[Olog-hai]

Full Daily Mail title:

Why a Burger King Whopper contains LESS calories than a restaurant salad: Fattening upscale meals revealed

Uneven comparisons (and bad grammar; cf. “fewer calories”), but the salads do have more calories by themselves than the fast-food burgers alone.

[2ndDivisionVet]

From left to right, Original Chicken Sandwich, Big King (their version of the Big Mac) and the Premium Alaska Fish Sandwich.

[Dr. Sivana]

Burger King cut back on the meat in the Whopper, from 1/3 pound uncooked meat to 1/4. They were infamous for slathering on the mayo. They may have cut back on that.

The Whopper used to be a decent burger for fast food. No more. McDonald’s has faded just as much. Wendy’s is better, but worse than it was before their “new burgers”.

Here in the upper Midwest, I would rank (for mainstream fast food burgers, not counting specialty joints like Five Guys):

Steak’n’Shake
Hardee’s
Culvers
A&W
———————BIG GAP-——————
Wendy’s
Burger King
McD’s

[arthurus]

FEWER calories.

[count-your-change]

I’;; stay with the White Castles. No one knows how many calories are in them because no one knows what they contain.

Kangaroo and goat meat I’ve heard since they jump around in my stomach and are really “baaaaddd”!

[petitfour]

Pretty stupid comparisons. Most people order a burger and fries and a drink. Also, when I order a salad as a main dish, I seldom eat the whole thing. I think it has to do with all of the chewing involved. So I leave half of it or hubby eats half of it.

[LS]

This is simply wrong.

It's "fewer" calories, not "less."

[faithhopecharity]

I can still eat burger king. I barf up mcDs instantly. Not sure why but think it must be some of the chemicals. It’s amazing how many calories the salads have. Are they sure of those data? If the damned salads have that many calories iM gonna stick with the double whoppers ! What the hell? May as well enjoy the stuff if it’s all got so many calories anyway.

[mrsmith]

Always ask for extra dressing!

(Am I the only person who wants the MOST calories for his buck?)

[CrazyIvan]

Methuselah ate what he found on his plate,
And never, as people do now
Did he note the amount of calorie count;
He ate it because it was chow.
He wasn't disturbed as at dinner he sat
Devouring a roast or a pie,
To think it was lacking in HDL fat
Or a couple of vitamins shy.
He cheerfully chewed each species of food,
Unmindful of troubles or fears
That his health might be hurt by some fancy dessert;
And he lived over 900 years!

[PAR35]

Does Hardee’s still offer the Gutbuster?

[gitmo]

That’s one of my pet peeves. Less does not man fewer.

[Marcella]

If you live anywhere around Huntsville, Texas, including all of Houston, make a day trip to Huntsville to have burgers at Mr. Hamburger. It is a privately owned hamburger restaurant and in all my 80 years, it is the finest tasting meat, course ground instead of mush, and burger in the entire world. Mr. Hamburger is on 11th street exit from Hwy. 45 and that street goes into the center of the town (it's not a far distance), past the courthouse and Mr. Hamburger is on the right I believe. I say I believe because the burgers were bought there and brought to the house where I was.

The person who bought the burgers apologized for buying the ones he bought - he didn't mean to buy the “King Kong” ones. You would have to have a double wide mouth to put a King Kong in your mouth - I had to eat it with a fork and it was so fine I can't describe it adequately.

I'm putting the menu on here so you can get an idea of what each burger is. Huntsville, Texas, is the home of Texas State Prison Huntsville, the largest one in Texas (can you say state executions). It's also home to Sam Houston State University, and that's why the names of these burgers are what they are. “Old Sparky” is the name of the electric chair that was used before chemicals took its place. In the early days, Texans were called Texicans.

I don't know the cost of these burgers and it doesn't matter because it is worth getting a loan at the bank to eat one. I'm putting the link on here so you can read on their website about the long history of Mr. Hamburger and the rest that is on there.

If you go there, on Hwy. 45 going north to Huntsville, before you get into Huntsville, you will see the multi-story tall white statue of Sam Houston towering over even the trees. You can go see the house where he lived after being president of the state. I think the title was president then before it joined the union (I see joining the union as a sad day now). :o)

This is the link to their home page http://mr-hamburger.com/home

I copied the menu from their website:

1. Original Single meat, lettuce, tomato, onions, and pickles
2. Killer Burger Double meat, double cheese, lettuce, tomato, onions, pickles, and jalapeños
3. King Kong Triple meat, triple cheese, lettuce, tomato, onions, pickles, and jalapeños
4. Old Sparky Deep-fried beef patty topped with lettuce, pickles, special Ranch and “Texas-in-July” sauces
5. Professor Single meat, lettuce, tomato, grilled onions, and “Greek Fusion” sauce
6. Warden Single meat, grilled onions and mushrooms topped with Swiss cheese
7. Texican Single meat, lettuce, guacamole, bacon, and “Southwest” sauce
8. Hornet Single meat, chili, cheddar-monterrey cheese, onion, and Frito chips

TOPPINGS
Hot Toppings Bacon, Grilled Onions, Grilled Mushrooms, Chili
Cheese American, Swiss, Pepper Jack, Shredded Cheddar-Monterrey
Sauces Mustard, Mayo, Ketchup, Parmesan Ranch, Southwest, Texas-in-July (Hot), Greek Fusion, Roasted-Red Pepper & Garlic, Guacamole
Veggies Lettuce, Tomato. Onion, Pickle, Jalapeno