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The most caloric burger at 20 chain restaurants
WTOP News (Washington DC) ^ | 29 March 2016 | WTOP News (Washington DC)

Posted on 04/03/2016 12:14:41 PM PDT by COBOL2Java


Though fast food restaurants aren’t exactly the meccas of nutrition, each restaurant is bound to have at least one option that saves calories. Two of Taco Bell’s Fresco Soft Tacos with shredded chicken only set you back 280 calories, Wendy’s Ultimate Chicken Grill sandwich is 370 calories — Arby’s even offers a 250-calorie Chopped Farmhouse Salad.

If you’re not careful, however, there is a chance that you could find yourself eating a full day’s serving (or more) of calories in a single meal. Using nutrition data from ESHA, HealthGrove found the most caloric burger at 20 popular chain restaurants.

HealthGrove ranked the list by number of calories for a serving size of one burger, and broke ties by selecting the burger with more grams of fat.

Next time you’re craving fast food, avoid these burgers so you can satisfy your need for beef without adding significantly to your waistline.

(Excerpt) Read more at wtop.com ...


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1 posted on 04/03/2016 12:14:41 PM PDT by COBOL2Java
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Arby’s medium roast beef sandwich with “horsey sauce” or a MacDonald’s double cheese burger.


2 posted on 04/03/2016 12:17:37 PM PDT by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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Arby’s medium roast beef sandwich with “horsey sauce”...

Can't have one of those without the fries!

3 posted on 04/03/2016 12:23:02 PM PDT by COBOL2Java (Rubio: All the slipperiness of Bill Clinton, with none of the smarts.)
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I avoid fast food burgers except in near emergencies on the road, and famished. Even then I don't got for the giant sized one's.

Usually just a quarter pounder with cheese.

And never fries. Everyone knows the fries are at least as damaging to arteries as the burger itself...maybe more so.

Trans fat kills, as sure as the day is long.

Make your burgers at home from beef no more the 15% fat. Many fast food joints use 35-40% fat burgers and don't cook them long enough to render out much of it.

Home made burgers can be healthy.

4 posted on 04/03/2016 12:25:58 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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Can’t say I’ve ever eaten any of those monster sandwiches. Fast food burgers from time to time? Sure. Cheeseburger with pickles and onion, hold the rest of the fixins, no sauce. Why tamper with perfection?


5 posted on 04/03/2016 12:26:00 PM PDT by sphinx
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Why are they picking on nutritious burgers that have healthy lettuce, tomatoes, and onions? Athletes need fat and protein and carbs from the meat, bread, and cheese. We just need to walk, run, bicycle, box, and swim a bit more.


6 posted on 04/03/2016 12:26:36 PM PDT by Monterrosa-24 ( ...even more American than a French bikini and a Russian AK-47)
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Man, they got me jonesing for a hamburger bad.
Hurts my feelings they didn’t include Chilis’
Old Fashioned Hamburger with cheese, though.
I feel cheated, and thinner.


7 posted on 04/03/2016 12:26:53 PM PDT by sparklite2 ( "The white man is the Jew of Liberal Fascism." -Jonah Goldberg)
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Next time you’re craving fast food, avoid these burgers...

Translation:

If we had our way, these would be banned because we know what's best for you. H/T Michelle Obama

8 posted on 04/03/2016 12:27:30 PM PDT by PROCON
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I shop by caloric intake, no weight problems anymore so I go for the biggest bang for the buck.


9 posted on 04/03/2016 12:27:48 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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I like mozzarella sticks and Arby’s fries. The steak gyro is pretty good.


10 posted on 04/03/2016 12:27:53 PM PDT by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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‘’MERICA!!!


11 posted on 04/03/2016 12:27:54 PM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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12 posted on 04/03/2016 12:29:04 PM PDT by dfwgator
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The horsey sauce is thee most underrated packet condiment on the planet. i try to keep a few in my fridge just to have at a moments notice.


13 posted on 04/03/2016 12:29:36 PM PDT by IllumiNaughtyByNature (HTTP 500 - Internal Server Error)
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In and Out burger is worth it. You support Christian enterprise AND you get to meet God sooner. /s

I am still acting the darn thing. Every French fry on top of it is a big FU to the left.

Anyways, they are all too busy getting cancer from eating too many vegetables.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/03/29/long-term-vegetarian-diet-changes-human-dna-raising-risk-of-canc/


14 posted on 04/03/2016 12:30:42 PM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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Honestly, the carbs are what freak me out the most about those menu items. The Carls Jr Thickburger El Diablo has 80 grams! It makes my pancreas hurt just thinking about it.


15 posted on 04/03/2016 12:31:04 PM PDT by grimalkin (Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. - Winston Churchill)
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Actually, I’ve gotten tired of the curley fries. They seem to taste different than they did years ago. Of course, the medium roast beef will fill me up without the fries. and unsweet tea.


16 posted on 04/03/2016 12:33:15 PM PDT by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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“Why are they picking on nutritious burgers that have healthy lettuce, tomatoes, and onions? Athletes need fat and protein and carbs from the meat, bread, and cheese. We just need to walk, run, bicycle, box, and swim a bit more.”

BINGO!

Ever hear of THE ALL TIME Olympic gold champ Michael Phelps “eating’ regimen? It’s like a frat house party. Full of pizzas, burgers, fries etc. He BURNS the carbs and the calories. It’s damn simple. It’s not the burgers which makes you fat. It’s your lifestyle that makes you fat.

Which reminds me of a classic episode from Married with Children:
PEG BUNDY; “Al, does this dress make me fat?”
AL BUNDY” “no peg, it’s the fat which makes you look fat”


17 posted on 04/03/2016 12:35:47 PM PDT by max americana (fired every liberal in our company at every election cycle..and laughed at their faces (true story))
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That settles it...In N Out Double Doubles Monster style for lunch.


18 posted on 04/03/2016 12:37:05 PM PDT by reaganaut (Bible Scholars, Theologians and Evangelicals for Trump)
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This thread is making me hungry.


19 posted on 04/03/2016 12:38:24 PM PDT by ScottfromNJ
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If you feel guilty about eating the burger, just wash it down with a Diet Coke.


20 posted on 04/03/2016 12:41:49 PM PDT by dfwgator
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