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Suicide Food
Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 1:46 am
by CajunMama
The good yummy stuff is always bad for you. I was watching abc news and saw this and went and found it on their site. There's more to the article but this is what i wanted to share. Bon Appetit!
The Nine Worst in Restaurant Eats: Center for Science in the Public Interest The Nine: Xtreme Eats of 2010
The following dishes made the cut for the CSPI's 2010 Xtreme Eating Award, though Liebman said, "It's hard to choose because there are so many contenders."
CSPI's report on Xtreme foods of 2010
California Pizza Kitchen Tostada Pizza with Grilled Steak. The equivalent of a pepperoni pizza plus six beef tacos, this pie weighs in at 1,680 calories and 32 grams of saturated fat.
Five Guys Bacon Cheeseburger. This burger alone is 920 calories and a day-and-a-half's allowance (30 grams) of saturated fat. Adding a large order of French fries adds 1,460 calories (three times the amount in large McDonald's fries).
P.F. Chang's Double Pan-Fried Noodles Combo. It's hard to know what's more impressive: the days' worth (1,820) of calories in this dish, or the five days' worth of salt.
The Cheesecake Factory Pasta Carbonara with Chicken. Bacon-y, buttery, creamy, and carb-y -- this pasta dish brings 2,500 calories and 85 grams of saturated fat to the table.
The Cheesecake Factory Chocolate Tower Truffle Cake. Six inches long, three-quarters of a pound, and over 1,600 calories, this "slice" of cake is the equivalent of eating fourteen Hostess Ho Hos.
Outback Steakhouse New Zealand Rack of Lamb. The lamb alone has 1,300 calories and 60 grams of saturated fat, but add the buttery sides (even the veggies) and you're up to 80 grams of saturated fat.
California Pizza Kitchen Pesto Cream Penne. Before you add any chicken or shrimp, this creamy version of an Italian classic has 1,350 calories, 49 grams of saturated fat and 1,920 mg of sodium.
Chevy's Crab & Shrimp Quesadilla. Technically an appetizer, this cheesy platter has 1,790 calories and 63 grams of saturated fat.
Bob Evans' Cinnamon Cream Stacked & Stuffed Hotcakes. Take pancakes, stuff them with cinnamon chips, spread cream cheese, top with cream sauce and whipped cream and you get a breakfast that brings in 1,380 calories and 34 grams of saturated fat. You could eat a hungry man's breakfast: two country-fried steaks and four eggs for about the same.
Re: Suicide Food
Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 1:48 am
by Category 5
Five Guys Bacon Cheeseburger is SO good.
Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 1:52 am
by CajunMama
My son told me we're getting one here. I've heard they are quite good but my favorite burgers are the hole in the wall local joints.
Re: Suicide Food
Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 2:02 am
by southerngale
Category 5 wrote:Five Guys Bacon Cheeseburger is SO good.
I'm sure it is, but I wouldn't put that much fat and that many calories in my body if I hadn't eaten in days.
OMG @ that list and all those calories and all that fat!
Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 6:47 am
by Tireman4
We got one (Five Guys) here in Humble. I am not FOND of burgers at all, but the wife and I ordered the small burger plain. Goodness that sucker was big. We shared an order of fries and could not eat it all. I guess we are not going back...LOL
Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 8:52 am
by gtalum
It's things like this that make me support the idea of requiring restaurants to list calorie information. Our obesity epidemic is reaching crisis proportions, and this kind of food really doesn't help.
Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 12:40 pm
by wx247
Before starting on my weight loss journey that food would have sounded good to me. Now I look at that menu and the information makes me sick to my stomach.
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Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 3:19 pm
by gtalum
wx247 wrote:Before starting on my weight loss journey that food would have sounded good to me. Now I look at that menu and the information makes me sick to my stomach.
That's exactly how I feel. After having dropped nearly 60 pounds in the last 9 months, that list of food makes me ill just reading it.
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Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 3:29 pm
by CajunMama
gtalum wrote:wx247 wrote:Before starting on my weight loss journey that food would have sounded good to me. Now I look at that menu and the information makes me sick to my stomach.
That's exactly how I feel. After having dropped nearly 60 pounds in the last 9 months, that list of food makes me ill just reading it.
Congratulations to both of you on your weight loss and change of your lifestyle eating habits.
Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 3:45 pm
by southerngale
Yeah, congrats! That's quite an accomplishment. It makes me sick too... I tend to eat a low-fat, low-calorie diet and avoid the kinds of food that could send me to an early grave.
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Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 8:15 pm
by wx247
gtalum wrote:wx247 wrote:Before starting on my weight loss journey that food would have sounded good to me. Now I look at that menu and the information makes me sick to my stomach.
That's exactly how I feel. After having dropped nearly 60 pounds in the last 9 months, that list of food makes me ill just reading it.
Wow... congrats. Similar numbers to mine. I am at 58... and still diving!
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Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 8:53 pm
by Tireman4
gtalum wrote:It's things like this that make me support the idea of requiring restaurants to list calorie information. Our obesity epidemic is reaching crisis proportions, and this kind of food really doesn't help.
That is why I run 50 miles per week.
Re: Suicide Food
Posted: Thu May 27, 2010 1:59 am
by somethingfunny
I went to KFC and tried their new Double Down today. First thing I learned was that they aren't even asking if I want it with grilled chicken...it looks good, but as it turns out KFC is selling so few of their healthy option grilled chicken that they have to grill it fresh any time you order...taking about ten-fifteen minutes! I guess they just keep the KFG on the menu to keep up appearances of having healthy options.
Anyway I ordered the crispy Double Down and yeah it was pretty awesome...the best part was the chicken. The colonel's special recipe is so overpowering that I really didn't taste the bacon at all. Not bad, but not worth the $8 or the near heart attack.
I do love me some KFC though.
edit - I've grown from 145 to 175 pounds in the past few months since I quit smoking. It's all in my belly....now I have to give up great food the same way I gave up cigarettes? It's not fair!
As long as it's not as difficult as quitting smoking was, I should be fine losing the weight. Quitting cigs was horrible - I felt like killing everybody at times.
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Posted: Thu May 27, 2010 10:41 pm
by TexasStooge
Luckily, none of my favorites from McDonalds, Wendy's, Sonic, Denny's or any of my favorite area restaurants. However, I wanna get my hands on that Bacon Cheeseburger from Five Guys.
Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 9:53 pm
by wyq614
Suicide food= mentos + coke...