As of: March 13, 2024, 10:17 a.m
By: Pauline Wyderka
Comments
Press
Split
Fast food is rather unhealthy – most people can agree on that.
But some fast food restaurants and dishes are unhealthier than others.
Which?
Munich – Even if the healthiest diet depends heavily on individual assessments and needs, most people agree: Eating a lot of fast food is simply unhealthy.
So if you want to eliminate anything that is too unhealthy from your diet, you should know which fast food is the unhealthiest, writes heidelberg24.de.
What's so unhealthy about fast food?
But back to the beginning: What is actually so unhealthy about fast food?
A healthy diet depends on variety and balance.
And fast food quickly exceeds healthy levels.
For flavor, burgers, fries and nuggets often contain a lot of salt, low-quality fat, sugary sauces and are heavily fried.
This makes fast food an absolute calorie bomb.
The biggest problem: empty calories that contain hardly any nutrients the body needs.
It also often doesn't contain the healthiest carbohydrates, but rather simple ones.
They hide in the breading or in the white bread in which many quick meals are often served to take away.
On the other hand, there is usually less fiber in it.
Many nutrients are lost in the often complex manufacturing process that the food goes through.
During the process, the products are preserved so that they can only be heated up quickly later.
In some cases, pollutants are even created.
What is the unhealthiest quick meal?
When you think of fast food, you usually first think of fast-food restaurants and not always the quick meals that you prepare at home.
However, there are also dishes here that have little place in a healthy diet.
It depends on the components.
According to the Center for Health, the unhealthiest foods are white bread, but also white or peeled rice and processed, nitrated meat, such as sausage products.
The preservatives it contains are linked to heart disease and cancer.
Accordingly, the popular bratwurst on white flour rolls is one of the unhealthiest fast food dishes you can eat.
What is the unhealthiest fast food?
The unhealthiest fast food is low in nutrients but high in calories.
Burgers from McDonalds, Burger King and Co. are high in terms of calories and sugar - for example with sauces like ketchup.
A large burger there can quickly add up to more than 1000 kilocalories.
For most people, this is more than half of their daily needs.
But anyone who gets a box of 20 chicken nuggets should also be warned.
This portion size is in no way inferior to burgers in terms of calories.
My news
Tariff dispute in public transport: Are there new strikes on buses and trains in North Rhine-Westphalia? read
Motor vehicle insurers are struggling with problems: angry customers and in the sights of the Bafinlesen
Date fixed for the next GDL strike – daily topics show angry rail customers read
More money for public sector employees: This is how much salary there will be from March reading
France bans “vegetarian sausage” and “vegetable steak” read
“Battery rain” hits cars: Who bears the costs? read
And apart from fat, carbohydrates and proteins, they hardly contain any nutrients worth mentioning.
Depending on the quantity, the biggest fattening foods here are the fries.
If you forego the burger and instead just want to satisfy your hunger with the chopsticks, you will primarily consume simple carbohydrates, unfavorable fats and salt.
Nutrient?
None!
Added to this are the pollutants produced during deep-frying.
If you want to eat healthily, you should definitely stay away from industrially produced fries.
Is Subway healthier than McDonalds?
It is now quite common knowledge that losing weight with Subway was a marketing ploy.
Whether the sandwich chain is healthier than McDonalds depends largely on the order.
While half a “sub” is still comparable to McDonald’s burgers in terms of nutritional value, a whole 30 centimeter “sub” packs a lot of punch!
It quickly adds up to more than 1000 kilocalories.
After all, a sandwich like this still contains a few vitamins and fiber.
The big problem, however, is always the bread.
This ultimately leads to you consuming mainly simple carbohydrates, which are ultimately converted into sugar in the body.
If you're tossing between the Turkey Sandwich at Subway and the Big Mac at McDonalds, you'll do better with the sandwich, simply because of its lower calorie count.
Which is healthier – McDonalds or Burger King?
Of course, this question also depends heavily on the individual order.
At first there can hardly be any talk of it being healthy.
If you're looking for help deciding where to go on your cheat day - Burger King or McDonalds - you should look at comparable orders.
One of McDonald's most popular burgers, the Big Mac, performs better in terms of fat and calories than the Whopper, one of Burger King's most popular products.
However, the Big Mac also weighs a few grams less, so it is smaller.
Making fast food yourself is healthier
At the end of the day, the differences between fast food chains are so small that it doesn't matter much where you get your burger or nuggets.
It's healthier if you prepare your own burger at home, using fresh and carefully selected ingredients.
For example, instead of a roll made from white flour, you can use a wholemeal roll.
The fries as a side dish can also be prepared in the oven instead of deep-fried, which also makes them healthier.
However, if you don't have the time, you can simply get the healthiest fast food!
(paw)