Center for Science in the Public InterestPosted on 06/03/2015 8:10:22 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
A new report by the Center for Science in the Public Interest has identified the unhealthiest restaurant meals in America.
For the center's annual "Xtreme Eating" list, its nutrition experts reviewed menus at 200 restaurant chains in the US to find the meals heaviest in calories, saturated fat, sodium, and sugar.
Restaurants that made the list include The Cheesecake Factory, Outback Steakhouse, and Red Lobster.
Here's the list, ranked lowest to highest by calories.
Center for Science in the Public Interest
This decadent dessert has whipped cream, caramel sauce, apple crumble, and two scoops of ice cream. It has 48 grams of saturated fat and 32 teaspoons of sugar.
Center for Science in the Public Interest
The egg dish is "loaded with spicy chorizo sausage, roasted peppers, onions, and pepper jack cheese, then topped with a citrus chili sauce and sour cream," according to the report. It also comes with three buttermilk pancakes.
When you account for four tablespoons of syrup on the pancakes, the calories come to 1,990, with 42 grams of saturated fat, 4,840 milligrams of sodium, and 1,035 milligrams of cholesterol.
Center for Science in the Public Interest
This drinkable dessert comes with vanilla ice cream, pineapple, salted caramel, and pie-crust pieces. A large contains 2,020 calories, with 61 grams of saturated fat and 29 teaspoons of added sugar.
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CSPI self-appointed scolds scamming the public with the aid of the msm.
frisco melt was my favorite as well. i hadn’t been in a few years and recently went back. wow, the quality has dropped thru the floor.
these days, if i want a burger, it’s five guys.
tho today i’m going to search out dickey’s bbq ... saw it on the list and have never been to one. so... brisket here i come!
Mmmm those mostly look pretty tasty. It’s been a while since I’ve had a good steak dinner!
Ihop: who puts 4 tbsp of syrup on 3 pancakes? That’s how you dry your mouth out! You definitely need a pat of butter under the stack, and a pat in between each pancake, and one on top. Then drizzle a bunch of syrup under the stack, in between each, and on top!
Sonic: I’m pretty sure most of their large shakes are around the same number of calories.
Outback: that steak looks delicious. Dammit.
Dickeys: not a fan. But any cafeteria BBQ place has a 3-meat combo, and if you go to Spring Creek, they have unlimited refills on the sides. I’m sure that meal is more ‘unhealthy’ cause it has more calories. Even though you have your grains, beef, and veggies. Also, the best BBQ places sell all meats by the pound, and you can easily eat a pound of meat, a side, and a beer or three. Probably more calories in that, too.
Out of all of these, the only ones that may be ‘unhealthy’ meals are the shake (only dairy), the burger (but you can add veggies), and the apple crisp (no meat!). But two of those aren’t even actual meals, just desserts.
Will we ever get front page headline stories about the rampant abuse of drugs, alcohol and tobacco in the gay community, to say nothing of the devastating physical effects of homosexual activity in males?
Of course not. But we’ll get another 20 stories on evil milkshakes written by paranoid tofu-eating bike-riding plonkers in DC.
Me too! That prime rib was about my speed.
I don’t think I’d avoid any of those except the desserts.
29 and 32 teaspoons of sugar???
Many small meals means you rarely/never go into autophagy. Type 2 is in your future.
I can now use you as a perfect reverse barometer concerning food. Five guys is without a doubt maybe the best store bought combo burger and fries I've ever eaten. (my charcoaled burgers are tops)
Bingo, the Center for Science in the Public Interest has a long proven track record of being non-scientific and agenda driven. They are a self described "public advocacy" group.
As of September 2012, there are over 735 Whataburger stores across the Southern United States region.[2]
Try In-n-Out. Burgers and fries are great, and cheaper than 5G.
Most of those look somewhere between appealing and wonderful. Also, I have no doubt they are all dietary disasters.
I just discovered a burger chain called Mooyas. Pretty good stuff. Based out of Plano, Texas.
PFL
My rule #1 on eating healthy .... Don’t.
My first father-in-law would put beef gravy on his pie. He ate anything and stayed slim until his untimely death at 92. My dear Mother ate anything she wanted, tried every diet known to man, was over weight her whole life and had to just decide she was tired of living, to die at 92.
Bill Thomas’ Haloburger.
Unfortunately the only place you can find them is
Flint, Michigan.
I know what you mean. I couldn’t finish my meal at Cheesecake factor, and the waitress took it away to put it in a carryout carton. When I got home, it contained somebody else’s leftovers.
I can do without the bread and half the potato, everything else looks great.
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