A group popularly known as the 'food police' is hot on the trail of fast-food restaurants, demanding that calorie counters be added to menus of big chain operators.

"McDonald's Corp. plans to give away up to 1 billion songs to customers after PepsiCo Inc. announced a deal to give away 100 million downloads from Apple's iTunes music service, the New York Post said on Thursday."

It's not the eggs that come first here. It's the chickens.

Quietly, both McDonald's and Burger King have become leaders in animal welfare, demanding improvements for the hens that lay the fast food eggs and new standards for cattle and hogs destined to become sandwiches.

The hens, raised in crowded cages, must now have room to flap their wings, and at the slaughterhouse.

"Jeff started this little experiment with two things: A Frosty and a Coke. Get both or you won't be able to get started. :-) Next squish that frosty into the Coke for as long as it takes for the Frosty to separate from it's home. And as you can see, it can take some time. After you'd had touch down, share that Froke with a friend. Trust me. It's magic."

Indianapolis is one of four cities nationwide to be a test market for a new low-carbohydrate menu at Blimpie subs and salads.

Two free soft drinks and $7.63 were netted by a drive-by window customer using a 'roll of quarters' scheme at McDonald's Sunday.

Leading chains were judged in four distinct categories of drive-thru operation -- speed, accuracy, menuboard appearance and speaker clarity -- as well as overall to determine the 'Best Drive-Thru in America.'