By Theresa
If you feel bad about cheating on your diet with that little bag of chips, you can comfort yourself knowing that at least you didn’t dine at the Heart Attack Grill.
Since 2005, Heart Attack Grill has been serving its infamous double bypass burgers and flatliner fries in its Chandler, Arizona restaurant. Nothing about the fast-food joint is quiet or subdued from its sexy nurse uniforms worn by the servers to its unabashedly calorific menu. Its unique concept has sprung copy-cat restaurants. Recently HAG sued a similar outfit, Heart Stoppers Sports Grill in Florida.
By Theresa
While many people have a “sweet tooth” I consider myself more of a “salt tooth.” While others dream of decadent chocolate desserts, I envision salty French fries dancing in my head. In high school after a complete physical examination by my MD, I found out I had high cholesterol.
The guilty culprit was a Ma-and-Pa fast food joint which catered to a student’s meagre budget—a “lunch box special” which consisted of a slurpie, fries, gravy and a hamburger for only $3 was the hot seller, and what I devoured a few times a week. The fact that I had high cholesterol came as quite a shock to me. My petit frame did not divulge any unhealthy eating habits; I had what some people call “a fat person trapped in a skinny body” syndrome.
Since that day, I’ve been more mindful of what I consume and am trying (often unsuccessfully) to curb my salt tooth cravings. In an attempt to discourage myself and others from succumbing to greasy deliciousness, here is a very unscientific compilation of the nutritional value of a standard hamburger and fries from McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Burger King and Dairy Queen. Since there is a smorgasbord of bad components in every fast food item, I’ve highlighted just a few of the worst: calories, fat, cholesterol and sodium content.
So if you are like me and are trying to eat more fruits and veggies, the next time you have a hankering for fast food, remember these pictures.
