 Box®, Kentucky Fried Chicken®, Krispy Kreme® Donuts, McDonald’s®, Papa ® ® ® ® ® Murphy’s , Pizza Hut , Subway , Taco Bell , and Wendy’s . Reference: Dietary Guidelines For American, 2010 The nutrition information was obtained from the individual restaurants. www.healthierus.gov/dietaryguidelines Menu items were analyzed by computer and not by chemical analysis of Dietary fats are part of a healthy diet. The type of fat eaten is important the product. Soft drinks are not listed in each of the fast food restaurants.
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