Calorie counts for your favorite fast foods—exposed!

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  Posted by BobA Tue May 6, 2008 11:41am PDT

  Hi Maggie,

  I just came across your blog and I love it! I will have to make it part of my daily blog reading.

  I actually work for a production company that produces how-to video recipes. You can find our Holiday Kitchen series at holidaykitchen.tv, and we are currently gearing up for a summer kitchen series.

  (Sorry that I have to put this all on your blog) I was wondering if Shine takes any form of video recipes? and if so, would they be interested in our summer kitchen series.

  Thanks!

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  Posted by Maggie Nemser, Shine staff Tue May 6, 2008 1:17pm PDT

  Hey there!

  I would love to see your video. Why don't you create a user blog and include the video in the blog. If it will be helpful and engaging to our user, i would love to feature it!

  Best,

  -Maggie

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  Posted by SusieQ Tue May 6, 2008 8:33pm PDT

  Hi Maggie,

  Oops! The McDonald's Big Mac meal came out as 161 calories -- I'm sure that is a typo as it's way more than that.

  Just lettin' you know!

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  Posted by justathought Wed May 7, 2008 3:38am PDT

  I agree susie q, I saw the calorie count for the Big Mac meal and had to rub my eyes to make sure it wasn't my stomach reading it instead of my eyes.

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  Posted by mama_cookie Wed May 7, 2008 7:46am PDT

  I agree calorie count on big mac meal has to be wrong! So what is the correct number? How can we get calorie counts on other things at different fast food places?

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  Posted by FatFighterTV Wed May 7, 2008 9:13am PDT

  Hey mama_cookie (nice name ;)

  Most restaurants have the information on their website. Or if you just google the name of the restaurant and "calories" or "nutrition information" you can find it that way. It's eye-opening, that's for sure!

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  Posted by Maggie Nemser, Shine staff Wed May 7, 2008 10:44am PDT

  Hi there! you can get other calorie counts at www.calorieking.com.

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  Posted by nanometer Wed May 7, 2008 8:54pm PDT

  Most fast food places have a nutrition chart although it is almost hidden. Look for it behind above a trash can at the end of where you make the lines, on the hallway leading to restrooms, above a trash can. It is never very visible. I always check them and choose, for example, the smallest burger with the least calories. I eat it slowly, enjoy it, and even when I know it is not a small cheeseburger is not the same as a Triple Texas Whopper, for example, it will satisfy my craving, and I will not feel guilty. You don't have to think about it: Small cheeseburger with small onion rings: 400 calories OR Triple Texas Whopper with big french fries: 1800. The size of our serving is OUR choice.

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  Posted by Becca Mon May 12, 2008 10:14am PDT

  That is why I get the Skinny Vanilla Latte whenever I go to Starbucks... much fewer calories. It really takes a lot of discipline to get away from those evil fast foods.

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