Test your knowledge on 5 worst offenders in fast food

Economic times are tough, we know. And when the going gets tough, the tough retreat to a fast-food joint and order a "value meal," which ranges anywhere from 70 cents to $1.50.

A nonprofit nutritionist organization, the Cancer Project, has released its "Top 5 Worst Value Meals," in terms of nutritional content. Take our quiz, in which we ask one question about each of the five fast-food offenders.

1. Jack in the Box's Junior Bacon Cheeseburger, deemed the worst offender, has a whopping 23 grams of fat. How much of that 23 milligrams is artery-clogging saturated fat, which comes from animal fat, lard and shortening?
a) 23 milligrams
b) 21 milligrams
c) 8 milligrams

2. Taco Bell's Cheesy Double Beef Burrito, which weighed in at No. 2 for worst value, contains 1,620 milligrams of sodium. How much is the USDA recommended daily allowance of sodium?
a) 1,620 milligrams
b) 2,400 milligrams
c) 800 milligrams

3. Burger King's Breakfast Sausage Biscuit, the third-place finisher, is high in sodium (1,090), fat (27 grams) and cholesterol (35 milligrams). How many grams of fiber does it have?
a) 3
b) 2
c) 1

4. McDonald's McDouble (two beef patties and one slice of cheese), No. 4 on the list, contains what percentage of the recommended daily value of saturated fat?
a) 98.2 percent
b) 42 percent
c) 13 percent

5. Wendy's Junior Bacon Cheeseburger has the least amount of calories, compared with its four worse competitors. How many calories are in it?
a) 910
b) 710
c) 310


Source: www.cancerproject.org  

ANSWERS

1. b; 2. b; 3. c; 4. b; 5. c.