"Hey, Not So Fast!" "Well, they don’t call it fast food for nothing. Fast business for fast people equals fast bucks in
pocket for these whopping franchises. Believe me, they know
scenario all to well. " It is a safe assumption that Ronald McDonald is too busy tallying up how many trillion hamburgers he’s served up. The Wendy’s guy, Dave what’s-his-name, would rather help
old lady at
drive-thru find
beef. And
short, chubby guy with
apron? He’s somewhere out back, no doubt, making
early-morning doughnuts,
dark circles forming under his eyes.Well, they don’t call it fast food for nothing. Fast business for fast people equals fast bucks in
pocket for these whopping franchises. Believe me, they know
scenario all to well.
You’re whipping down that busy highway, late for an appointment or in a hurry to get to work. Or maybe you’re on your way home, knowing well that your refrigerator is as empty as your stomach. Maybe you just don’t have
energy to even twist
oven knob.
Nonetheless, you can’t help but become drawn to that sign like a horseshoe magnet. Your car dips over
break in
road and your eyes are instantly mesmerized by
golden arches that seem to stretch halfway toward heaven.
You know that Ronald and Grimace and
Hamburgler and those fuzzy, little creatures could care less about
diet your on or
aspirations you hold to deflate
spare tire around your waist.
No, they could give a McNugget. But at times like these, neither do we, as we sharply cut
wheel and screech into
parking lot.
Sometimes theres just no other choice.
But before you go making Big Macs out of doughnut holes, remember, not everything you take out of these tiled establishments has to turn out as a Whopper-sized indulgence. Here’s what we mean:
McDONALD’S: The home of
Big Mac and
Filet of Fish has flown
coop. The chicken coop, that is. That’s because
relatively new Grilled Chicken Deluxe, without
fattening mayonnaise, stores only – get this – five grams of fat! And it’s delicious!
Other wise choices on
menu would be
Grilled Chicken Salad Deluxe with Red French Dressing and an 8-ounce container of Low Fat Milk (12 grams of total fat). Or maybe a four-piece order of Chicken McNuggets, a garden salad with fat-free vinaigrette dressing, and an iced tea (11 grams of total fat). For
breakfast crowd,
low-fat apple bran muffin or
hotcakes (without butter, obviously) are wise choices.