Are fast foods high calorie?
How many calories do you order at fast food restaurants?
When was the last time you stopped to think about how many calories are in the fast food you might order?
When your favorite clothing got too tight...
Or when that special event was just around the corner?Was it when you decided to eat healthier...
Counting calories is half of managing your weight.
Just choosing an English muffin (egg, cheese, Canadian bacon) breakfast over a biscuit (egg, sausage) breakfast could save you almost 200 calories.
And watch out for those high calorie sauces and salad dressings!
When you're looking for a beverage, drinking green tea only adds 0-2 calories and may help block cholesterol or fat.
Helping you make low calorie selections
Here are some lists of low calorie fast food and high calorie fast food to help you with your choices. Learning the calories in fast food can help you make healthy fast food choices. The calorie totals are USDA results without reference to name brands.
Named brands or fast food chain restaurant recipes constantly change, so keep asking your restaurants for the calorie content.
The food items are listed from low calorie to high calorie.
Fast Food Calories: Breakfast
Item | Portion | Calories |
English muffin, egg, cheese, Canadian bacon | 1 | 289 |
Danish pastry, fruit | 1 | 335 |
Danish pastry, cheese | 1 | 353 |
Croissant, egg, cheese, and bacon | 1 | 413 |
French toast sticks | 5 sticks | 513 |
Pancakes, syrup, butter | 2 | 520 |
Biscuit, egg and sausage | 1 | 581 |
Source: USDA. All measurements approximate.
Fast Food Calories: Hamburgers, Cheeseburgers
Item | Portion | Calories |
Hamburger, regular, single patty, condiments | 1 | 272 |
Cheeseburger, regular, single patty, condiments | 1 | 295 |
Cheeseburger, regular, double patty, condiments, vegetables | 1 | 417 |
Cheeseburger, regular, double patty, plain | 1 | 457 |
Hamburger, large, double patty, condiments, vegetables | 1 | 540 |
Cheeseburger, large, single patty, condiments, vegetables | 1 | 563 |
Hamburger, regular, double patty, condiments | 1 | 576 |
Source: USDA. All measurements approximate.
Fast Food Calories: Hot Dogs, Pizza, Sandwich, Chicken, Fish
Item | Portion | Calories |
Hot dog, plain | 1 | 242 |
Hush puppies | 5 pieces | 257 |
Pizza, 14" pepperoni, regular crust | 1 slice | 293 |
Hot dog, chili | 1 | 296 |
Chicken pieces, breaded, fried, no sauce | 5 pieces | 315 |
Submarine, roast beef | 6" | 410 |
Clams, breaded, fried, no sauce | 3/4 cup | 451 |
Shrimp, breaded, fried | 6-8 pieces | 454 |
Submarine, cold cuts | 6" | 456 |
Corndog | 1 | 460 |
Chicken fillet sandwich, plain | 1 | 515 |
Fish sandwich, cheese, tartar sauce | 1 | 523 |
Submarine, tuna salad | 6" | 584 |
Source: USDA. All measurements approximate.
Fast Food Calories: Mexican
Item | Portion | Calories |
Burrito, beans, cheese | 1 | 189 |
Buritto, beans, meat | 1 | 254 |
Enchilada, cheese | 1 | 319 |
Tostada, beans, beef, cheese | 1 | 333 |
Taco, small | 1 | 369 |
Chimichanga, beef | 1 | 425 |
Taco, large | 1 | 568 |
Source: USDA. All measurements approximate.
Fast Food Calories: Salads, Side Dishes, Ice Cream
Item | Portion | Calories |
Potato, mashed | 1/3 cup | 66 |
Salad, vegetable, cheese, egg, no dressing | 1 ½ cups | 102 |
Salad, vegetable, chicken, no dressing | 1 ½ cups | 105 |
Coleslaw | 3/4 cup | 147 |
Potato, hash brown | 1/2 cup | 151 |
Ice milk, vanilla, soft-serve, cone | 1 | 164 |
Frijoles, cheese | 1 cup | 225 |
Chili con carne | 1 cup | 256 |
French fried potato | small order | 271 |
Onion rings, breaded, fried | 8-9 rings | 276 |
Salad, taco | 1 ½ cups | 279 |
Sundae, hot fudge | 1 | 284 |
Nachos, cheese | 6-8 pieces | 346 |
French fried potato | medium order | 427 |
French fried potato | large order | 539 |
Source: USDA. All measurements approximate.
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