Fast Food Calories Vs. Veggie and Fruit CaloriesFast food calories / junk food calories compared to calories in fruit and calories in vegetables: A regular hamburger at McDonalds contain 250 calories, a Big Mac contains 540 calories, 100 grams or 3.5oz of chips contains 470 calories, one 1.6 oz hot dog contains about 150 calories (it might seem low, but a hot dog is very high in fat and saturated fat)... One banana contains 97 calories, one kiwi contains 48 calories, one orange contains about 65-80 calories (depending on the size!), 1 cup pineapple contains 82 calories... Cucumber - 100 grams/3.5 oz - contains 12 calories, tomatoes - 100 grams/3.5 oz - contains 20 calories, broccoli - 100 grams/3.5 oz - contains 26 calories, red bell pepper - 100 grams/3.5 oz - contains 27 calories... Fast food also contains harmful fats such as trans fats and saturated fats. They also contain cholesterol. Fruits and vegetables don't contain any of those fats and no cholesterol either.
Fast food calories and junk food calories in more detail: 100 g = 3.5 oz 100 grams or 1 regular hamburger contains 250 calories 100 grams of hot dog contains 320 calories, but it depends on the type. And if you only eat one (1.6 oz) you will consume 150 calories rather than 320. 100 grams of chips contains 470 calories - now remember that some people eat much more than 100 grams or 3.5 oz of chips per time... 100 grams of popcorn contains 393 calories 100 grams of cheese crackers contains 501 calories Cookies - here it really depends on what kind of cookies but generally around 400-500 calories per 100 grams (3.5 oz) 100 grams of apple pie contains 284 calories - here it depends on the apple pie. There are some varieties that "only" have 250 calories per 100 grams (3.5 oz) 100 grams of ice cream with 12% fat contains 209 calories 100 grams of ice cream with 5% fat contains 167 calories Ice cream cone - store bought - contains 245 calories Popsicle - store bought - contains 96 calories 100 grams of milk chocolate contains 555 calories 100 grams of dark chocolate contains 547 calories 100 grams of hard candies/suckers/lollies contains 394 calories 100 grams of strawberry jam contains 167 calories Fruit calories in more detail: 100 g = 3.5 oz 100 grams of apple contains 55 calories 100 grams of mango contains 67 calories 100 grams of orange contains 45 calories - 1 orange contains about 65 calories, depending on the size of it. 100 grams of papaya contains 41 calories 100 grams of peach contains 40 calories 100 grams of pear contains 47 calories 100 grams of pineapple contains 51 calories 100 grams of strawberries contains 38 calories 100 grams of watermelon contains 38 calories
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Reference: William Apro. The Family Näringstabellerna. Fitnessförlaget. http://www.nutrition.com.sg/atd/atdfood.asp
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