This Will Make You Slightly Queasy

From the Center for Science in the Public Interest, Xtreme Eating 2009 dishes:

• Chili’s Big Mouth Bites with French fries (four mini bacon cheeseburgers with fried onion strings): 2,350 calories, 38 grams saturated fat, 3,940 milligrams sodium.
• Olive Garden Tour of Italy, with lasagna, chicken parmigiana, and fettuccine alfredo: 1,450 calories, 33 grams saturated fat, 3,830 milligrams sodium.
• The Cheesecake Factory Fried Macaroni and Cheese: 1,570 calories, 69 grams saturated fat, 1,860 milligrams sodium.
• Chili’s Original Half Rack of Baby Back Ribs: An add-on for entrees, with 490 calories, 12 grams saturated fat, and 2,050 milligrams sodium.
• Red Lobster Ultimate Fondue shrimp and crabmeat in a lobster cheese sauce served in a sourdough bread bowl: 1,490 calories, 40 grams saturated fat, 3,580 milligrams sodium.
• Uno Chicago Grill’s Mega-Sized Deep Dish Sundae: 2,800 calories, 72 grams saturated fat.
• The Cheesecake Factory’s Chicken and Biscuits: 2,500 calories.
• Applebee’s Quesadilla Burgerwith fries: 1,820 calories, 46 grams saturated fat, 4,410 milligrams sodium.
• The Cheesecake Factory Philly Style Flat Iron Steak with fries: 2,320 calories, 47 grams saturated fat, 5,340 milligrams sodium.

  Gene loves Applebee's Quesadilla Burger with Fries.  I admit I was thinking "tortilla instead of bread" and "pico de gallo"...how bad can it be?  Bad, apparently.  I'm surprised Olive Garden's Tour of Italy almost looks calorie-deprived compared to the rest of them.

Comments

[MyKitchenInHalfCups]

Queasy ... yes very. There are somethings you'd rather not know but you better had.

[Auntie M]

I don't think Ruby Tuesday has a burger under a thousand calories including their TURKEY BURGER - not including the sides. We need to be eating at home!

[Kalyn]

Whoa. This is why I never eat at those kind of places I guess.

[Treehouse Chef]

All of my favorite restaurants are listed--yikes!

[Glenna]

Tanna--No kidding! Denial ain't just a river in Egypt.

Auntie--Good thing I hate burgers but I don't even want to know about all my favorite pasta dishes!

Kalyn--I'm impressed! Good for you!

TC--I hear ya. Sucks!