Why is the Big Mac so caloric?

[JEDI]

it's just 2 100% beef patties, 3 slices of bread, 2slices cheese, thousand island sauce, and lettuce.

so why so much calories?

 

[JackBurton]

Because it's good.

 

[Glavinsolo]

540 calories

Special sauce and bread

http://www.mcdonalds.com/app_c....nutrition.index1.html

Edit:

I love the fact that the Quarter Pounder w/ cheese is 65% of your daily value in fat

 

[Captante]

Its the special sauce & the cheese ... not sure exactly how much but the sauce is mostly mayo.

Plus the burgers are roughly 8g's fat each too.

 

[Iron Woode]

:music:Two All-Beef Patties Special Sauce Lettuce Cheese Pickles Onion on a Sesame Seed Bun:music:

 

[Saint Michael]

Sauce is vicious stuff, it's mostly oil so it's really high in calories. If you ever want to turn an burger sandwich into a healthy meal ordering it without sauce is the most important thing you can do.

 

[Insomniator]

Aren't fast food patties worse than your average ground beef patty also?

 

[JEDI]

Originally posted by: Glavinsolo
540 calories

Special sauce and bread

http://www.mcdonalds.com/app_c....nutrition.index1.html

Edit:

I love the fact that the Quarter Pounder w/ cheese is 65% of your daily value in fat

where does it say that from your link?

edit:
meant where Special sauce and bread = most of the calories

 

[sash1]

Originally posted by: JEDI

Originally posted by: Glavinsolo
540 calories

Special sauce and bread

http://www.mcdonalds.com/app_c....nutrition.index1.html

Edit:

I love the fact that the Quarter Pounder w/ cheese is 65% of your daily value in fat

where does it say that from your link?

uhh, under the column that says % daily value? here's an image if you can't find it

 

[ballmode]

fat adds flavor

 

[Eeezee]

The patties are all-beef, but they're cheap because they're mostly fat.

The special sauce is mostly mayo (fat)

The patties are deep-fried in fat

You're getting TWO patties

Cheese = lots of fat, and that's two slices you've got there

Add the fact that you've got three slices of bread, and bread is full of calories (not that that's a bad thing)

I find it surprising that you're surprised! Don't eat too many Big Macs (I dislike the taste, McDonalds burgers just taste bad for some reason; I can't explain it, I know Wendy's burgers are made the same way but they just taste a lot better)

 

[LuckyTaxi]

i can sure use a burger right about now

 

[irishScott]

Chipotle is worse in terms of sheer calories, but depending on how you customize it, most of the calories aren't from any bad fats.

 

[redgtxdi]

Mostly due to the fat.

Remember............

Fat = 9 calories/gram

Carbs = 4 calories/gram

Protein = 4 calories/gram


So when you go uber-high fatty.........you *more than* double calories.



Vulva = 0 calories (Sorry, tasteless joke from the garage forum) :laugh:

 

[Googer]

Originally posted by: JEDI
it's just 2 100% beef patties, 3 slices of bread, 2slices cheese, thousand island sauce, and lettuce.

so why so much calories?

Read your own post one more time.

3 silices of bread 100 calories
Special Sauce 75-100 calories
cheese about 60-75 calories per slice.
Two 1.6 oz slices of meat about 100-130 calories each.

And lettuce has too few to count.

http://www.calorie-count.com/calories/item/23502.html

 

[Noobtastic]

In n' Out FTW!

Carl's Jr. and BK a distant second. McDonald's is stuck between dog s**t and Rosie O'Donnell.

 

[theeedude]

540 calories is not all that caloric if that's all you eat for lunch. I mean we need 2000 calories or so per day. The main problem is that it's not all that nutritious of a meal, I mean you get your proteins, carbs and fats, but not really the good kinds of either. The other issue is that people also get fries and soda, which adds a lot more calories that are even less useful, essentially refined carbs which when not used for energy immediately get stored into fat and are also responsible for a lot of pathologies.

 

[mobobuff]

A similar, good homemade burger would probably have the same calorie count.

 

[Hacp]

I love the Big Mac. I order 2, plus an extra large coke and extra large fries to go. I'll add a bunch of ketchup and barbecue sauce also. MMM MMM good.

 

[Pohemi]

Originally posted by: Eeezee
The patties are all-beef, but they're cheap because they're mostly fat.

The special sauce is mostly mayo (fat)

The patties are deep-fried in fat

You're getting TWO patties

Cheese = lots of fat, and that's two slices you've got there

Add the fact that you've got three slices of bread, and bread is full of calories (not that that's a bad thing)

I find it surprising that you're surprised! Don't eat too many Big Macs (I dislike the taste, McDonalds burgers just taste bad for some reason; I can't explain it, I know Wendy's burgers are made the same way but they just taste a lot better)

Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought I remembered seeing a Wendy's commercial recently and hearing some comment about "never frozen all beef patties"...or was that some other chain? In any case, I think Wendy's is WAY better than Mac & Don's steakhouse

 

[Alistar7]

^ Wendy's does not freeze their meat, nor do they smash it to death in a clamshell grill.

 

[0roo0roo]

its the sauce..creamy goodness= fat fat fatty fat fat.

 

[biggestmuff]

YAUJT

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: JEDI
it's just 2 100% beef patties, 3 slices of bread, 2slices cheese, thousand island sauce, and lettuce.

so why so much calories?

 

[compman25]

Originally posted by: Eeezee
The patties are all-beef, but they're cheap because they're mostly fat.

The special sauce is mostly mayo (fat)

The patties are deep-fried in fat

You're getting TWO patties

Cheese = lots of fat, and that's two slices you've got there

Add the fact that you've got three slices of bread, and bread is full of calories (not that that's a bad thing)

I find it surprising that you're surprised! Don't eat too many Big Macs (I dislike the taste, McDonalds burgers just taste bad for some reason; I can't explain it, I know Wendy's burgers are made the same way but they just taste a lot better)

Are you sure about that? Frying them on a grill isn't deep frying.