40 Days Without Fast Food

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I haven't had fast food since before Ash Wednesday, so I decided that would be my sacrifice until Easter. For some of you, skipping McDonald's, BK, Taco Bell, et al. wouldn't be a challenge, but this ban will leave plenty of gaps in my weekly diet. Dave made a great point that the true purpose of the Lent sacrifice is to refocus one's attention on God. I must confess, though, that my exercise is rooted more in self-denial rather than in spiritual conditioning. Obviously these needn't be exclusive, but they seem to be so for me now.

Now on to practical matters: I need some opinions about what constitutes fast food. There are the obvious chains (McDonald's, BK, Taco Bell, KFC, and Wendy's), but what about sandwich shops and pizza? Do Subway and Quizno's count as fast food? What about Chipotle? My wife says if it's not fried, it's not fast food. Of course, that's not a perfect criterion, but it's a pretty good heuristic.

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Jim said:

Chipotle Stats for a chicken burrito, no cheese, sour cream, or guac:

1034 calories, 322 of them from fat
36 g of fat
3868 mg of sodium

http://www.chipotle.com/images/nutrition.pdf

-- so is it fast food you want to avoid or food that may not be good for you?

Chris Monk said:

Why are you stomping on what little I have left?

DaveM said:

Ouch!! 1034 calories! That's double a Big Mac.

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