5 Scary High-Calorie Menu Items by Toby Amidor in Dining Out, October 29, 2012
Like many of you, I check the nutrition facts on menus when I’m out to eat. Every so often I come across such high-calorie menu items that it makes me shake in my boots! Check out these 5 menu items with frighteningly high calorie counts plus see which restaurant wins our scariest calorie award.
#1: IHop: Country Fried Steak & Eggs with Sausage Gravy
Nutrition Info: 1650 calories; 45 grams total fat; 14 grams saturated fat
This breakfast combo includes 8 ounces of fried beef steak smothered in sausage gravy, two eggs, hash browns and two buttermilk pancakes. Order this and you’ll eat almost all your recommended daily calories before your day has begun. I love steak and eggs, but there’s a healthier way to serve them up.
#2: California Pizza Kitchen: Pesto Cream Penne with Chicken and Shrimp
Nutrition Info: 1620 calories; 105 grams total fat; 58 grams saturated fat
This dish has chicken, shrimp and pasta drenched in freshly made basil pesto cream sauce. Although the freshly made cream sauce sounds appetizing, drowning food in cream sauces racks up the calories and hides the flavor of all the other foods.
#3: Cinnabon: Caramel Pecanbon, 6 pack
Nutrition Info: 6480 calories, 303 grams total fat; 121 grams saturated fat
Although it’s a 6 pack, some folks will buy the entire package and share it or slowly snack on it themselves over several days. Snacking on ONE of these Pecanbons will set you back 1080 calories—over half your daily recommended total. The multi-pack just makes it easier to indulge in more than one.
#4: Cold Stone Creamery: PB&C Shake
Nutrition Info: 1750 calories; 118 grams total fat; 64 grams saturated fat
The PB&C shake is made from chocolate ice cream, milk and peanut butter. The largest size has an absurd amount of calories and will have you slurping close to your daily recommended amount in one fell swoop.
#5: Hurricane Grill & Wings: Obscenely Loaded Fries
Nutrition Info: 1370 calories (no other nutrition information provided)
These French fries are topped with chopped bacon, shredded Monterey Jack and cheddar cheeses, jalapenos and buttermilk ranch dressing. Listed as a starter, it has more calories than many of the main dishes (which are also pretty hefty in calories).
Super Scary Award: Cheesecake Factory
After dining several times as Cheesecake Factory, I was floored by the calories in many of the dishes on their menu. A good handful of dishes were over 1,000 calories—with some being closer to 1,800. So why the super scary award? If you head to the Cheesecake Factory’s website, no nutrition information is currently found and a disclaimer can be found in their FAQ’s telling customers that they use the freshest and finest ingredients to maintain quality. It’s nice to hear that they use high-quality ingredients, but presented in huge portions any food can rack up the calories. The restaurants do provide the calories on the restaurant-only menu—which isn’t very useful if someone is trying to pre-plan their day. So please Cheesecake Factory, post your nutrition facts online so folks who are trying to keep to their healthy eating plan can properly plan. It’s a bit scary that this isn’t currently done.
TELL US: Which high calorie menu items scare you?
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Ever had one of those days when you thought that you would spend a lot of time searching around for really good computer bargains?
I have had that experience many times and have found that I used to waste time doing endless and meaningless searches trying to find what I need. But then, I found a solution!
Figuring out what to search for is half the battle won, but how to figure out whether the prices being displayed were bargain prices was another issue. So how did I solve that problem?
Try and identify first what computer system you need to buy. This really can be a struggle if you are not familiar with computers. You can visit the nearest library to you and speak to a librarian to see whether they have issues of the Computer Shopper magazine. Not only Computer Shopper, but PC Novice and PC Magazine as well. I have found these to be quite useful and effective in helping me decide on the type of system I need.
PC Novice is especially useful because it explains in layman’s language what I need to know and gives recommendations on the alternatives to look for. Terms such as motherboard and peripherals are usually explained in detail. You should not worry however if you are not familiar with these terms. Just understand that when you go to purchase your computer, you may find an enthusiastic sales rep asking you – “so how much ram do you need in this computer”; “you think you may need an Intel or AMD processor?”; or, “how many gigabytes do you need for your hard drive?
The magazines I have listed above will help you a great deal but don’t get lost with all the geek talk. You will be able to find complete systems available that will be sold with software. Some systems will be sold with the box – the CPU portion, and the monitor. Depending on where you are buying your computer from, the monitor may be at an extra cost. Some systems will be sold with a printer and they will try and sell you a host of other things which are not really necessary.
My advice therefore is to first figure out what you want to do with the computer and do some research!
Shopping around is the next best thing you can do to find the best prices. I usually look at three to four different quotations to see which one matches my budget. Most computers today will do what you want to do. You do not need to get the most expensive system especially if you will only be surfing the Internet and checking email occasionally, so don’t go overboard thinking that because you saw you neighbor with this expensive system you need to have one too.
Good luck and happy shopping!
Ever had one of those days when you thought that you would spend a lot of time searching around for really good computer bargains?
I have had that experience many times and have found that I used to waste time doing endless and meaningless searches trying to find what I need. But then, I found a solution!
Figuring out what to search for is half the battle won, but how to figure out whether the prices being displayed were bargain prices was another issue. So how did I solve that problem?
Try and identify first what computer system you need to buy. This really can be a struggle if you are not familiar with computers. You can visit the nearest library to you and speak to a librarian to see whether they have issues of the Computer Shopper magazine. Not only Computer Shopper, but PC Novice and PC Magazine as well. I have found these to be quite useful and effective in helping me decide on the type of system I need.
PC Novice is especially useful because it explains in layman’s language what I need to know and gives recommendations on the alternatives to look for. Terms such as motherboard and peripherals are usually explained in detail. You should not worry however if you are not familiar with these terms. Just understand that when you go to purchase your computer, you may find an enthusiastic sales rep asking you – “so how much ram do you need in this computer”; “you think you may need an Intel or AMD processor?”; or, “how many gigabytes do you need for your hard drive?
The magazines I have listed above will help you a great deal but don’t get lost with all the geek talk. You will be able to find complete systems available that will be sold with software. Some systems will be sold with the box – the CPU portion, and the monitor. Depending on where you are buying your computer from, the monitor may be at an extra cost. Some systems will be sold with a printer and they will try and sell you a host of other things which are not really necessary.
My advice therefore is to first figure out what you want to do with the computer and do some research!
Shopping around is the next best thing you can do to find the best prices. I usually look at three to four different quotations to see which one matches my budget. Most computers today will do what you want to do. You do not need to get the most expensive system especially if you will only be surfing the Internet and checking email occasionally, so don’t go overboard thinking that because you saw you neighbor with this expensive system you need to have one too.
Good luck and happy shopping!
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