Articles Tagged with fast food

Kids’ Meals Unhealthy At Most Chain Restaurants, New Study

kid's meals unhealthy at most chains, says new study

Most kids’ meals in chain restaurants are unhealthy choices, even though children get one-quarter of their daily calories from restaurants. Of almost 3,500 combo meals offered in 34 restaurants, a stunning 91 percent didn’t meet the National Restaurant Association’s (NRA) standards set forth under their Kids Live Well industry policy. That’s the perhaps not-too-astounding news… Read more »

Chipotle Has The Healthiest Fast Food: Weight-Loss Surgeon

Chipotle Mexican Grill

A doctor who practices in the field of bariatric surgery claims that the Chipotle Mexican Grill franchises have the healthiest menu of any fast-food restaurant. Matthew Weiner, M.D., is a big fan of Chipotle, according to the Benzinga website: “As a surgeon who specializes in bariatric (weight-loss) surgery, Dr. Weiner has spent his life studying… Read more »

McDonald’s Begins Testing PayPal Payments

McDonalds Teams Up With Paypal

McDonald’s has begun to test the PayPal payment system less than one week after coffee chain Starbucks rolled out the Square mobile payments system to millions of coffee lovers. Customers at McDonald’s test locations will be able to use the food chains mobile app to order and pay for meals via their PayPal account. The… Read more »

Connecticut Man Calls 911 For Subpar Sandwich

man calls 911 over sandwich

The phenomenon of individuals using the 911 service provided to all Americans for inappropriate reasons seems to happen frequently enough to keep us internet news providers covering it a few times each year, but it seems we’ve got to go over this again, America. Okay. Please don’t call 911 if you get fewer McNuggets than… Read more »

Sleep Deprivation Makes You Eat Unhealthy Food, Study Finds

sleep deprivation fatty foods

This week, stroke risk was linked to getting fewer than six hours of sleep a night, and now there’s more evidence that getting enough pillow time is of the utmost importance- it could be fueling late-night binging. Yes, there’s a reason Taco Bell loudly blares that “fourthmeal” is available at their grease and salt-drenched emporiums… Read more »