Service Stations - food & the miles they represent

Service Station food is something that impacts us on long journeys - so here's a guide to the mileage it represents.

I'm not talking about food miles - but rather running miles! It's how far you'd have to run to completely use up all the calories in these foods - useful to bear in mind if you are resorting to an extra snack to alleviate long drive boredom as opposed to having a "proper" meal.

The average runner burns about 100 extra calories per mile run. It's a bit more if you are larger than the ave runner, a bit less if you are older than the average runner. For example, for me, it's about 115 per mile.

Some examples of food found at service stations where the calorie count isn't handily printed on the packaging! All data is taken from the provider's own websites.

Burger King

Small Fries 200 calories 2 miles (3.2km)

Regular Fries 300 calories 3 miles (4.8km)

Whopper 634 calories 6.5 miles (10.5km)

Chicken Royale 606 calories 6 miles (9.7km)

MacDonalds

Small Fries 230 calories 2.5 miles (4km)

Big Mac 490 calories 5 miles (8km)

McChicken sandwich 385 calories 4 miles (6.4km)

Starbucks

Skinny Blueberry Muffin 249 calories 2.5 miles (4km)

Almond Croissant 423 calories 4.5 miles (7.2km)

Costa Coffee

Medio Cappucino 101 calories 1 mile (1.6km)

Medio Latte 128 calories 1.5 miles (2.4km)

Medio Hot Chocolate 157 calories 1.5 miles (2.4km)

Carrot cake 514 calories 5.5 miles (8.9km)

Granola bar 317 calories 3.5 miles (3.6km)