"Healthy" Fast-Food Options? Right!

I am dumfounded at what I came across on the Internet today.........

"Fresh" lemonade from Wendy's - love the commercial that says it is made from lemons and real cane sugar. 1 serving = 570 calories and 78 grams of sugar. This is 2-1/2 days worth of sugar in one serving.

McDonald's Frozen Strawberry lemonade has these shocking numbers:
16 oz. 270 calories - sounds good, right? One serving is 67 grams of sugar. Daily suggested is 32 grams.

Diabetes, anyone?

Last but not least, read this: New M&M Shake from Steak n Shake: Small 670 calories, 93 grams of sugar. Large 1170 calories, 168 grams of sugar. Daily recommended sugar intake - 32 grams. So the large shake is over 5 days worth of sugar.

UNBELIEVABLE. Bear in mind that these are merely beverages, and are consumed with a meal, a hefty one if it's ordered at Wendy's, McDonalds, or Steak N Shake.

As consumers, we HAVE to educate ourselves and know just what we are putting into our bodies, even when we order a lemonade that is marketed to be "fresh and healthy".

Maybe someday the fast food giants will mend their ways and offer an abundance of healthier foods, but I'm not predicting it will happen anytime soon. As long as we eat the junk they create, they'll keep plugging away at our waistlines as well as our health.

Serious stuff.