Food For Thought

Did you know?

• Americans are the heaviest of people in developed countries.  The U.S. surgeon general has called obesity a national epidemic.
• 61% of Americans are overweight
• Consuming an extra 100 calories daily for a year, without using them up, can lead to a weight gain of 10 pounds
• Every gram of carbohydrate or protein equals 4 calories and every gram of fat equals 9 calories
• The number of overweight people in the world - 1.1 billion - how equals the number of undernourished people
• With each decade as we age, we need 100 fewer calories per day
• 10 calories a day (two hard candies) of un-expended energy puts on an extra pound a year

What we are served:
1/2 pound cheeseburger with french fries, 3/4 cup ketchup, tomato slide, pickles and lettuce on bun
1,345 calories and 54 grams of fat

Compared to what's one serving:
1/4 pound cheeseburger with half the serving of fries, 2 tablespoons of ketchup, tomato slice, pickles, lettuce on bun
685 calories and 33 grams of fat