Fast Food Chicago vs. Fast Food Los Angeles = Healthy Fast Food? No, really - have you ever dined on fast food in either of these cities? I love them both – the cities that is, but when it comes to fast food…

A short stroll around a downtown area quickly reveals that there is no shortage of fast food joints in both places. I do not expect fast food to be healthy, but…

On my recent trip to Chicago, I was surprised to read a recent poll that actually claimed that fast food in Chicago is healthier than fast food in Los Angeles.

I do not know why they picked Los Angeles from all other cities. It does not matter. I just would like to know if it could be true. (more…)

While the great fat debate rages on, what really gets some people going is the fact that trans fat is present in many products that we eat. To make matters even worst, the most popular fast food restaurants, where millions of people eat every day, do not seem to be proactive in eliminating this deadly poison from the food they serve to American public.

Consumption of natural fats is a controversial subject, but there is no controversy over trans fat consumption. All experts agree that it has no place in our diet.

Trans fat is a by-product of heating vegetable oils at a high temperature (more…)

Have you ever wished you could diet on fast food? I bet “i’m lovin’ it� campaign was originally intended to promote “Chicken Select Premium Breast Strips�, and “Deluxe Breakfast� as the latest Hollywood diet miracle. When everything was ready to go, Hoodia Gordonii sneaked up on them, and just like that, America lost its appetite.

Maybe not, but I wonder if lovin’ said pieces equates to masochism of sorts. Perhaps I should be lovin’ my arteries instead, because just one serving of each delivers the combined total of 2,490 calories, and a staggering 20 grams of Trans Fat. If you eat something else during a day, you could be pushing 3,000 calories. (more…)

Hit a delete key three times on your keyboard and immediately text message the Council on French Fries Relations if you do not like French Fries. No takers? I thought so. Who does not like French Fries? While we all do, we also know that it comes with certain nutritional “penalties� – the mighty calories.

However, the calories + French Fries situation is not completely hopeless. Good Housekeeping magazine provides a way out, well, sort of. (more…)