You’ll Be Surprised At Michigan’s Healthiest Fast Food Chain

First off, I do want to address that the headline is an oxymoron as there is no such thing as healthy fast food but there are some that are healthier than others. Some people choose not to eat fast food whatsoever and I envy them because I simply don't have the time or income to avoid fast food. For the rest of us, grabbing a quick bite to eat while we're on the go is normal but isn't always the best decision for our health

When you're running around like a chicken with its head cut off, one the many things that gets pushed to the back burner is food. You often hear people say, I'm going to grab something small and quick to hold me over. Most fast-food restaurants have made it even easier with their mobile apps that allow you to order ahead of time. Most people will argue with you about why a fast-food restaurant is better than others, but these statistics are showing which is the healthiest.

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I never thought I would hear the words healthy and fast food in the same sentence unless the word "not" was in between them. That's not the case as a list of the unhealthiest fast-food items has come out and the results are shocking. Okay, I'll give you a few minutes to say which restaurant you think is the healthiest and which one you think is the unhealthiest.

Plushcare decided to pit all of the fast-food chains against each other and see which ones are the unhealthiest. They would compare similar items from the menus and gave them an unhealthiness score based upon energy, fat, sugar, and sodium levels.

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I'm not going to say I guarantee but I strongly believe you were wrong in your assumptions because I was. In fact, the healthiest fast-food chain in Michigan is Mcdonald's which literally made my jaw drop. Here is how Mcdonald's items ranked against similar items from other fast-food chains:

• Cheeseburger: 18 which is tied with Burger King for 2nd healthiest behind Culver's
• McChicken: 14 which is the healthiest chicken sandwich
• McNuggets: 18 which are the healthiest chicken nuggets
• Fries: 7 which is the second healthiest fries behind In-and-Out
• Milkshake: 26, the highest score of all the Mcdonald's items but still the healthiest

This is shocking news because I don't think anyone out there would tell you that Mcdonald's is the healthiest fast-food chain, but the data is right in front of us.