Posted on 05/26/2010 6:50:02 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The monstrosity of a milkshake I was drinking has just been named the unhealthiest drink in America and that was confirmed to me with the very first slurp.
The heart stopping ensemble of ice cream, peanut butter and heavy cream oozed through the straw like tar and half way through I almost couldn't carry on.
Officially known as the "PB&C" - and unofficially nicknamed the "heart attack in a glass" – the shake is proving a surprise hit in normally health conscious Los Angeles.
However, it has become a taste sensation and those who normally stick rigorously to roller-blading, cycling and fruit are succumbing in droves.
Presented in a giant 24 ounce cup the whole gloopy, gooey mess contains 2,010 calories, the total recommended daily allowance for a woman and only slightly fewer calories than are suggested for men, and is the equivalent of eating 68 rashers of bacon.
There are also 153 grams of sugar, the same as 30 chocolate chip cookies, which deliver an immediate buzz. The recipe is simple - take several very large dollops of chocolate ice cream, throw in a hefty wedge of peanut butter, and some heavy cream, and blend.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
Egad. I just sent my husband to McDonald’s for a choc shake moments before I came in and read this.
Kismet.
Sorry.
I agree, the combination of peanut butter and chocolate is something I find revolting.
That’s two months’ worth of bacon at my present rate of intake.
I think I’ll stick to the bacon, and maybe a yearly milkshake WITHOUT the peanut butter.
I used to love big milkshakes. Now, just give me a beer.
I HATE peanut butter.
The writer should stick to his lukewarm beer.
HAA! Same here ... peanut butter in a chocolate milkshake??? Is this Limey sure he didn't stick a straw into a Reese's PB cup by mistake ???
How about the two tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil I drank this morning? I love that stuff!
No Recces for jew then
i’d rather have a glass of coca-cola, straight up...
Make that Mexican Coca-Cola, made with real cane sugar, and not that corn starch crud.
I have no problem with peanut butter by itself or on a sandwich. But I’ve always found it overpowers the taste of everything else in desserts such as this. I tend to avoid deserts with peanut butter for that reason, if I am in the mood for some, I’ll eat it on a slice of bread.
Lucas refrigerators ?
Si , in a real glass bottle .
ever really look at the calories and fat in a Big Mac? Alrighty then, quit bitching and go get one of those milk shakes.
Is it made with Mexican water ?
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