When you eat a hamburger you take in a relatively high
amount of fats and calories but only very, very few of the
vitamins and minerals essential for the good health of your
body.
An occasional McDonald's isn't going to do you much harm,
but eating regular hamburger meals is going to cause and
imbalance and result in inches on your waistline.
It's a question of nutritional balance. In order to
function at its optimum level your body needs fats,
carbohydrates and protein which provide it with energy in
the form of calories; plus vitamins and minerals to
strengthen your bones and muscles and repair your cell
structures.
Why Hamburger Meals are NOT Good For You
Hamburger meals are relatively high in calories and low on
essential vitamins and minerals. A plain ordinary 3.8 oz
McDonald's hamburger contains 250 calories. But the best
selling Double Quarter Pounder® with Cheese++ contains
740 calories.
Two Double Quarter Pounder® with Cheese++ provide
nearly all the calories an adult male requires to keep him
going for an entire day.
A Double Quarter Pounder® with Cheese++ will give the
diner a sudden injection of energy, which, if it is not
burned off relatively quickly, will turn to fat on the
waistline. And these burgers are heavy with "bad" trans
fats.
The waistline problem is exacerbated by the calorie content
of the rest of a McDonald's meal. A medium portion of
French Fries adds another 380 calories. A side serving of
Newman's Own® Creamy Caesar Dressing = 190 calories.
A medium size Coca-Cola contributes a further 210 calories.
A Baked Apple Pie dessert will add 260 calories and a
Strawberry Sundae would add 270 calories.
So 2 Double Quarter Pounders® with Cheese++, plus a
side order of medium French Fries with Caesar Dressing, a
medium Coco-Cola and a Baked Apple Pie would give you 2,520
calories in one meal. That is enough calories to last a
grown man doing an ordinary job for an entire day.
The Problem is that it's Only One Meal!
Even if you stoke up like this once a day, you will still
need to have breakfast, plus one other meal where you will
consume even more calories. And if you don't burn off those
extra calories they will add to your waistline at an
alarming rate.
Can you see now that eating meals that are high in calories
and which contain virtually no vitamins and minerals is
setting you on a slippery path to obesity?
A Seventeen Mile Walk Will Burn Those Calories
To burn off 2,520 calories you would need to walk nearly
seventeen miles, according to a computation worked out by
Nutritionists in Great Britain. Don't worry, seventeen
miles is only about 34,000 steps. Considering that the
average sedentary person averages under 3,000 steps a day
do you think you could manage 34,000 steps?
The Body of Your Dreams
It's your body and you only get one in this life. If you
look after it well it should give you a long and healthy
life. Make it look good and it will attract other people to
you. Feed it right and it will give you the energy and
strength to achieve your dreams.
You take care about which gasoline and oil you put into
your car to ensure that it runs properly. You have your car
serviced regularly to check that it's in good health and
ensure that it lasts as long as you want it. But, do you
take similar care of your body? You are the only one who
can do this.
Do you ensure that you put the right energy, vitamins and
minerals into your body? Bottom line is that every human
being should aim to enjoy eating the foods that will keep
their bodies healthy, attractive looking and full of energy
for as long as they need them.
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David Ferrers M.NLP is has been a professional Personal
Development Coach for 21 years. With his Nutritionist
Partner Susanne Floe he developed
http://www.GoneForeverWeightLoss.com to enable people to
discover how to use self-hypnosis to lose weight
permanently and painlessly. Both David and Susanne have
personally used the techniques they recommend to
successfully lose weight and maintain the weight loss.
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