In 1969, Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers Restaurant was founded and opened by Dave Thomas in Columbus Ohio. After it's initial start, the company soon took huge strides in growth, opening is second the next year with a featured pick-up window, and selling its first franchise in 1972. The chain went public in 1976 after opening its 500th restaurant.
In the 1980's the company added item's to their menu; such as the baked potato side and the Big Classic, introduced a new campaign called the "Where's the Beef" Campaign, and finally went global. They also launched their Super Value Menu in 1989.
The Company decided to launch an expanded corporate nutrition policy, saying that at Wendy's, nutrition takes priority in 1990. They then introduced the Grilled Chicken Sandwich to their menu. In this year, the company also began to commit resources to raise adoption awareness, eventually creating the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption in 1992. In 1994, Wendy's created another program to benefit high school seniors who excelled in academics, athletics, and community service called the Wendy's High School Heisman Program.
In 1995, Wendy's merged with Tim Horton's, their first merger with another company. In 2002, they also acquired Baja Fresh. Eventually they sold both companies off in 2006. Wendy's also had a change in it's CEO, naming Jack Schuessler as the new CEO which was proceeded by the death of Founder Dave Thomas in 2002.
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In 2004, Wendy's introduces a new menu choice in sides for both their kids meals (consisting of orange cups and milk) as well as for their combo meals (including a baked potato, small chili, or salad side substituted for fries). They furthered their product's "health" aspect in 2006, when Wendy's announced that they would begin using a non-hydrogenated cooking oil for French fries and breaded chicken items, this oil which has 0 grams of trans fat.
Finally, in 2010, Wendy's introduces it's newly formatted straight fries, made with sea salt and marking the first redesign of the company's fries in 40 years, and also launches the "you know when it's real" campaign.
So how does Wendy's hold up nutritionally? I took a look at the nutritional facts on many of Wendy's products and here's what I found on some of the more popular choices:
Wendy's created Garden Sensation Salads in order to create healthier choices for the customers. However the BLT Cobb Salad contains about 460 calories and 26 grams of fat, 12 saturated. It also has a total of 285 mg cholesterol and a whopping 1490mg sodium
One of the healthiest items on the Wendy's menu is the Plain Baked Potato side which consists of 270 calories and 0 grams fat. On top of that, it only has 25 mg sodium. However, if you soup the baked potato up and order the Sour Cream and Chives Baked Potato, you will be consuming 320 calories and 3.5 grams of fat, 2 grams saturated along with 10mg cholesterol and 50mg sodium.
Even with their new formula for their fries, the Value Natural Cut Fries Side contains 220 calories and 11 grams of fat, 2 grams saturated. While the fries have 0mg cholesterol, they still have about 270mg sodium.
For the Wendy's chicken nugget option, consuming a 5 Piece Chicken Nuggets will guarantee you at least 230 calories and 14 grams of fat, 3 grams saturated, as well as 35mg cholesterol and 430mg sodium.
From the Jr. line of burgers, the Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger consists of 350 calories and 19 grams of fat, 8 grams saturated and .5 grams trans fat. This burger also has about 55mg cholesterol and 660mg sodium.
The all-time famous Wendy's Baconator Double is one of the highest caloric wise, containing about 940 calories and 59 grams of fat, 25 grams saturated and 2.5 grams trans fat. The sandwich is also extremely high in both Cholesterol, with a total of 195mg cholesterol, and sodium, with a total of 1590mg sodium.
On the chicken side of the Wendy's sandwiches, the Crispy Chicken Sandwich has about 350calories and 15 grams of fat, 3 grams saturated. The sandwich also has 35mg cholesterol and 830mg sodium. That's a lot of sodium for a small sandwich.
Finally, the Wendy's Chocolate Frosty Small has 310 calories and 8 grams of fat, 5 grams saturated. The frosty also contains 25mg cholesterol, 140mg sodium, and 44 grams of sugar. Considering most ice cream has about 20 something grams of sugar… that is a lot of sugar in a small cup!
Before you run off to Wendy's, definitely take the time to check out their facts about nutrition of their products on their website. If I were you… I wouldn't order anything outside of the baked potato.
Exercise: Today is an IM practice for swimming. Here's the workout:
250 freestyle warm up
50 butterfly stroke
50 backstroke
50 breaststroke
50 freestyle
75 butterfly (swim-kick-swim)
75 backstroke (swim-kick-swim)
75 breaststroke (swim-kick-swim)
75 freestyle (swim-kick-swim)
250 freestyle cool down
TOTAL: 1000 Meters
Eat: For dinner tonight, I decided to eat a salad at work. While I wasn't sure how full I was going to be when I got it, I was surprised when I was stuffed after dinner. I got a Cobb Salad which consisted of romaine lettuce, chopped up chicken, avocados, tomatoes, bacon, cheese, and hard-boiled eggs. Then I put a light balsamic vinaigrette overtop of the salad. It was delicious!
Relax: Today is a great day for cleaning! For my relaxing activity, I decided to clean my room and do my laundry. It always feels so good to make everything spotless, especially in your bedroom. While you are cleaning, turn up some upbeat music and clean to the tunes. It will make cleaning fun!
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