The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) just awarded its “Xtreme Eating Awards” for the worst foods contributing to the overfeeding of Americans. This “dishonor” is based on calories, fat, and sodium in a single dish.
While all restaurant chains DO provide low-fat, calorie controlled choices, they also offer these belly-busters that defy common sense. Talk about portion distortion! Most of these “winners” contain the calories you need for the entire day! With saturated fat and sodium contents for 2-3 days!
If you’re still interested in these calorie and fat bombs, despite these alarming facts - be smart and share them with 3 or more other people. Just because it’s on one plate, doesn’t make it a single serving!
Here are some of the dubious “winners”:
-The Cheesecake Factory’s Farmhouse Cheeseburger (no fries): a burger topped with grilled smoked pork belly, cheddar cheese, onions, lettuce, tomatoes, mayo, and topped with a fried egg; 1530 calories, 36 grams of saturated fat, and 3210 mg of sodium.
-Denny’s Fried Cheese Melt (with fries): four fried mozzarella sticks and melted American cheese grilled between two slices of sourdough bread; 1260 calories, 21 grams of saturated fat and 3010 mg of sodium.
-Applebee’s Provolone-Stuffed Meatballs with Fettucine: provolone-stuffed meatballs, in marinara sauce, topping 4 cups of pasta in a parmesan cream sauce and a slice of garlic bread; 1520 calories, 43 grams of saturated fat, and 3700 mg of sodium.
-The Cheesecake Factory’s Ultimate Red Velvet Cheesecake: alternating layers of red velvet cake and cheesecake, weighing in at 3/4th of a pound; 1540 calories, 59 grams of saturated fat.
-Cold Stone Creamery PB and C Shake: this 24 ounce “Gotta Have It” size shake with peanut butter, chocolate ice cream and milk; 2010 calories, 68 grams of saturated fat.
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