According to the company website McDonalds serves more than 60 million people in 117 different countries every day. It is one of the most popular fast food restaurants in the world and it has a wide selection of food on the menu; such as chips, burgers, ice-cream, nuggets, apple pies and many more. The most popular burger on the menu is the Big Mac calories. The Big Mac is made up of two fully beef patties, a slice of American cheese, Lettuce, onions, pickles, Big Mac calories sauce and three layers of a sesame bun.
There are 540 Big Mac calories; 164 of the Big Mac calories come from carbohydrates, 260 of the Big Mac calories comes from fat, and 104 of the Big Mac calories comes from protein.
A Big Mac calories has a very high fat content containing 29 g of pure fat. This is mixed with 10 g of saturated fat and 7.6 g of unsaturated fat. The Big Mac calories provides us with 45 percent of our daily allowance for fats and 50 percent of our daily allowance for saturated fats which is based on a diet of 2000 calories per day. The American Heart Association states that trans fats are responsible for the rise of bad cholesterol levels in the body and the reduction of good cholesterol. It is suggested that you do not consume more than 2 grams of trans fats per day and one Big Mac calories contains 1.5 g of trans fats.
A Big Mac contains 1040 mg of sodium which is 43 percent of your daily sodium allowance; it also contains 25 percent of your daily cholesterol allowance at 75 mg per burger.
A Big Mac provides 50 percent of your daily protein allowance containing 25 g. It also contains 37 g of carbohydrates providing you with 12 percent of your recommended daily allowance.
The Big Mac calories is a delicious burger but it is clearly unhealthy, if you want to consume a burger you can make your own imitation Big Mac at home of the healthier kind. You can purchase the same ingredients from a healthy food store and make it with a reduced fat, calorie and salt level; you can grill the burger instead of frying it in oil. You can purchase a dressing that is low in calories; you can use a slice of natural cheese containing less fat, and a brown sesame seed bun. These ingredients should cut your calorie, fat and salt intake right down.
To make the burger grill your beef patty for approximately 10 minutes, just before you take it off the grill toast your brown bun, you can do this by either putting them in the grill or in a toaster. Place a slice of cheese on top of the burger and let it melt slightly and then add your pickles and onions and let it sit under the grill for one more minute. Take the buns out first and lay your burger on the flat portion of the bun. Add your sauce and then put the top portion of the bun onto it. You can now enjoy your own healthy version of the Big Mac calories.
The Big Mac calories amount to 28 percent of your recommended daily calorie allowance which is 2000.