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Boston ranks last in fast food spending

Print | Comments () Posted by Doug Most July 19, 2011 05:44 PM

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We may love our clam chowder, our pizza, our ice cream and our fried clams. But even Bostonians, apparently, have limits when it comes to food.

A new study of which cities spend the most on fast food from Bundle examined spending data from 100 cities and found that the folks in Plano, Tex. apparently can't get enough Big Macs. Plano ranked No. 1 in fast food spending. Coming in at number 100? Boston, which spent 92 percent less on fast food than the national average, according to the study.

Philadelphia, land of the healthy, ahem, cheese steak, came in at 99, while New York, with no shortage of eating options, came in at 93. On the other end, Madison, Wis. came in at No. 2 and Wichita, Kan. at No. 3.

More details about the study can be found here. Also, thanks to Grub Street, where we spotted this.

In case you're curious just how Bundle defined fast food, it looked at McDonald's, Wendy's, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Taco Bell, Subway (Jared is heartbroken), Pizza Hut, Arby's and Burger King.

So fess up. When was the last time you ate fast food? And yes, breakfast counts.

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3 comments so far...

Results highly skewed due to lack of Dunkin Donuts in the "Fast Food" set.

Posted by Frank July 19, 11 08:57 PM

Hmm do McDonald's milkshakes count? I had one two years ago. I love their coffee shakes.
Wendy's, 2006, and what a sad affair it was.
KFC, 1994, and it was finger-licking good :)
Taco Bell, at least ten years ago.
Subway, at least ten years ago.
Pizza Hut, twenty years?
Arby's, never.
Burger King, fifteen years.
Good think Steak & Shake isn't on the list....i still recall my last shake, in 2004, quite fondly.......

Posted by shel July 20, 11 03:29 PM

Ha, what they don’t tell you is that Plano, TX is a rich community, and that the people there have one of the longest life expectancies in the country.

Posted by Ed July 23, 11 08:53 AM

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