Only Suckers get Double Quarter Pounders with Cheese

This blog entry has been sitting in my drafts folder for over a year so I figure I would throw it out their as a "b-side" if you will. I have been eating a lot less fast food lately so I haven't considered this for a while.

Many items on fast food menus have "little brothers" which contain essentially the same ingredients, but in smaller sizes. A great example is McDonald's Double-Quarter Pounder with Cheese (DQPwC) and its beefy doppelganger, the Double Cheeseburger (DC). They both consist of beef, cheese, and a bun. However the DQPwC is a hefty $4.19 compared to the lean $0.99 of the DC. So how do you measure the best deal... calories per dollar of course. The handy chart shows the cheapest way to feel extremely nauseous.

Restaurant	Type	Menu item	Price	Calories	Calories/Dollar
Burger King	Pro	Whopper Jr.	$1.29	370	287
	Sucker	Whopper	$2.99	670	224
McDonald's	Pro	Double Cheeseburger	$0.99	440	444
	Sucker	Double Quarter Pounder w/ Cheese	$4.19	740	177
Taco Bell	Pro	Nachos Supreme	$1.49	440	295
	Sucker	Nachos Bellgrande	$2.99	770	258