Dinner at Little Caesar's

Ok, time to pick on Little Caesar's...just kidding, kind of. When I pick a product to evaluate, esp fast food, it is usually because I get asked about it or I see it in a sales flyer with a coupon, urging one of my healthy clients to purchase it for money savings or convenience' sake. My job is not to discourage you from ever eating at fast food restaurants. My job is to educate you and inform you and maybe open your eyes a little bit. It's not to offend someone or be negative in any way or even make you feel guilty. You choose your health and you make decisions about what you eat.

So, Little Caesar's. This week's sales flyer shows 3 products:

• Crazy Bread and Crazy Sauce
• Caesar Wings
• Ultimate Supreme Pizza

Let's say you purchase these products for your family and for the sake of our research, you eat:

• 2 crazy breads [look at the sizes of these, you would probably eat more but I'm being conservative]
• 2 Caesar wings [again, these are small, you would probably eat more]
• 2 pieces of pizza [ditto]

For the totals, we will just count calories and sodium. 

Crazy Bread:
Serving size: 1 breadstick, 100 calories, 3g fat, 15g carb, 3g protein, 150mg sodium
TOTAL = 200 calories, 300mg sodium
Crazy Sauce:
Serving size: 1 container, 45 calories, 5g fat, 10g carb, 2g protein, 260mg sodium
TOTAL = 45 calories, 260mg sodium

Caesar Wings: 
Serving size: 1 wing, 60 calories, 4g fat, 1g carb, 4g protein, 290mg sodium
TOTAL = 120 calories, 580mg sodium

Ultimate Supreme Pizza: 
Serving size: 1 slice, 310 calories, 14g fat, 31g carb, 15g protein, 640mg sodium
TOTAL = 620 calories, 1280mg sodium

GRAND TOTAL = 985 calories, 2420mg sodium

Okay, quite a total. What's the big killer? The sodium. Normal range is 1500-1800 for a WHOLE DAY. If you ate like this once or twice a week, you are looking at physical problems caused by sodium overload - bloating, high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, high bodyfat%, obesity. And we haven't added any drinks yet.

Do you understand how our society is getting more and more obese by the day? We cannot continue to eat like this and just think it will get better one day. It won't without serious action on our own behalf. Do you HAVE to eat at Little Caesar's? Do you want to eat at Little Caesar's? Is it just easy? Is it just convenient?

Is it just easier to sweep it under the rug and forget about it?

Knowledge is power. Education is power. Esp when it comes to weight loss. It's your choice. What will you choose?