The Surprising Secrets of Calorie Counting

[isilzha]

The Surprising Secrets of Calorie Counting
More Restaurants Soon Will Post Calories on Their Menus and the Numbers Will Shock You
By SCOTT MAYEROWITZ and ALICE GOMSTYN
ABC NEWS Business Unit
July 9, 2009

Here's a quick pop quiz for today's healthy fast-food consumer: Which has fewer calories -- a McDonald's Premium Crispy Chicken Club Sandwich or a Big Mac?

The answer: the Big Mac at 540 calories, compared to 630 for the chicken sandwich.

How about a Dunkin' Donuts glazed doughnut versus a plain bagel? The doughnut wins with 220 calories compared to 330 for the bagel.

Most people don't know that, especially when standing in front of the cash register about to order.

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[BerryBaby]

The book, "What Not To Eat" has all kinds of information like this.

However, I rarely eat at fast food, so I'm not going to really care about the calories.

It would be different if I made it a daily or weekly habit...then, I'd care!

[isilzha]

I don't think its shocking that a fried chicken sandwich from McDs has more calories than the burger.

[Myrna P. Klaassen]

If it tastes good... it has calories SO SPIT IT OUT.