18,875 KFC outlets, 11,000 Pizza Hut restaurants, 15,738 Burger King outlets and a whoping 36,899 McDonalds restaraunts in the world. With such variety and availability almost everyone has experienced food from one of these fast food chains, some more than others.

But whilst you are enjoying favorite fast food meal from one of these adored spots, the calories you are consuming could be far greater than you know. Lets break down the list with some of the most popular meals from each of these top spots:

 

McDonalds

According to most sites, French fries and the Big Mac smash the top for most popular foods ordered at McDonalds, therefore we have combined the two to give you a summary of the astonishing amount of calories you consumed at lunch earlier this week:

1050cal

52g fat

112g carbs

32g protein

*Interesting fact: McDonalds ‘Ceasar salad’ is more fattening than their hamburger.

 

KFC

The mouth watering chicken from Kentucky may sound appealing but its calorie content is far from that description, the Mighty Bucket For One racks in at:

1275 cal

66.7g fat

80.6g carbs

87.3g protein

* When Colonel Sanders sold the company, he tried opening a competing  restaurant.

Pizza Hut

We all love the Cheese Pizza available at Pizza hut famously known for its thick deep pan dough and cheesy crust, but do we all love the amount of calories which come with it, the Cheese Pizza fall in at:

1,040 cal

48g fat

108g carbs

44g protein

*Interesting fact: Pizza Hut was set up by two brothers who borrowed $600 from their mother.

 

Burger King

The famous Double Whopper, double the flavour, double the calories. How many of these have you had this year? The calories for this bite alone are off the chart:

840 cal

52g fat

46g carbs

46g protein

*Interesting fact: Burger king is known as Hungry Jacks in Australia.

And there you have it, the health impacting number calories found in your favourite meals. The question isn’t what are you going to get instead, the question is when are you going to start taking charge of what you put in your body and stop consuming things which are injurious to your health. Focus Fitness UK, Leading educators in the health & fitness industry.

Written by Daniyal Siddiqui.