McDonald's and Calories

OK, McDonalds in the news on CNBC last week. Did you know that Big Mac has 540 calories?!!! Wow!

I remember just two years ago I would treat myself on Monday's to two Big Mac's ($1 each) and and Apple Pie. For dinner ofcourse. The funny part was that at the time i was having a difficult time falling asleep. But Big Mac dinners would get me to sleep right away.

But how many calories is this compared to your backyard barbecued hamburger?
1/3 pound hamburger patty - 280, wow
bun - 120
Kraft sliced cheese - 60
Hellman's Mayonnaise 1 tbsp. 100
Mustard 1 oz. - 26
Ketchup - 1tbsp. - 15 calories
Total = 601 - Whoa

I was going to make a case against McDonald's, but i guess that , in general, hamburgers have a lot of calories.

This great site has an easy way to show calories and compared various different brands of the same item: http://www.thedailyplate.com/