Sunday, July 08, 2012

Who wins the breakfast sandwich health wars?

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/food/index.ssf/2012/07/who_wins_the_breakfast_sandwic.html FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES Not all breakfast sandwiches are created equal. Find out which fast food chain gets marks for slashing calories in their morning lineup. (For this comparison, we’ve used the ham, egg and cheese breakfast sandwich for all locations.) Plus you’ll also find the breakfast menu caloric winners and losers. Subway Egg and Cheese Muffin Melt with Black Forest Ham — 190 calories (Egg, Cheese and Black Forest Ham omelet six-inch sandwich — 390 calories; Egg, Cheese and Black Forest Ham on three-inch flatbread — 200 calories; Egg white, Cheese and Black Forest Ham three-inch flatbread — 180 calories; Egg White, Cheese and Black Forest Ham Muffin Melt — 170 calories; Egg White, Cheese, Black Forest Ham omelet six-inch sandwich —350 calories) Best bet: Egg White and Cheese Muffin Melt — 150 calories Worst bet: Six-inch breakfast B.M.T. omelet sandwich — 490 calories Burger King BK Breakfast Muffin Sandwich: Ham, Egg and Cheese — 260 calories (Croissanwich Ham, Egg and Cheese — 320 calories; Ham, Egg and Cheese Biscuit —390 calories) Best bet: Quaker Oatmeal Original —140 calories Worst bet: BK Ultimate Breakfast Platter — 1,450 calories McDonald’s Egg McMuffin — 300 calories Best bet: Fruit ‘n Yogurt Parfait — 150 calories

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