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Answer these questions :

How Bad is this junk food meal from Macdonalds ?

• Types of carbs (dietary fibers, simple or complex carbs. ).
• Fats ( sat or unsat.,) , proteins, vitamins and minerals .
• Does your meal contain high or low Sodium ( Na ) and sugar content.
• Does it contain any type of processed ingredients or fresh ingredients?

• Explain why this type of meal is unhealthy using some of the concepts explained in the course.
• Try to estimate the total calories from fat, carbs and proteins in your meal.
• How can you make your meal a healthier one, what ingredients are you going to add or remove?

Word count : 200-500 words

Answer 1

The food in McDonald is bad for health because most of the food available like burger, French fries, cold drink etc. are just simple carbohydrates. The reason simple carbohydrate is bad is because they are low in nutrition, low in fiber and can digest quickly which provides quick burst of energy but adds no nutritional value. They are bad as they can be broken easily which makes one hungry again easily. Although they have used a lot of replacement, but the food consists of high amount of both saturated and unsaturated fat which tends to increase the cholesterol level in body making one prone to cardiovascular disease. The food also consists of high Na (sodium) and sugar which causes a lot of problem including dehydration, kidney problems, diuretics etc. The high sugar content tends to increase diabetics and might increase the fat accumulation. There are generally no fresh ingredients used and all of them used are processed ingredients. The bun used in the burger is made from refined flour, the French fries are processed and even the cold drink is processed with high amount of sugar. Most of the food has high concentration of empty calories.

Let us assume that the meal consists of Big Mac burger with fries and drink

In case of the French fries depending on the size of the burger, it ranges from 230 to 510 calories where the carbs form 29 to 67 grams, proteins form 3 to 7 grams and fat forms 11 to 24 grams of fat. A soft drink has an average calories around 1100 calories where it gives 44 grams of fat, 149 grams of carbs and 29 grams of proteins. One burger consists of around 540 calories where it gives around 46 grams of carbs, 25 grams of proteins and 28 grams of fat.