BK is Sabotaging Your Life!

Have you ever sat back and looked at yourself and your family? I mean got in there and really looked…are you a family with extra weight as an issue, or maybe on medications, gets sick a lot and always at hospital or doctor? Does your teenager suffer from acne? Your little ones from ADD/ADHD? Are you always tired, hurting, or just run down? Maybe you want to take the family somewhere on your day off but too tired and unmotivated to do it?

I know from time to time we all can feel slow but if your family and/or you suffer from the issues above, then maybe you need to do an assessment of your food lifestyle.

We think we do the best for our family but sometimes convenience is hard to pass over. We want something quick and easy and cheap. Right now, Burger King is offering a 5 piece “meal” for $4. It is a drink, burger, nuggets, fries and cookie. More than likely, you pass at least one if not more on your way home from work or ball practice or school each day. 

With this offer, who can refuse…let’s break down each item for its nutritional value.

The top picture is the one they use for the advertisement and the other photo (below) is the actual nutritional value that BK puts on their website. There are no ingredients on this page…just this information that should have you scratching your head.

Ingredients are harder to find. Here is the BK cheeseburger. All ingredients are from Foodfacts.com. The number in parenthesis is the number of ingredients. On Foodfacts.com, all had a failing score of an F (even the coke) except the French fries and it was a C+.

Cheeseburger ingredients (105)

Sesame Seeds Bun(Flour Enriched[Wheat Flour, Barley Malted Flour, Or, Alpha amylase, from, Aspergillus oryzae Enzyme, Niacin Vitamin B3, Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate Vitamin B1, Riboflavin Vitamin B2, Ascorbic Acid, Folic Acid Vitamin B9], Water, Corn Syrup High Fructose, Or, Sucrose Granulated, Or, Liquid, Vegetables[Canola, and/or, Soy], and/or, Soybeans, and/or, Cottonseed Oil, Yeast, Contains 2% or less of the Following: (, Salt, Wheat Gluten Vital, Sesame Seeds, Yeast Food[May contain one or more of :,Calcium Sulphate, Ammonium Sulfate, Monocalcium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate], Dough Conditioners[May contain one or more of :, Wheat Starch, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Sorbitol, Sodium Chloride,Magnesium Stearate, Monoglyceride Distilled, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Ascorbic Acid, Azodicarbonamide, Mono And Diglycerides Ethoxylated, Calcium Peroxide, Calcium Stearoyl 2 Lactylate, Datem, L Cysteine],Enzymes, Mold Inhibitor[Calcium Propionate, and/or, Sorbic Acid], Vinegar, Turmeric Oleoresin, Blue 1, Soy Lecithin)Soy Flour, Corn Starch), Beef Patty(Beef Ground),Cheese American Pasteurized Process(Milk Cultured, Water, Cream, Sodium Citrate, Salt, Sorbic Acid, Preservative, Sodium Phosphate, Colors Artificial[May contain one or more of :, Annatto Extract, Beta APO 8 Carotenal, Beta Carotene, Canthaxanthin, Paprika Oleoresin, Tumeric Oleoresin], Enzymes, Acetic Acid, Lecithin), Ketchup(Tomatoes Concentrate, Made From, Tomatoes Ripe, Vinegar Distilled, Corn Syrup High Fructose, Corn Syrup, Salt, Spices, Onions Powder, Flavoring Natural[Plant Source]), Mustard(Water, Vinegar Distilled, Mustard Seed, Salt, Turmeric),Pickles(Cucumbers, Water, Vinegar, Salt, Calcium Chloride, Or, Contains less than 1/10 of 1% of, Sodium Benzoate, As Preservatives, Alum, and/or, Propylene Glycol, Polysorbate 80, Flavors Natural[Plant Source],Yellow 5,

  

French Fries (salted) ingredients (15)

French Fries, :, Potatoes, Soybeans Oil, Or, Canola, and, Palm Oil, Potatoes Starch Modified, Rice Flour, Potatoes Dextrin, Salt, Leavening(Disodium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Dextrose, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, To Protect Color

BK Nuggets

Boneless chicken breast with rib meat, water, isolated oat product, potato starch, seasoning (modified corn starch, salt, maltodextrin, yeast extract, chicken stock, flavors, wheat starch, dextrose, propylene glycol and citric acid), salt, sodium phosphates. BATTERED WITH: Water, yellow corn flour, wheat flour, wheat starch, salt, leavening (sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum phosphate, sodium acid pyrophosphate), dextrose, spice. BREADED WITH: Wheat flour, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate), spices, salt.  Breading set in vegetable oil.

Cookie

Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies 96g ingredients (35)Wheat Enriched Bleached Flour(Niacin Vitamin B3, Iron Reduced, Thiamine Mononitrate Vitamin B1, Riboflavin Vitamin B2, Folic Acid Vitamin B9), Chocolate Semisweet(Sugar, Chocolate, Cocoa Butter, Milk Fat, Soy Lecithin, Vanillin, Flavors Natural), Margarine(Soybeans Oil, Soybeans Oil Partially Hydrogenated, Water, Salt, Whey, Soy Lecithin, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid, Mono and Diglycerides, Flavors Artificial, Beta Carotene, Vitamin A Palmitate), Sugar Brown, Sugar, Eggs, Corn Syrup, Molasses, Baking Soda, Vanilla Extract, Salt

Original Formula ingredients (6)

Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Caramel Color, Phosphoric Acid, Natural Flavors, Caffeine.

Now let us compare a chicken dinner put in a crock pot.

Here is the recipe for a chicken tortilla soup. I randomly chose a recipe on Allrecipe.com. I have not tried this but I want to show a comparison.

Ingredients

Slow-Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup (17)

8 servings

1 pound shredded, cooked chicken

1 (15 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes, mashed

1 (10 ounce) can enchilada sauce

 1 medium onion, chopped

1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chile peppers

2 cloves garlic, minced

2 cups water

1 (14.5 ounce) can chicken broth

1 teaspoon cumin

1 teaspoon chili powder

1 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

1 bay leaf

1 (10 ounce) package frozen corn

1 tablespoon chopped cilantro

7 corn tortillas

Vegetable oil

Nutritional Information

Slow-Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup

1 Serving

Servings Per Recipe: 8

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 262

Calories from Fat: 97

% Daily Value *

Total Fat: 10.8

Saturated Fat: 2.5

Cholesterol: 45

Sodium: 893

Total Carbohydrates: 24.7

** Sugars: 4.4

Dietary Fiber: 3.8

Protein: 18

Vitamin A - IU: 586

Vitamin C: 20

Calcium: 63

Iron: 2

** Potassium: 472

** Thiamin: < 1

** Niacin Equivalents: 8

** Vitamin B6: < 1

** Magnesium: 51

** Folate: 28

So as you see, without even modifying the recipe, it is hands down much more valuable to your body than BK could ever be. So it may be easier to stop by BK or any other fast food place on the way home but in the long run it is not. 

Actually this recipe looks good. I am going to have to try it now! I challenge you to start a cleansing. Rid your body and your families’ bodies of things that are poisoning you. Stop killing yourself and others and be more energetic. Feel better inside and out. You will definitely look better too.