There are times that life is so busy, and you don't have a lot of time to make something, so, as many do in modern society, we turn to fast food for something quick and easy to eat. For some, this is a full meal, for others it is a small snack. But, we wanted to know what it is that we are getting when we get a snack or a meal at a fast food restaurant. Well, our travels led us to some of the choices that await you in the world today -or at least in North America (U.S. and Canada, in particular).
As we were recently travelling, in anticipation of today's post, we visited four different and popular fast food places to see what kind of offerings they had for us during this Great Lenten season. It was harder to do than you can imagine. You really have to know what comes on each of the fish sandwiches to know what to avoid. We asked for no tartar sauce on all of them, and each restaurant gave us generous amounts of tartar sauce on the side, even if we did not ask for it. That was surprising. McDonalds and Burger King had the pre made squeeze packets, where Arby's and Wendy's filled small plastic cups with lids. By the way, we would like to mention that the fish sandwiches at Arby's and at Wendy's are available in the U.S., not Canada. For those of us in The Great White North we need to travel in order to have one. Who knows? It may be worth the trip!
Remember, since there are two days that eating fish is permissible during Great Lent -- March 25 (Annunciation of the Virgin Mary) and Palm Sunday. We are providing you the information so that you now have options of what to have on those two days and in the future for a fasting day when fish is permitted and you are travelling or you have a craving for a fish sandwich.
Today we will start this comparison by listing a few facts about each sandwich. Tomorrow we will provide greater details about what we thought about each of these sandwiches (click here to see Part 2 of this post).
"Now as Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. And He said to them, "Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men." Immediately they left their nets and followed Him. read more.
Going on from there He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and He called them."
Remember, since there are two days that eating fish is permissible during Great Lent -- March 25 (Annunciation of the Virgin Mary) and Palm Sunday. We are providing you the information so that you now have options of what to have on those two days and in the future for a fasting day when fish is permitted and you are travelling or you have a craving for a fish sandwich.
Today we will start this comparison by listing a few facts about each sandwich. Tomorrow we will provide greater details about what we thought about each of these sandwiches (click here to see Part 2 of this post).
Sandwich
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Weight, with bun (no dressing or cheese)
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Weight (just the fish, with no bun)
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Official Company Photo and link with nutritional information
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Arby's Crispy Fish
(Fish: Alaskan Pollock)
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122 g
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84 g
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McDonald's
Filet-O-Fish
(Fish: Alaskan Pollock)
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98 g
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58 g
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Burger King (U.S.) Extra Long Fish Sandwich
(Fish: Alaskan Pollock)
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132 g
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76 g
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Wendy's (U.S.) North Atlantic Cod Sandwich
(Fish: North Atlantic Cod)
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134 g
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76 g
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Going on from there He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and He called them."
Matthew 4: 18-21
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