I was completely FLOORED when I read this article on AOL.COM the other morning....
I know restaurants now have to list their calories but who really looks at it...
I think I am going to start!
read part of the article for yourself....
Take, for example, The Cheesecake Factory Pasta Carbonara with Chicken, which, according to the company -- with four cups of white-flour pasta, smoked bacon, chicken, and Parmesan cream and butter sauce -- contains a belt-busting 2,500 calories and more saturated fat (85 grams) than an adult should consume in four days. To put these numbers in context, the FDA recommends the average American should consume about 2,000 calories per day, and no more than 20 grams of saturated fat.
Other Xtreme Eating top "dishonorees" for 2010 include:
California Pizza Kitchen Tostada Pizza with Grilled Steak: With 1,680 calories, 1½ day's worth (32 grams) of saturated fat, and more than two day's worth (3,300 mg) of sodium, ordering the single-serve pizza is like eating a Pizza Hut Personal Pan Pepperoni Pizza topped with six Taco Bell Crunchy Beef Tacos.
*really because I have totally ordered this pizza before (with out the steak)...YUCK*
Five Guys Bacon Cheeseburger: One Bacon Cheeseburger without toppings contains 920 calories and a day-and-a-half's worth (30 grams) of saturated fat, compared to 410 calories for a McDonald's Quarter Pounder. A large order of French fries at Five Guys is laden with 1,460 calories, about three times a large order of fries at McDonald's.
P.F. Chang's Double Pan-Fried Noodles Combo: You could wolf down 10 egg rolls and still not surpass the 1,820 calories in this dish. And that's not counting the 7,690 milligrams of sodium per portion, about three teaspoons of salt -- a five-day supply.
The Cheesecake Factory Chocolate Tower Truffle Cake: This six-inch-long, three-quarter-pound slab of cake contains 1,670 calories and two-and-a-half days' worth (48 grams) of saturated fat. That's the equivalent of 14 Hostess Ho Hos.
Thank you AOL for now forcing me helping me to make sure I read ALL the info on the menu before I order!!!
***Article found HERE***
***more restaurants and pics used can be found HERE***
Uggg, for me its "ignorance is bliss". I guess if I paid more attention I wouldn't need to wear spanks {lol}!
ReplyDeleteI realize this should have freaked me out.. but instead I'm just wanting to try that beautiful chocolate tower :)
ReplyDeletei'm a nutritional value reader... i even read them online prior to going to a restaurant... but then again i have my dietary issues (being a gastric bypass patient 2 yrs ago)... i'm pretty strict.
ReplyDeletedont get me wrong i'd like to eat about 10 of those cakes :)
darn them for putting fat/calories in everything!!!
I never thought I'd see the day that McDonald's was the better choice -- and a quarter pounder at that! Having eaten at 5 Guys (and enjoyed it), I can testify that most of their items are dripping in fat! Thanks for the heads up!
ReplyDeleteCould this post be any more depressing, especially to a prego girl? I love all the restaurants you mentioned. Dang it! I guess moderation is the key :)
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