What should you do?  Click the down arrow. Wendy's should be a good place to get something that is not too fattening. Hmmm. Subway. Those sandwiches are good, but they are probably very fattening. I'll just get a tuna sandwich. I'll go to McDonalds. I can always get a little hamburger or a grilled chicken sandwich. Either one should be a good choice.
Did you make a good decision?  Click here to find out. Then answer the following questions.
 

1. If you are simply counting calories, which is the best choice? Click the down arrow. McD's Hamburger McD's Cheeseburger McD's Chicken Griller Subway Ham Subway Roast Beef Subway Tuna Wendy's Hamburger Wendy's Grilled Chicken Wendy's Cheeseburger

2. If you are simply counting calories, which is the worst choice? Click the down arrow. McD's Hamburger McD's Cheeseburger McD's Chicken Griller Subway Ham Subway Roast Beef Subway Tuna Wendy's Hamburger Wendy's Grilled Chicken Wendy's Cheeseburger

3. You are worried about fat content. Which is the best choice? Click the down arrow. McD's Hamburger McD's Cheeseburger McD's Chicken Griller Subway Ham Subway Roast Beef Subway Tuna Wendy's Hamburger Wendy's Grilled Chicken Wendy's Cheeseburger

4. You are worried about fat content. which is the worst choice? Click the down arrow. McD's Hamburger McD's Cheeseburger McD's Chicken Griller Subway Ham Subway Roast Beef Subway Tuna Wendy's Hamburger Wendy's Grilled Chicken Wendy's Cheeseburger

5. You have heard that salt (sodium) is not good for older people because it raises blood pressure. The best choice for Grandma would be.... Click the down arrow. McD's Hamburger McD's Cheeseburger McD's Chicken Griller Subway Ham Subway Roast Beef Subway Tuna Wendy's Hamburger Wendy's Grilled Chicken Wendy's Cheeseburger

6. Even kids can have high cholesterol, and that is bad because it can clog your arteries as you get older. Which lunch has the highest cholesterol? Click the down arrow. McD's Hamburger McD's Cheeseburger McD's Chicken Griller Subway Ham Subway Roast Beef Subway Tuna Wendy's Hamburger Wendy's Grilled Chicken Wendy's Cheeseburger

Do you think you made a good choice? Explain why or why not.

ACTIVITY # 2

Copy the information on the spreadsheet below into Excel.
Then use the Fast Food Facts page to complete the data needed.

We will learn to sort the date by lunch choice, by calories, by fat, by cholesterol, and by salt.
You will see how much easier it will be to answer the questions above.
Finally, we will create bar graphs for each category.