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The Side Effects of a Fast Food Diet

 Weight gain is often a consequence when teens reach too often for the high-calorie
offerings of fast food

 Type 2 diabetes
 Elevated cholesterol
 High blood pressure

Fast food also lacks many of the minerals and vitamins teens need to grow strong
bonesA high-carb, high-sugar fast food diet also contributes to irritability, decreased
ability to focus, anxiety and depressionthe menu at your favorite drive-thru probably
includes a combination of vegetables, meat, grains and fruit that are healthy in their
original form. It’s how they’re mixed, battered, dunked or fried before they’re served
that creates the difference between empty calories and nutritional fuel.

burrito nutritional information


Portion size ?

Calories 450

Calories from fat 90

Total fat 10g 15%.

Saturated fat 6g 30%

Trans fat 0g

Cholesterol 20 mg 7%

Sodium 1250 mg 52%

Total carbohydrate 70g 23%

Dietary fiber 12g 48%

Sugars 0g

Protein 21g 42%

Vitamin A 2%

Vitamin C 10%

Calcium 35%

Iron 25%

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