The Five Unhealthiest Takeaway Meals In Australia

In recent years, the world’s leading fast food franchises have been making a concerted effort to provide healthier eating options to customers. With salad bowls, grilled chicken and low-carb wraps on the menu, the takeaway chains of today look quite different to their ’80s predecessors…And yet, there are still plenty of worryingly fat-filled meals on the menu. We trawled through the nutritional info on KFC’s, Hungry Jack’s and McDonald’s websites to bring you the five worst offenders. (If you’re watching your weight, these meals are definitely best avoided!)

[Note: We purposely limited our search to meals intended for a single person. Pizza chains, family dinner boxes and KFC buckets have therefore been excluded.]

Kentucky Zinger Stacker Boxed Meal: 5896kJ


The Kentucky Burger boxed meal comes with a Zinger Stacker burger, three wicked wings, a regular hot chips, a regular Potato & Gravy and a can of soft drink.

In addition to the 5896kJ kilojoule count, it also packs in 71.70g of fat, 112.70g of carbohydrates, 14.90g of sugars and 3522mg of sodium. [Note: KFC’s boxed meal nutritional info is deliberately based on a Pepsi Max, which contains zero sugar.]

McDonald’s Double Quarter Pounder Meal (Large): 6407kJ

The McDonald’s Double Quarter Pounder Meal (Large) comes with a Double Quarter Pounder burger (two beef patties, three slices of cheese, onions, pickles and ketchup/mustard on a sesame seed bun), a large fries and a large soft drink.

In addition to the 6407kJ kilojoule count, it also packs in 77.6g of fat, 140.1g of carbohydrates, 62.6g of sugars and 1834mg of sodium.

KFC 5 Stars Box: 6574.5kJ

The KFC 5 Stars Box comes with one piece of Original Recipe Chicken, one Grilled Wrap, three Wicked Wings, one Snack Size Popcorn Chicken, a regular chips, a regular soft drink and a regular Potato & Gravy.

In addition to the 6574.5 kilojoule count, it also packs in 83.50g of fat, 113.90g of carbohydrates, 7.00g of sugars and 3132mg of sodium. [Note: KFC’s boxed meal nutritional info is deliberately based on a Pepsi Max, which contains zero sugar.]

Double Whopper With Cheese Meal (Large): 7292kJ

Hungry Jack’s Double Whopper With Cheese Meal (Large) comes with a Double Whopper burger (two beef patties, two slices of cheese, a rasher of eye bacon, salad, mayo and tomato sauce on a toasted sesame seed bun), a large fries and a large soft drink.

In addition to the 7292kJ kilojoule count, it also packs in 88.1g of fat, 177.9g of carbohydrates, 73.9g of sugars and 1363mg of sodium.

Hungry Jack’s Ultimate Double Whopper Meal (Large): 7920kJ

Hungry Jack’s Ultimate Double Whopper Meal (Large) comes with an Ultimate Double Whopper burger (two beef patties, two slices of cheese, a rasher of eye bacon, salad, mayo and tomato sauce on a toasted sesame seed bun), a large fries and a large soft drink.

In addition to the 7920kJ kilojoule count, it also packs in 98.9g of fat, 178.7g of carbohydrates, 74.8g of sugars and 2289mg of sodium.


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