A study from the University of Wisconsin has found that super-sizing your meal takes a hidden toll on your pocketbook, and in more ways that you might expect.
[Researchers] found that for the initial 67-cent average cost of upsizing a fast-food meal — and the subsequent 36-gram weight gain — the total cost for increased energy needs, gasoline and medical care would be between $4.06 and $7.72 for men and $3.10 and $4.53 for women, depending on their body type.
It’s difficult to know how much credence to lend this without reading the entire study. But do you really need another reason not to super-size? (And why are you eating in fast food restaurants, anyhow? Learn to eat more meals at home!)
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Today, as I was eating lunch, I thought about how I was always taught to clean my plate. For decades, that was America’s attitude toward food: “There are children starving in Africa. Don’t waste food.” I suppose it was probably a maxim held over from the Great Depression.
But now, we’re all fat. And every nutritionist I’ve read is preaching the opposite: “Leave some on the plate.” Five small meals are preferable to three large ones, they say. Never eat more than the volume of your own head during one meal. Et cetera. The bottom line, Eat less. Everything I’ve heard, everything I’ve read, says that super-sizing your meal is exactly the wrong thing to do.
Plus, fast food sucks. Seriously: Quit eating McDonald’s for a couple years, then go back and try the French fries. You won’t be able to swallow. They’re terrible. Addictive, maybe — but gross. Break the habit and see if I’m wrong.
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[...] Super-Sizing Your Meal Costs More Than You Think talks about the hidden costs of super-sizing. “Once on the lips, forever on the hips” or something like that. [...]
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I save money by supersizing a meal and splitting the fries & drink between 1-4 adults. Then each person buys just the burger.
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After cutting WAY back on all types of fast
food since seeing “Supersize Me”
I don’t notice any reduction in my
desire for McD’s fries (OR burgers). If I did,
it would be easier to stay away, LoL.
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