BUILD-A-MEAL

The problem we have seen in America is an increase in fast food sales and an increase in child obesity.  You are going to sort through all of the a la carte alternatives, fancy photos and delectable deserts in an attempt to correlate these two facts.  Your job is to get down and dirty, dig through the fat infected fryers, and find the nutritional value, or lack thereof, that the bulk of American's are willingly washing down with a super sized soda.  After you have explored a few of the restaurants menus it will be your job as one of our premier columnists to compare the nutritional information for a few of your favorite fast food meals.  After you have come up with some type of graphic organizer displaying the results of comparable meals at alternative restaurants you will write a restaurant review of either the restaurant with the healthiest alternatives or the restaurant that needs to be steered clear of at all costs.  Remember, your final revisions are going to be displayed in next month's issue! Good luck. 

---A few websites to explore! Don't let this brief list fool you though, you can choose from any fast food restaurant around, these are just a few options to get the ball rolling!

http://www.subway.com/applications/NutritionInfo/INDEX.ASPX?COUNTRYCODE=USA&LANGUAGECODE=ENG

http://www.mcdonalds.com/usa/eat/nutrition_info.html

http://www.wendys.com/food/NutritionLanding.jsp

http://www.arbys.com/nutrition/

http://www.mrgoodcents.com/nutrition.cfm

http://www.bk.com/#menu=3,1,-1

http://www.sonicdrivein.com/pdfs/menu/SonicNutritionGuide.pdf;jsessionid=98BB1B37B05105929F2D638971621447.sonic-prod

http://www.pizzahut.com/Files/PDF/Pizza%20Hut%20Brochure%202008%20Restage%20FINAL%20Oct%2008.pdf

http://www.dominos.com/home/menu/dominos_nutrition.pdf