Christopher R 9/30/10
For lunch the next day on Thursday, September 30, 2010 I went to lunch at a Wendy’s. The big idea on deciding this was which had a better dollar menu, McDonalds or Wendy’s. Of course Wendy’s has the 5 piece nuggets for 99 cents so that put it over the top. I also am strongly opposed to McDonalds because when I was in the 5th grade I had to watch Super Size Me as part of a project but Wendy’s isn’t much better. I only continue to not eat McDonalds because I haven’t in over 6 years and that is a record I don’t want to break. So at the Wendy’s I usually try to get as many things on the dollar menu as I can without going over the amount of money I have to spend. It’s hard to see but I have a 5 piece Chicken Nuggets, a Crispy Chicken Sandwich and a Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger with fries. This surprisingly didn’t fill me up and it only cost me a little over six dollars for four items of food. Nothing to drink and wash it down just the Wendy’s on the plate. While eating the Chicken Nuggets I realized that I was happy I ordered all of the other food because to me it tastes really good and that is the first thing I look for when I think about food. While I was at the Wendy’s however I saw that the 10 Chicken Nuggets piece with the fries and soda was 500-1500 calories. I was wondering how something can be such a larger range. If you are trying to count the calories then you just have to guess how much you’re getting? It might have to do with the size fries and soda you get but that is very unclear because the fries are only suppose to come in one size and so is the soda. I also noticed while leaving there was no farmers market anywhere in fact there was a Pizza hut, Burger king, White Castle, McDonalds, Charly’s, and 2 Bros. All in a 5 block radius but I couldn’t even remember where the closest farmers market would be. The Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger tasted the best and it was all under 6.50. I thought it was a great choice of food financially and in terms of taste but I did feel sluggish after and I was wondering how this meal would be different for my mom who would probably have something just as “unhealthy” but the service would have been different and she would also know where her food came from whereas I’m eating “NEVER FROZEN” meat.
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