Researched and written by: Tiffanie Bejar and Sage Capistrano, F-9C
PART ONE (Mathematical Explanation/Reasoning and Explanations)
Are fast food chains like McDonald's, Burger King, Taco Bell, and etc. being honest about their food? We all know that these foods are unhealthy, but how unhealthy are they? And are the companies' readings true? So far, yes.
First of all, McDonald's describe their food, specifically the sandwiches, as "Delicious, freshly made, and oh-so-satisfying. From the Big Mac to our Premium Grilled Chicken Club to our classic Cheeseburger, McDonald’s sandwiches make the meal." While in Taco Bell, "Enjoy a crunchy corn taco shell. filled with seasoned ground beef, crisp lettuce, imported. cheese, cool sour cream and ripe tomatoes." but are we sure what are they saying is true? According to a source(asia.gamespot.com/
While in Burger King, they say and we quote "Satisfy your appetite with the WHOPPER® Sandwich Meal from BURGER KING® . " but, according to another source(www.womens9.com/view/
1970 calories for a meal is too much don't you think? Someday we hope that this 1970 calories would be lessened. This isn't just a question to be asked to these three international, major fast food companies but to every other fast food/food companies/restaurants/food manufacturers as well.For example, the McDonald's Big Mac is said to have 550 calories, 260 of that from fat, and the BK Whopper in is the range of 670-790 depending on what's on it. Taco Bell's Double Decker Taco has about 330 calories, which seems to be quite accurate. So far it seems fine, unhealthy, but accurate. The real deception lies within its advertising, not just for these fast food chains, but also for the other types of food like the ones you find in the groceries, specifically the microwavable food and some snacks or desserts. Some items like a spongebob squarepants themed ice cream popsicle, M&Ms bite sized cookies, microwavable chicken fingers and microwavable roast beef with gravy and mashed potato. First, is the spongebob squarepants themed ice cream popsicle.
It contains 100 calories per serving/popsicle. While, a standard ice cream popsicle on contains around 15-85 calories per serving/popsicle. It is also mentioned that this product isn't a significant source of calories from fat, saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, dietary fiber, vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium and iron.
Next, is the M&M's bite sized cookie. These bite sized cookies contain 100 calories from fat and has a total of 250 calories.
Then, microwavable chicken fingers (it's brand is banquet) total servings is 85g which only contains 5 tenders. 
The total calories in this product is 280 and 171 calories from fat. Notice that the calories from fat is greater than just calories itself, the difference of the total calories and the calories from fat is 109 calories. 
Lastly, is the microwavable roast beef, mashed potato and gravy (it's brand is smart ones). This product contains 230 calories and 99 calories from fat. Unlike the microwavable chicken fingers, the difference between the actual calorie count and the calories from fat, it has a difference of 131 calories.PART TWO (Proof/Evidence on why the advertisement(s) is misleading)
July 10, 2013-- I (Tiffanie) visited one of the fast food chains that was mentioned above, specifically Burger King. I went there because it was late (around 7:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.) and I was hungry and exhausted from orchestra rehearsals and school. So me and my parents decided to eat in Burger King in the nearby mall (ATC).
I ordered the Whopper to see if it's really what they say "Taste is King" is true since it was advertised in the trays they hand to place the food in and can also serve as an placemat. After 5 minutes of waiting, my food came. At first I was shocked by how giant the whopper was so I removed the wrappings to see how the burger really looks like the one in the picture, big, juicy, tender and a lot of contents. But sadly, it ended up the way I didn't expect. 
I reflected to myself for a moment and asked myself if this really worth how much we pay. In my opinion, no. No because it doesn't really look as appealing as the one in the advertisement, big, juicy, tender and has a lot of contents. Another question I had in mind was if it's beneficial to other people's and my health because we need more nutrients to intake these days because of the rising consumption of junk food. I ate the burger anyway since I was really hungry and my parents are eating too. But, it isn't just in Burger King where the sandwiches/the food products looks bad but also on some other fast food chains and even some common grocery items we buy. I leave you with a question, Is the food we buy (whether in fast food chains or grocery stores) really worth on what we pay? Does it even benefit us? We should probably be more careful on what we eat these days.PART THREE (Conclusion/End)
We
conclude that the source/s we used are believable, it's been tested
and it is confirmed accurate. Also, some of these ads has agendas
that could cause the data to be bias because some of the sources are
from the providers of the food itself. But, in one of the sources it
is not stated how the data was gathered, but in the rest, the data
was collected and actually made by them, being the producers of the
product. If not all but most of the advertisers always like to
exaggerate their product, so watch out, not all ads are true,
majority of them like to bend the truth, even without words. Looks
can be deceiving and we should think or see twice what the reality of
the products and ads is. We realized that most of the ads probably
tamper the truth or maybe even lie. Whether you know about this or
not, statistics and even advertisements can be deceiving.PART FOUR (Sources)
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