Upsize part 2

This is a continuation of yesterday's upsize (or super size) post. Today I am eating at burger king and in terms of bang for bucks, BK beats MacD.

Original Whopper meal + Upsize
Whopper - 763 Calories
Large Fries - 410 Calories
Large Coke (32 Oz) - 300 Calories
Total - 1473 Calories for $7.75

That's around 200 more calories for roughly the same price. A fat thumbs up (especially if you keep eating it) for BK. Good news for bums but bad news for regular first world people who are dieting because this one meal is likely almost equivalent to your daily calorie intake if you are dieting.

To Upsize or Not

Since I was calculating the cost of food, here are the calories upsizing will do to your Big Mac Meal.

Normal Big Mac Meal
Big Mac - 520 Cal
Medium Fries - 370 Cal
Coke (21 Oz) - 200 Cal
Total = 1090 Calories

Upsize Big Mac Meal
Big Mac - 520 Cal
Large Fries - 440 Cal
Coke (32 Oz) - 300 Cal
Total = 1260 Calories

Conclusion, unless you are a bum who is trying to save money, the upsize will only add 170 calories (from fries & sugar) to your weight. If you are a bum, you should be eating at a hawker center and not Macdonalds.

P.S. To save money and still eat at Macdonalds. Bring your own water and order the McChicken for $2.