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Victor version 4.0
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Posted: 15 January 2009 06:02 pm |
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Burger Hall of Fame
With knowledge and discipline, you can eat all of your favorite foods—without ever being on a diet—and still lose weight! Here are five of the best burgers you can order.
DQ Original Burger
350 calories
14 g fat (7 g saturated)
680 mg sodium
Wendy’s Quarter-Pound Single
430 calories
20 g fat (7 g saturated)
870 mg sodium
Burger King Whopper Jr. w/o mayo
370 calories
21 g fat (6 g saturated)
570 mg sodium
McDonald’s Quarter Pounder
410 calories
19 g fat (7 g saturated)
730 mg sodium
In-N-Out Protein-Style Protein-Style Cheeseburger
330 calories
25 g fat (9 g saturated)
720 mg sodium
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cportwine
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Posted: 19 January 2009 08:51 pm |
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Alright, I don't think it would be very healthy if I had one of those burgers instead of turkey or fish. If I did that my cholesterol would shoot right back up.
I am sure you meant well. And I did eat those kind of things when I was dieting and lost weight. But, of course that was before the cholesterol issues that I have at a normal weight.
Just had to point that out.
But, for the normal healthy person, I am sure they would work out fine.
I have to ask a personal question. Cause I know from reading your success story that you had allot of medical issues. Did those all go away with the weight? Just wondering cause mine kind of worked out the other way around. Although, when I was fat I never went to the doctor and had stuff checked.
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Victor version 4.0
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Posted: 19 January 2009 09:59 pm |
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Cport,
I don't suggest that one live on a diet of burgers...I too saw "SUPERSIZE ME". 
What I am saying is that you can have the things you like in MODERATION! The best food regimine is one you can live with for life! There is NO food that is "prohibited" for me.
Yes ALL my health issues went away with my change to an active lifestyle with a nutritionally balanced diet. 30%fat (good fat) 30% protein, 40% carbs,100% RDA of all essential vitamins and minerals, 6-8 small meals a day, 60 minutes of exersize 5X per week,
Like you I also avoided the Dr when I was unhealthy, now I go every 3 months and get my bloodwork.
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cportwine
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Posted: 19 January 2009 11:53 pm |
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Even with my strict diet I still tend to have my cholesterol high. It's only when I am really strict and don't eat certain thing ever that I can get it down. It sucks, cause before I could eat an occasional hamburger and not gain weight. But, it doesn't work the same way with my cholesterol.
So anyway, I am glad to hear you are not the same way, and have manage to keep your health.
You know, I go in every three months also, for thyroid and cholesterol testing. It's not allot of fun, but we do what we have to...
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GeminiGirl
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Posted: 22 January 2009 07:00 pm |
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Probably best for you to stay away from fast food burgers all together. People say in moderation but really people should totally avoid fast food chains all together when it comes to these kinds of meals. If you really want a burger every once in awhile, you could just make your own. Then you know exactly how it was prepared and what went in it and how lean it is. I know it's hard when you're rushing around and you don't have time, but I would opt for like a salad instead and then make your own burger later at home. George Foreman Grill! Plus, those fast food burgers tend to make me sick anyway. 
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soakupknowledge
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Posted: 22 January 2009 09:39 pm |
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| Thanks for the info in the post, however I wouldn't even touch another fastfood burger because I know the addiction of the taste I get. The cheapness of it. The speed it gets brought to me. If I have one fast food burger, then I feel like I crave it untill I have another...and the process continues. I stopped eating fast food, and I can honestly say I hate the way fast food taste now. I dont know if its the oils I dont like or what...but once you get off the stuff and you try it again, its just doesnt taste good anymore. Same with sodas. I used to love drinking pepsi/coke/sprite....I stopped drinking them....Now if I try to have one, they are disgusting and I'd like to keep it that way.
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yogadoc
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Posted: 28 January 2009 01:25 pm |
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Since the question posed is Best Fast Food Burgers - Nutritionally!
I would recommend trying SoLean products. SoLean is made by Natural Harmony Foods. They sell their products at health food stores and now also sell their products at all SuperTarget locations. They are carried by ShopRite, Kings and Dillons Supermarkets. They are also carried by Whole Foods in Florida and will probably be available in more Whole Foods stores by mid 2009. Their products are all microwaveable and their nutritional values are unbeatable for eat in fast food - grab-n-go products.
Here's what they say:
"SoLean® Brand
All natural * No added hormones * Raised on an all vegetarian diet * No antibiotics
Natural Harmony Foods' SoLean® products offer a healthful blend of natural lean ground meat, pork, turkey, chicken, or seafood, and soy protein.
