This afternoon after my classes my friend and I wanted to grab a bite to eat. We decided to go to one of our favorite fast food restaurants, Qdoba. For those that don’t know Qdoba’s is a national fast food chain. Its menu has burritos, burrito bowls, quesadillas, tacos and salads. I ordered a chicken burrito with double chicken, mild salsa, sour cream, cheese and lettuce. This meal has over 1000 calories, 40 grams of fat, 50 grams of protein and over 100 grams of carbohydrates. This meal is a better alternative then it some food options on our campus. It is not covered in grease or filled with cholesterol that will clog my arteries.
The ingredients that the Qdoba in Burlington comes from Grand Rapids, Michigan. The ingredients are provided Gordon Food Services. It is approximately 780 miles to have these products shipped from Michigan to Burlington, North Carolina. An average 18 wheeler gets about 6 miles per gallon. That’s 130 gallons of gas from the truck to complete the trip. The average of diesel gas in America in $3.03 per gallon which means this trip would cost almost $400 just to ship the goods. I am having trouble abandoning the convenience of fast food but as this experiment continues my habits of buying fast food is becoming more limited.
-Mike O'Connor
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ReplyDeletethis is the lesser of two evils: rather eat healthier and have it travel far or eat here on campus and have it be less healthy. I'm sure the food on campus travels quite a distance, but it's interesting to see. The distance seems less than other places, so it just gives us more of a reason to eat at Qdoba!
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