If you’re in the mood for a Whopper, this could be tempting: the Hungry Jack’s iPhone app includes a ‘Shake And Win’ feature that offers discount vouchers while you’re in one or near of the burger chain’s stores.
We frequently think of big takeaway chains as offering identical food throughout the world, but that’s often not the case. A study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal compares the salt levels for fast food in six countries around the world (including Australia), and found substantial variation. The good news? Other countries have worse salt problems in their food. The bad news? The chicken is still pretty loaded.
At $3.95, the “Summer Value” meal from Hungry Jack’s is one of the cheaper burger meal deals we’ve seen. However, you’ll need to approach with caution and edit your selections if you don’t want to risk fattening up.
One of the more recent items to appear on the menu at KFC is the Streetwise Feast, a $19.95 box of chicken and chips designed to provide a budget-minded meal for sharing. If you don’t want to end up obese, you need to share this combo with at least four other people.
As part of its 40th anniversary in Australia, McDonald’s recently completed a promotion where it sold standard cheeseburgers for $1 for an hour every day. Judging by the queues every time I passed a Maccas over lunch, that promotion worked well — but could you replicate that pricing yourself? Lifehacker investigates.
Takeaway fries are often the most unhealthy component if you grab a quick burger meal, so the news that Hungry Jack’s will offer the alternative of a cup of freshly chopped vegetables is welcome. Less welcome is having to pay at least $2 more for the privilege.
The pizza app war continues. Domino’s launched a mobile site recently and promised Android and iPad apps to complement its existing iPhone offering. Rival Pizza Hut hasn’t gone multi-platform yet, but it has tweaked its existing iPhone app to incorporate a better location finder, increased customisation options and the ability to save your preferred combinations for repeat orders.
It hasn’t actually been a year since the last one, but the 7-Eleven Dollar Days promotion returns on Thursday June 9 (yes, tomorrow). This time around, the $1 options include Cadbury multi-packs, Samboy chips, Mother and Goulburn Valley milk drinks, donuts, and snack pies and sausage rolls. All are (relatively) cheap; none are much good for you. The choice, as ever, is yours. [7-Eleven]
You’re running late to work and it’s cold; grabbing a quick hot takeaway breakfast is all too tempting. That decision is yours, but you should know the nutritional consequences. Check out Lifehacker’s comprehensive nutritional listing of breakfast options from major fast food chains.
As we foreshadowed in our Takeaway Food Week instalment on chicken, KFC is releasing the Double — a burger with two pieces of chicken, bacon and cheese plus sauce but no actual bun — in Australia. Does dumping the bread make it healthier or less healthy?