Eating healthy does not mean sacrificing everything you love, not even meat. Our flavorful SoLean® Breakfast Line, SoLean® Chicken Sandwiches, SoLean® Cheeseburgers, SoLean® Salmon Patty Sandwiches, and SoLean® Sausage Egg Muffin Sandwiches are heart smart:
- 95% Fat Free
- Low in Saturated Fat
- No TransFats
- Low Cholesterol
- Low Carbohydrates
- High in Protein
- Excellent Source of Soy Protein*
- The Smart and Healthy Way to Enjoy Meat "
For nutritional comparisons go to http://www.naturalharmonyfoods.com/Nutritional_Comparisons.html
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GeminiGirl
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Posted: 28 January 2009 05:22 pm |
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soakupknowledge wrote: Thanks for the info in the post, however I wouldn't even touch another fastfood burger because I know the addiction of the taste I get. The cheapness of it. The speed it gets brought to me. If I have one fast food burger, then I feel like I crave it untill I have another...and the process continues. I stopped eating fast food, and I can honestly say I hate the way fast food taste now. I dont know if its the oils I dont like or what...but once you get off the stuff and you try it again, its just doesnt taste good anymore. Same with sodas. I used to love drinking pepsi/coke/sprite....I stopped drinking them....Now if I try to have one, they are disgusting and I'd like to keep it that way.
I agree, I use to eat fast food like every other night, especially Taco Bell. Then I stopped. Last time I went just to try something out (I think it was a soft taco), I was just so disgusted by the taste. It really did not taste like real food at all and it probably isn't. Same thing with soda too. I stopped drinking them and I can never go back now. It just tastes like I'm drinking syrup. Bleh....
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VegaObscura
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Posted: 29 January 2009 03:16 am |
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I recently had a soda for the first time in many months, and I savored every drop of it. It really was the best thing I had tasted since I started my diet. I guess I'm just not fortunate enough to lose old addictions easily =(
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cportwine
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Posted: 29 January 2009 03:45 am |
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VegaObscura wrote:
I recently had a soda for the first time in many months, and I savored every drop of it. It really was the best thing I had tasted since I started my diet. I guess I'm just not fortunate enough to lose old addictions easily =(
LOL, I feel the same way...give me a burger...please...with cheese...
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mollymoo24
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Posted: 1 February 2009 07:25 pm |
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I've been a bit uncharaceteristic lately and visited both McDonald's and White Castle and have to say I really enjoyed every bite.
What I find (for myself anyway) is when I really have a taste for something, a specific certain taste, to go with it and just try to manage the portion size...because I will eat 15 other 'healthy' things while trying to avoid that "one" thing and I still never get satisfied. Of course this is not something I can or would do everyday. But if next week I "had" to have a Dairy Queen hot fudge sundae - I'd run over and get one - a small of course (300 cals, no whipped cream or nuts). So I like your post Victor, I think you are right on target for someone like me.
Of course, if you read my journal, I exercise regularly and I find it takes care of the occasional 'caloric indiscretions'.
Obviously if you have other health issues or cholesterol, you probably have to be more particular about what foods you can indulge on.
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clarinetgurl
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Posted: 5 February 2009 02:59 am |
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Hurray for eating what you want in moderation!!
In case nobody noticed, this thread isn't called "How to make a healthy turkey burger at home" or "just eat a salad instead". It's called "Healthiest *fast food* burgers"!!
Hehe. Yay burgers! Thanks for this post Victor. I have been really craving a burger lately..now I know to pick a quarter pounder instead of a whopper.
CG
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KristaK
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Posted: 4 May 2009 03:43 am |
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Actually... no fast food burger is healthy for you.
Mcdonald's is the WORST.
God only knows what they put in there meat.
I also heard their onions is made from powder that you add water too...
But who knows whats hidden behind their kitchen door...
Last edited on 4 May 2009 03:44 am by KristaK
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PhatBeth
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Posted: 4 September 2011 08:50 am |
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I'm so glad to see that at least DQ isn't the *worst* thing I could do to myself... it's my guilty pleasure. My dog loves it too, and it is by far her favorite fast food chain. I let her have half a burger a month, and lick the cup from my mini blizzard :) She's a teenager now (very old for a dog,) so I figure she's earned the right to break her diet now and again, lol.
If we add bacon though, what does that do for the calorie count?
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Hadden
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Posted: 21 January 2012 12:16 am |
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Having burger diet is one of the bad diets as it makes you addict to its taste and you wont stop with these five types of burger surely it makes you to taste all big burgers which are loaded with fatty substances.
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YoyoQueen
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Posted: 21 January 2012 01:04 am |
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Come on guys, he's not saying that these burgers are healthy. They're just the better options out there and good to have in moderation. I'm not a huge fast food fan, but I usually go to places like McDonald's with friends as a social thing every now and again and this is helpful.
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