Or waistline. If you have a simple combo meal then the cashier on the other line asks if you wanted to pay extra for the next size up, think again! (OK, since the movie Supersize Me, McDonalds have taken off the word Supersize - employers are told not to say that word, it's close enough to the f-word these days but you still have the option to "supersize" your meal).
Here's what you can get for an extra 37 cents or $1.62.
According to the National Alliance for Nutrition and Activity (From Wallet to Waistline: The Hidden Costs of Supersizing, 2002), here are some other "bad bargains" 7 Eleven Gulp® to Double Gulp® Coca-Cola Classic®
37 extra cents buys 450 extra calories
McDonald's® Small to Supersize Coca-Cola Classic®
60 extra cents buys 260 extra calories
McDonald's® Small to Large Fries
64 extra cents buys 330 extra calories
McDonald's® Quarter Pounder® with Cheese to Medium Quarter Pounder® with Cheese Extra Value Meal
$1.41 extra buys 660 extra calories
Subway® 6 inch to 12 inch Tuna Sub
$1.53 extra buys 420 extra calories
Wendy's® Classic Double® with Cheese to Classic Double® with Cheese Old Fashioned Combo® # 2
$1.57 extra buys 600 extra calories
Baskin Robbins® Chocolate Chip Ice Cream, Kids Scoop to Double Scoop
$1.62 extra buys 390 extra calories
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