fast food nutrition
Before looking at the nutrition facts of 10 Chicken Nuggets between McDonald's and Wendy's, I predicted that Wendy's Chicken Nuggets would be healthier. Although both are very unhealthy, McDonald's Chicken McNuggets are healthier. On top of that, even though both have 10 pieces, McDonald's has a slightly greater serving size than Wendy's (12 grams more). To begin, Wendy's has 20 less calories than McDonald's, so Wendy's gets a "point" in that category (Wendy's 1-0), and both restaurants have the same calories from fat. The next category is bad nutrients, which includes total fat, saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, and sodium. Although both are tied in total fat, both restaurants are very high in total fat, with having 30 grams and a 46% Daily Value (4% or less is low, 20% or higher is high). McDonald's has less saturated fat by 2 grams, but both restaurants are still very high in saturated fat (Tied 1-1). Both restaurants have no trans fat, which is good. Although both restaurants have a high %DV in cholesterol, McDonald's wins by having 10 grams less than Wendy's (McDonald's 2-1). In addition, both restaurants are high in sodium, but Wendy's has 30 milligrams less than McDonald's (Tied 2-2). The next category is good nutrients, which includes total carbohydrates, dietary fiber, vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, and iron (although protein is not necessary for most people, some people like athletes do need protein for exercise). McDonald's has 6 more grams of total carbohydrates than Wendy's (McDonald's 3-2). Both restaurants have the same amount of dietary fiber, but Wendy's has one more gram of protein than McDonald's, and both restaurants have a very high %DV of protein (Tied 3-3). Both restaurants have the same amount of vitamin C, but McDonald's has 2% calcium and 2% more iron than Wendy's, so MCDONALD'S WINS 5-3. In conclusion, even though McDonald's wins, both fast food restaurants are very unhealthy, with the only good nutrient being protein, but protein does not help most people.