Calories in McDonald’s French Fries
July 11, 2006 by Heather R.
Filed under Women's Health
Please don’t hate me for telling you this. But did you know that a large pack of McDonald’s French Fries has … are you ready? 520 calories!!
I just discovered this, and my first thought was NO, NO, NO. Please tell me this can’t be true. I’m in denial right now. All those times I felt like a thrifty mom by super-sizing my combo (for only a few cents more) and saving money, I was really jeopardizing my long-term fitness.
Here are the facts from CalorieLab:
Small French Fries, 230
Medium French Fries, 350
Large French Fries, 520
Did that make your day or what? My Mom told me that she read it takes 47 minutes of running to work off one pack of French Fries. That did it for me. There’s no way I’m running 47 minutes in this burning up heat to make it worth it. Salads are more interesting anyway. Especially that Asian salad with the ginger dressing.
Anyone care to join me for a cyber McSalad?
For further inspiration, check out Melodee’s Diet Naked post.
…Forty-seven minutes of running just to burn out the calories from a large pack of McDonalds french fries? Amazing. I mean, I know french fries is so packed with calories but when put in these terms, it’s really… wow. You’re right, though. There is no way I myself am going to run 47 minutes just to burn off those french fries.